Month: September 2023

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 6, 2023, 09:23 AM ET Manchester United are refusing to confirm whether or not Antony remains available for selection despite acknowledging accusations made against the Brazil forward on Wednesday. On Monday, Antony was dropped from the Brazil squad ahead of CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying games against Bolívia and Peru following fresh claims

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 6, 2023, 05:10 PM ET Players competing in Liga F, the top-tier women’s football competition in Spain, will strike for the first two weeks of the new season after failing to reach an agreement with the league over a new minimum wage. Liga F has held talks throughout the week

Adriana Garcia Sep 6, 2023, 02:14 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo said his rivalry with Lionel Messi “is gone” having both already “changed the history of football.” The pair have dominated the sport for over a decade, winning a combined 79 trophies and being the only two players to have scored over 800 goals each. –

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 6, 2023, 09:44 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Gregg Berhalter led the USMNT to a round-of-16 exit at the 2022 World Cup, but he says now he wants to bring the U.S. team to its highest finish at the 2026

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerSep 6, 2023, 05:30 AM ET With average transfer fees escalating and €100 million-plus deals increasingly common, the financial spotlight is shining brightly on soccer teams around the world. But which clubs have done well and which have failed? Helpfully, the CIES Football Observatory have conducted a study that can explain

Sep 6, 2023, 04:00 AM ET This summer, West Ham United managed to do what many consider to be an impossible task: Replace Declan Rice — their best and most pivotal player — after his blockbuster £100 million move to Arsenal. The hole Rice leaves in West Ham’s team goes beyond playing ability. He was

Adriana Garcia Sep 5, 2023, 07:58 AM ET Quique Setien becomes the first LaLiga coach to be sacked this season. Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images Villarreal have sacked coach Quique Setien after a poor start to the season, the LaLiga club announced on Tuesday. The announcement ends Setien’s brief spell at the club, having arrived in

Sep 5, 2023, 05:34 PM ET Forward Bukayo Saka was named England Men’s Player of the Year for a second successive year, the English Football Association said on Tuesday. Arsenal‘s Saka, 22, was voted the standout player of the 2022-23 season by fans, ahead of midfielder Jude Bellingham and striker Harry Kane, who were second

Associated Press Sep 5, 2023, 07:32 PM ET A damaged tail rotor was to blame for a helicopter crash that killed the owner of English soccer club Leicester City and four others in 2018, an accident inquiry revealed Wednesday. The Leonardo AW169 helicopter took off from the center of the field after a Premier League

Manchester United’s valuation on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) plunged by more than £600 million on Tuesday — its biggest daily percentage drop in value since being listed in 2012 — amid reports that the Glazer family have shelved plans to sell the club. After closing at $23.64 a share on Friday, the United

Maher Mezahi Sep 5, 2023, 09:11 AM ET Although the European transfer window closed on Friday, Saudi Pro League clubs have until Thursday to register new signings. While Saudi Arabia’s “big four” of Al Nassr, Al Hilal, Al Ittihad and Al Ahli have concluded the bulk of their business, the asymmetry in the football calendar