Month: July 2023

Caitlin Murray, ESPNJul 26, 2023, 03:37 AM ET Close Caitlin Murray is a general editor for ESPN.com. She has reported on and written about soccer for The New York Times, The Guardian, Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, the Associated Press, and others. She authored a book about the history of the U.S. women’s national team called
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SAN DIEGO — Wrexham beat a youthful Manchester United side 3-1 at Snapdragon Stadium in front of watching co-owner Rob McElhenney. Fellow owner Ryan Reynolds is in the UK because of filming commitments, but McElhenney was among a crowd of nearly 35,000 in San Diego as Eliott Lee, Aaron Hayden and Sam Dalby got the
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Jul 25, 2023, 07:18 PM ET Joe Lewis, the British billionaire and owner of the Tottenham Hotspur soccer team, was criminally charged on Tuesday in New York for orchestrating a “brazen” insider trading scheme. Prosecutors said Lewis exploited his access to corporate boardrooms by passing tips about companies in which he invested to friends, personal
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 25, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Manchester United will only consider letting Scott McTominay leave this summer if they receive a significant offer, sources have told ESPN. West Ham have made contact with United about the possibility of signing McTominay but there is a gap in valuation between the two clubs. – Stream
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ESPN News Services Jul 25, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets were both named in Inter Miami CF’s starting lineup on Tuesday night for the first time since joining the MLS side. The former Barcelona teammates will anchor Miami’s side in its Leagues Cup matchup with Atlanta United FC at DRV PNK
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Alex Kirkland Julien Laurens Jul 25, 2023, 11:05 AM ET Kylian Mbappé trained with other out-of-favour Paris Saint-Germain players on Tuesday and remains unconcerned about his ongoing standoff with the club over his future, sources told ESPN. The rest of PSG’s first-team squad are currently on a preseason tour of Japan, where they drew 0-0
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 25, 2023, 12:24 PM ET Organizers of the 2026 World Cup have called on football authorities in Europe to consider playing competitive games in the United States. N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy, a key part of the team which has secured World Cup games in New York and New Jersey in three years’
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jul 25, 2023, 08:51 AM ET Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde will face no punishment over the alleged assault of Villarreal midfielder Álex Baena, after the Spanish football federation’s competition committee closed its file on the incident. Valverde, 25, was alleged to have punched Baena in the car park at the
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Adriana Garcia Jul 25, 2023, 09:29 AM ET Christian Pulisic‘s arrival at AC Milan will boost the team’s chances of winning trophies, teammate Rafael Leao said. The United States captain joined the Italian giants on a permanent transfer from Chelsea for a £20 million ($25.6 million) fee earlier this month. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
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Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCJul 25, 2023, 07:13 AM ET Ilkay Gündogan has told ESPN he “didn’t know anything about football” before working with Pep Guardiola, while also praising new boss Xavi Hernández as “amazing” and his Barcelona team as having “huge potential.” Gündogan, 32, left Guardiola’s Manchester City for Barca this month on a free
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Cancer survivor Linda Caicedo scored on her debut at the Women’s World Cup as Colombia beat South Korea 2-0 in Sydney on Tuesday. The Real Madrid forward, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at the age of 15, fired in her country’s second goal of the match before racing toward Colombia’s fans in celebration. –
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 25, 2023, 02:44 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — United States women’s national soccer team forward Alex Morgan said she and her international teammates need “a little more patience” in attack to reach their full potential at
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Jul 24, 2023, 10:45 AM ET Former England forward Trevor Francis, Britain’s first £1 million ($1.28m) footballer, has died at the age of 69 after suffering a heart attack, his family said on Monday. Francis started his career at Birmingham City in 1970 before spells at several clubs, notably Nottingham Forest, Manchester City and Sheffield
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ESPN News Services Jul 24, 2023, 03:51 PM ET Borussia Dortmund signed midfielder Marcel Sabitzer from Bundesliga rival Bayern Munich on Monday, boosting their options following Jude Bellingham‘s departure for Real Madrid. The 29-year-old Sabitzer signed a contract through June 2027 and will travel on Tuesday to the United States to join his new teammates
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