ESPN News Services Sep 11, 2023, 08:02 PM ET One day after Spanish official Luis Rubiales resigned from his leadership jobs, European soccer body UEFA hosted a storied group of women players and coaches for a conference Monday to help shape a brighter future for their game. And when it was over, UEFA thanked its
Month: September 2023
It’s been very much the “Summer of Saudi” not just when it comes to football, but to sports in general — from the LIV Golf/PGA merger to the acquisition of a stake in a major U.S. mixed martial arts (MMA) league last month. All summer long, until the Saudi transfer window shut on Sept. 7,
Portugal didn’t need Cristiano Ronaldo to rack up its biggest-ever win in a competitive game. A 9-0 rout of Luxembourg in European Championship qualifying on Monday was done without Ronaldo, who was suspended because of an accumulation of yellow cards in earlier Group J games. In the absence of the five-time world player of the
Jon Arnold Sep 11, 2023, 12:54 PM ET Inter Miami are undefeated in MLS play since signing Lionel Messi, but do they have enough to make an unlikely playoff appearance? Megan Briggs/Getty Images The playoff push in MLS is on! Well, sort of. Some teams have just six matches left in the regular season, while others
Gareth Southgate said it would be “ridiculous” for England to rotate heavily against Scotland and defended the team from the “never-ending” cycle of scrutiny which continued following their draw with Ukraine. Scotland are hosting the friendly at Hampden Park on Tuesday night to mark the passing of the 150th anniversary of the world’s oldest international
Associated Press Sep 11, 2023, 01:52 PM ET Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba tested positive for testosterone, Italy’s anti-doping agency announced Monday. The test was carried out after Juventus’ game at Udinese on Aug. 20. Pogba did not play in the Serie A match, but was on Juve’s bench. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
Noah Davis, ESPNSep 11, 2023, 09:29 AM ET In early 2019, Tyler Boyd found himself in Ankara, Turkey, playing for Ankaragücü in the Turkish Süper Lig, on loan from Vitória S.C. in the Portuguese first division. The 113-year-old club wasn’t footballing purgatory, but it wasn’t exactly London or Madrid or another major soccer center, either.
Sep 11, 2023, 08:45 AM ET Paul Pogba has said that he considered retiring from professional football due to an alleged organised armed extortion attempt against him which involved his brother. Last year, an investigation was opened into allegations that Juventus and France midfielder was the target of an extortion plot by his brother Mathias
How do you stop Scott McTominay? It’s a question plenty of international managers are asking right now, with England‘s Gareth Southgate the next to come up with a plan to nullify Scotland‘s goal-scoring midfielder when the two sides meet in Glasgow on Tuesday. On the international stage, McTominay is in the form of his life
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 11, 2023, 05:50 AM ET Jadon Sancho is set for talks with Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag, sources have told ESPN, following the public spat between the pair in the aftermath of the 3-1 defeat at Arsenal. Sancho is due back at Carrington on Monday along with the rest of the
Wout Weghorst came off the bench to score a second-half winner as the Netherlands fought back from conceding an early goal to beat the Republic of Ireland 2-1 in their European Championship Group B qualifier on Sunday. The Irish went ahead after four minutes when Adam Idah converted a penalty but the Dutch won a
Sep 10, 2023, 09:31 PM ET Spanish world champion Jenni Hermoso received an emotional tribute from her Mexican club, Pachuca, in their 2-1 victory over Pumas on Sunday in the Liga MX women’s league. The 33-year-old returned to the Mexican club on Thursday for her first game since claiming the World Cup title. – Stream
Associated Press Sep 10, 2023, 06:11 PM ET Lionel Messi will travel with the Argentina squad to Bolívia for a South American World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, but his presence on the field remains uncertain. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said he hopes to make a decision on Monday over whether to play the Inter Miami
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 10, 2023, 04:30 PM ET Luis Rubiales has resigned as the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] due to the ongoing investigations against him following his unsolicited kiss on Spain forward Jenni Hermoso. Hermoso filed a criminal complaint earlier this week, which led to prosecutors filing a case
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 10, 2023, 06:57 AM ET In a bakery in Rocafonda — a neighbourhood in Mataro, a city up the coast from Barcelona — a replica of the World Cup looks slightly out of place alongside the pastries. “That’s for when my nephew wins the World Cup,” the owner, Abdul, told
Sep 10, 2023, 09:18 AM ET Forward Harry Kane has said a boot camp with Britain’s Royal Marines may have helped him to win the England captaincy in 2017. The Bayern Munich striker, 30, has led England to the final of the European Championship and two knockout-stage runs at the World Cup since taking on
Associated Press Sep 10, 2023, 10:55 AM ET Hansi Flick was fired as Germany head coach on Sunday, the country’s football federation (DFB) announced, one day after a 4-1 loss to Japan deepened the gloom around the squad ahead of hosting next year’s European Championship. The DFB said director Rudi Völler would be one of
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 10, 2023, 08:14 AM ET Manchester United and Antony have agreed that the Brazil forward will take time away from the club after accusations of abuse made by three women. United released a statement on Sunday to announce the 23-year-old will delay his return to training “in order to address the allegations.”
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 10, 2023, 06:33 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. ST. LOUIS — Rarely is a 3-0 victory accompanied by the kind of emotions that were present in Saturday’s win by the United States men’s national team over Uzbekistan. Typically it’s the
Cesar Huerta Ron Jenkins/Getty Images A second-half equalizer from debutant Cesar Huerta earned a 2-2 draw for Mexico against Australia on Saturday in Dallas, Texas. Australia took the lead in the friendly match through a goal from defender Harry Souttar in the 16th minute. Following a cross from Martin Boyle off a corner kick, Souttar
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