Mar 27, 2024, 08:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur‘s record scorer Harry Kane will return to north London when his former team host Bayern Munich in a preseason friendly on Aug. 10, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. England captain Kane, 30, moved to the Bundesliga champions last summer for a record
Month: March 2024
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Mar 27, 2024, 07:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal was given a standing ovation by the Bernabéu crowd as Spain drew 3-3 with Brazil on Tuesday, with Seleção coach Dorival Júnior tipping him to be one of the stars of the 2026 World Cup. Yamal, 16, played
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 27, 2024, 06:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City are optimistic that Kevin De Bruyne will be fit for Sunday’s crucial Premier League clash with Arsenal, sources told ESPN. De Bruyne missed the FA Cup quarterfinal win over Newcastle United because of a groin injury, with the problem also ruling him
Adriana Garcia Mar 27, 2024, 07:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi has said age will not play a factor in his decision to retire and that he will know when it is right to call time on his playing career as he will not be contributing as necessary to his team’s success. The
Adriana Garcia Mar 27, 2024, 05:46 AM ET Brazil and Tottenham forward Richarlison has said he suffered troubling thoughts and was ready to “give up” when battling depression following the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Richarlison said he sought psychological help following the tournament, saying it was “the best discovery I’ve ever had in my
Adriana Garcia Mar 26, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Ecuador Football Federation (FEF) on Monday condemned the behaviour of several of its players, including Chelsea-bound teenager Kendry Páez, for going to a strip club during the international break, but did not issue any punishment. Video images have circulated on social media since
Poland dashed Wales‘ hopes and won a penalty shootout 5-4 to qualify for Euro 2024 as the last country through from the playoff finals on Tuesday. Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was the hero as he saved Dan James’ final spot kick to send Poland to their fifth successive European tournament. After regular play ended 0-0 in
Jude Bellingham struck in stoppage time to earn an impressive England a 2-2 Wembley draw with Belgium on Tuesday after a Youri Tielemans double had threatened a smash and grab victory in an entertaining friendly. Tielemans struck in the 11th minute after a mis-hit clearance by England keeper Jordan Pickford, with Ivan Toney equalising with
Brazil‘s Lucas Paqueta scored a penalty deep in added time to rescue a fortunate 3-3 draw with Spain in an ill-tempered friendly at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Tuesday. The hosts dominated proceedings early on and opened a two-goal lead with a penalty from Rodri and a Dani Olmo strike, but Rodrygo reduced the deficit
Adriana Garcia Mar 26, 2024, 08:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said it “hurt his soul” to hear a section of the crowd at the Bernabeu stadium whistle at Álvaro Morata during Tuesday’s friendly draw against Brazil. The Atletico Madrid forward, who started against Brazil, had an off night
ESPN News Services Mar 26, 2024, 08:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ukraine‘s qualification for the Euro 2024 soccer finals has cheered a country suffering hardship in its conflict with Russia and for a few weeks in June and July the tournament will provide a welcome distraction from the harsh reality of war. The team
Open Extended Reactions Nothing sums up a difficult England camp quite like a teenager who was initially overlooked ending up making a near irrefutable case to go to Euro 2024. Kobbie Mainoo was originally fast-tracked into the Under-21s setup before manager Gareth Southgate drafted the Manchester United midfielder into the seniors amid concerns over a
Ukraine‘s tears of despair turned to joy after qualification for the Euro 2024 soccer tournament was achieved with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Iceland in their playoff final played in a neutral but partisan Wroclaw Stadium in Poland on Tuesday. Viktor Tsygankov and Mykhailo Mudryk scored second half goals as it was mission accomplished in
Open Extended Reactions Manchester United want to speak to Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Gary O’Neil about a role in a potential new coaching set-up at Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN. With Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS group now in charge of football operations at United following the completion of their purchase of a 27 percent
Associated Press Mar 26, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Germany defender Antonio Rüdiger and the German Football Association (DFB) are taking legal action against a disgraced former tabloid editor for suggesting the player’s Ramadan greeting was a show of support for terrorist group Islamic State. Rüdiger, a practicing Muslim, posted on Instagram a photo of himself
Associated Press Mar 26, 2024, 12:24 PM ET Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi will not face sanctions for allegedly racially abusing Napoli‘s Juan Jesus in a Serie A match because there wasn’t enough proof. The alleged incident on March 17 was revealed when Juan Jesus told the referee Acerbi directed a racial slur at him.
Jeff Kassouf Mar 26, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Forwards Mallory Swanson and Catarina Macario returned to the United States women’s national team for the first time in a year and two years, respectively, following major knee injuries. Both players are eligible for selection at the SheBelieves Cup, where the USWNT will play
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 26, 2024, 03:15 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The month-long lockout of MLS referees has ended, with the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) voting to ratify a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Professional Referee Organization
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMar 26, 2024, 07:15 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 Open Extended Reactions Leah Williamson has returned to the Lionesses’ squad ahead of their European Championship qualifiers against
Mar 26, 2024, 06:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions France manager Didier Deschamps has said Arsenal defender William Saliba needs to iron out some kinks in his game before he can be brought into France’s starting lineup. Saliba, 23, has started in six of his 12 appearances for France but was left on the bench
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