SYDNEY — Sarina Wiegman and Jorge Vilda are preparing for the biggest game of their coaching careers — the Women’s World Cup final between England and Spain here in Sydney. As the clock ticks down to kick-off, they must both make a huge decision that could shape their professional legacies. It is about high stakes
Month: August 2023
Aug 17, 2023, 06:13 PM ET Al-Hilal have signed Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou from Spanish side Sevilla on a three-year contract, the Saudi Pro League club said on Thursday. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Spanish media reported Al-Hilal will pay €21 million ($22.8 million). – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
Ross Devonport Aug 17, 2023, 07:14 PM ET MLS might not be on the level of Europe’s top leagues, but global superstar Lionel Messi said he thinks it isn’t far behind. In his first sit-down with media on Thursday since joining Inter Miami CF in July as a free agent, the World Cup winner with
Aug 17, 2023, 08:12 AM ET Former United States women’s national team coach Jill Ellis said on Thursday that the recruitment process for Vlatko Andonovski’s replacement should be diverse but that the gender of the candidates should not be a decisive factor. Sources told ESPN on Wednesday that Andonovski had resigned as coach after the
Aug 17, 2023, 02:14 PM ET Lionel Messi made the three-man shortlist announced Thursday for the UEFA award as the best player in Europe last season. The World Cup-winning captain from Argentina, who has left Europe to play for Inter Miami CF, is up against Manchester City teammates Kevin De Bruyne and Erling Haaland. –
Connor O’Halloran Aug 17, 2023, 01:21 AM ET BURNLEY, England — Before J.J. and Kealia Watt could spread the gospel of Burnley across the United States, they first had to learn its story. They heard how it’s a centuries-old mill town; the Queen Street Mill, for example, which sits in a suburb on the town’s
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 17, 2023, 11:02 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Vlatko Andonovski has stepped down as head coach of the United States women’s national team, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Thursday. Assistant coach Twila Kilgore has been appointed as interim coach
Michael Olise‘s proposed move to Chelsea has collapsed after the winger chose to sign a new four-year contract with Crystal Palace. Chelsea had triggered a £35 million ($44.7m) release clause in the 21-year-old’s previous deal but that has been superseded by a new agreement that Palace chairman Steve Parish confirmed on Thursday. – Stream on
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterAug 17, 2023, 06:45 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 SYDNEY, Australia — England will reject any approach for Lionesses manager Sarina Wiegman from rival countries amid reported
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has expressed “big worries” over player welfare after defender Jurriën Timber joined a list of significant injuries at the start of the new season. Timber is facing up to the prospect of missing the majority of the 2023-24 campaign as he prepares to undergo surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament injury
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterAug 17, 2023, 03:54 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 Sergino Dest joined Barcelona in 2020. Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images PSV are keen on bringing in U.S. international
Aug 10, 2023, 11:29 AM ET AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Step one for the U.S. Soccer Federation may be to fire coach Vlatko Andonovski, who led the U.S. women’s national team to a worst-ever round-of-16 exit at the Women’s World Cup. There have been no announcements yet, but it seems pretty inevitable based on the
Aug 16, 2023, 10:52 AM ET Sam Kerr and Steph Catley have said that Australia are at the point where they can consistently challenge for major international tournaments but that a funding model that “isn’t really good enough” needs to change to keep them there. Australia’s quest to secure a World Cup on home soil
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 16, 2023, 11:22 AM ET Manchester United are in the “final stages” of making a decision on Mason Greenwood‘s future, the club announced Wednesday. United were set to make an announcement before the start of the season but it has since been delayed. Criminal charges against Greenwood were dropped in February, prompting
Manchester City beat Sevilla 5-4 on penalties after they drew 1-1 on Wednesday at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece, to win the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in their history. The first nine spot kicks of the shootout were all converted, but Nemanja Gudelj struck his penalty against the crossbar to
Aug 16, 2023, 12:07 PM ET There is no shortage of star power in this brand-new season of the Bundesliga, headlined by Harry Kane’s arrival at Bayern Munich. Illustration by ESPN The 2022-23 Bundesliga season saw Bayern Munich win their 11th consecutive title, but it obscures the fact that it was secured on the final day
Neymar has said he has moved to a “very competitive” league by joining Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia and praised Cristiano Ronaldo for igniting the growth of the Saudi Pro League, despite being called “crazy” when he moved to the Middle East last December. Brazil forward Neymar, 31, quit French champions Paris Saint-Germain to join
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 16, 2023, 06:42 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Vlatko Andonovski has stepped down as manager of the U.S. women’s national team, sources have confirmed to ESPN. An announcement from the U.S. Soccer Federation confirming Andonovski’s exit is expected on Thursday.
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Aug 16, 2023, 02:32 PM ET Antoine Griezmann has admitted that he’s following the exploits of the “incredible” Lionel Messi at Inter Miami, with the Atletico Madrid forward saying that he still hopes to end his career playing in MLS. Messi, 36, has scored in every one of his Inter Miami
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerAug 16, 2023, 04:00 AM ET After reviewing and ranking every Premier League kit for the 2023-24 season last week, it’s only right that we afford the same level of intensive inspection to the great and good of European football. Here we have scrutinised all the home, away and, where applicable,
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