Month: July 2023

Associated Press Jul 13, 2023, 07:06 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo‘s Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr are banned from registering new players until they settle a debt with Leicester City, FIFA said on Thursday. Al Nassr were ordered to pay Leicester €460,000 ($513,000) plus annual interest of 5% in an October 2021 ruling by a FIFA-appointed

Jul 13, 2023, 05:42 AM ET FIFA will pay out $209 million to clubs whose players competed at last year’s World Cup finals in Qatar, with Manchester City and Barcelona receiving the largest amount. The payment will be made to 440 clubs from 51 different countries whose players were at the tournament last November and

Jul 13, 2023, 12:20 AM ET FC Cincinnati midfielder Luciano Acosta will serve as team captain when the MLS All-Stars face Arsenal in the All-Star Game at Washington, D.C., on July 19. Acosta received the honor by winning a fan vote over D.C. United forward Christian Benteke, St. Louis City goalkeeper Roman Burki and Nashville

Jul 12, 2023, 11:03 AM ET Harry Toffolo joined Nottingham Forest from Huddersfield Town last summer. Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images Nottingham Forest defender Harry Toffolo has been charged by England‘s Football Association (FA) with misconduct in relation to its betting rules with 375 alleged breaches, the governing body announced on Wednesday. The alleged breaches occurred

Adriana Garcia Jul 12, 2023, 05:45 AM ET Joan Laporta was re-elected as Barcelona president in March 2021. Marc Graupera Alomá / AFP7 via Getty Images Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said his team is better than bitter rivals Real Madrid and can not only retain LaLiga next season, but also win the Champions League. Barca

Jul 12, 2023, 12:16 PM ET Jordan Spieth and fellow American golfer Justin Thomas have bought shares in the 49ers group which is in the process of taking over English football club Leeds United. The group 49ers Enterprises, the investment arm of the NFL franchise San Francisco 49ers, has been a shareholder in Leeds since

Jul 12, 2023, 08:53 AM ET Megan Rapinoe said her decision to announce her retirement before the Women’s World Cup will help the United States better focus on its attempt to win a third world title. The 38-year-old forward, who will retire at the end of the 2023 National Women’s Super League season, said on

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jul 12, 2023, 05:09 AM ET Barcelona have confirmed the signing of forward Vitor Roque from Athletico-PR for a fee of around €40 million ($44m), the club has announced. ESPN reported last week that Barca had agreed a deal with the Brazilian club and Roque, 18, has penned a contract with

Associated Press Jul 11, 2023, 09:07 PM ET Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out received a record number of reports of discriminatory behavior during the 2022-23 soccer season. Figures released by the organization on Wednesday showed that 1,007 reports — an increase of 65.1% over the previous season — were made during the campaign from the

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 11, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Denver investors are interested in bringing either an NWSL or a USL Super League franchise to Denver. Steph Chambers/Getty Images A Denver-based investor and community group is attempting to bring a women’s professional