Month: July 2023

Raul Jimenez looks set to leave Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jack Thomas – WWFC/Wolves via Getty Images Fulham have agreed a £5 million ($6.42m) deal with Wolves to sign striker Raul Jimenez, sources have told ESPN. Jimenez, 32, is set to finalise personal terms, and a medical is expected to take place early next week. – Stream on
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Abdullah Abdullah Jul 23, 2023, 11:00 AM ET The U.S. women’s national team have begun the World Cup as the favorites to once again defend their crown after winning four years ago in France. The players who emerged victorious in that tournament will forever be acknowledged for their remarkable contributions, but as the summer competition
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Jul 23, 2023, 07:20 AM ET Alex Telles has left Manchester United to join Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr on a contract until 2025, the two clubs announced on Sunday. The 30-year-old defender, who won the Europa League last season while on loan at Sevilla, will be reunited with former United team mate Cristiano
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Netherlands kicked off their Group E campaign with a 1-0 win over Women’s World Cup debutants Portugal at Dunedin Stadium on Sunday thanks to a first-half goal from Stefanie Van der Gragt that was awarded on a VAR review. Van der Gragt rose above the defence at the far post to head home, but the
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Amanda Ilestedt‘s 90th-minute winner gave Sweden a 2-1 win over South Africa in their Women’s World Cup Group G match on Sunday after a fortuitous equaliser from Fridolina Rolfo had cancelled out Hildah Magaia‘s opener. Under pouring rain in the New Zealand capital, Ilestedt jumped highest and squeezed the ball home to save her team’s
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Fulham boss Marco Silva has confirmed he received an offer to manage Saudi Pro League side Al Ahli but refused to reveal his answer amid concerns over his team’s readiness for the new season. The 46-year-old has 12 months remaining on his current contract at Craven Cottage and has so far stalled over an extension.
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Wrexham got their first win of their preseason tour of the United States, beating LA Galaxy II 4-0 in Carson, California, on Saturday. After a 5-0 defeat to Chelsea in North Carolina on Wednesday, Wrexham, owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, found it much easier going in the shadows of Hollywood. – Stream
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Associated Press Jul 22, 2023, 07:47 PM ET Former Italy striker Giuseppe Rossi announced his retirement from soccer on Saturday following a career that was slowed by severe injuries. The New Jersey-born Rossi last played for Spal in Serie B last season. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “My journey is unique. A
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PHILADELPHIA – Mykhailo Mudryk scored his first Chelsea goal and Christopher Nkunku continued his promising preseason form as the Blues secured a 4-3 win over 10-man Brighton in Philadelphia on Saturday. Brighton took a 13th-minute lead through Danny Welbeck before Chelsea equalised courtesy of Nkunku’s second strike in as many matches on their United States tour.
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 22, 2023, 05:53 PM ET Manchester United are signing Darren Fletcher’s twin sons from Manchester City for a fee of £1.25 million ($1.6m), sources have told ESPN. Jack and Tyler Fletcher, 16, are set to make the move across Manchester to Old Trafford. Fletcher senior played nearly 350 games for United after
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — Manchester United kicked off their summer tour of the United States with a 2-0 win over Arsenal at MetLife Stadium. Bruno Fernandes marked his appointment as United’s permanent captain with a goal in the first half, quickly followed by another from Jadon Sancho, who was deployed at the No. 9 in
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Jul 22, 2023, 02:08 PM ET Barcelona have announced that their friendly against Juventus, which was due to take place in California on Saturday, has been cancelled after several of their players became unwell. The fixture was the first of four matches that Barcelona have scheduled on their preseason tour of the United States. –
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Jul 22, 2023, 01:25 PM ET France’s National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) has slammed Paris Saint-Germain after the Ligue 1 champions excluded Kylian Mbappe from their pre-season tour to Asia as a contract standoff between the forward and the club rumbles on. The 24-year-old France captain has reportedly been put up for sale by
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 22, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Raphael Varane has said Manchester United “have to believe” they can bridge the gap with Manchester City. City have won five of the last six league titles and finished 14 points ahead of Erik ten Hag’s side last season. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJul 22, 2023, 09:08 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 BRISBANE, Australia — England manager Sarina Wiegman said her team must show more ruthlessness in front of goal
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Georgia Stanway made sure her retaken penalty counted to give England a 1-0 victory over debutants Haiti in a dramatic Women’s World Cup opener for both teams on Saturday at Lang Park in Brisbane. Stanway stepped up to the penalty spot twice after Haiti goalkeeper Kerly Theus moved off her line early in saving the
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Jul 21, 2023, 09:11 PM ET Megan Rapinoe has won her 200th cap for the United States women’s national team, becoming the 14th American to reach that mark with her appearance against Vietnam at the Women’s World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand. Rapinoe came from the bench for the USWNT in the World Cup opener
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