Month: May 2024

Jeff Kassouf May 31, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COMMERCE CITY, Colorado — New United States women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes must quickly overhaul a team coming off its worst World Cup finish in history last year. First, she quipped, she needed to learn everyone’s names. Hayes took the microphone at
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ESPN News Services May 31, 2024, 11:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Borussia Dortmund have signed a sponsorship deal with Rheinmetall. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Borussia Dortmund have signed a new sponsorship deal with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall and will display the defence company’s logo ahead of facing Real Madrid in the Champions League final. Wednesday, Dortmund
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May 31, 2024, 09:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FIFA’s new pay regulations to support female players and coaches through pregnancy, adoption and maternity leave are a big step for women who have struggled to juggle children and career, former United States women’s coach Jill Ellis has said. The regulations — which were approved unanimously
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Associated Press May 31, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions French authorities have arrested a man for planning an attack on Saint-Étienne’s Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Marc Atkins/Getty Images The French interior minister said Friday that security authorities have foiled a plan to attack soccer events during the Paris Olympics. Gerald Darmanin said in a statement that
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Adriana Garcia May 31, 2024, 04:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Thierry Henry has expressed admiration for Vinícius Júnior and his ability to achieve greatness and continue improving in the face of racism and other adversity. Vinícius, 23, has played a big part in Real Madrid winning LaLiga and reaching Saturday’s Champions League final at
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May 31, 2024, 03:28 AM ET Monaco‘s Mohamed Camara has been suspended for four matches, the French football league (LFP) said on Thursday, after an LGBTQ+ support logo on the Mali international’s shirt was covered up during a Ligue 1 match. The badge on Camara’s shirt was covered with white tape in Monaco’s last league
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Associated Press May 30, 2024, 03:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ghana international winger Osman Bukari will join Austin FC in a transfer from Red Star Belgrade, the Major League Soccer team announced Thursday. Bukari, 25, joins Austin on a 3 1/2-year guaranteed contract as one of the team’s Designated Player signings, with an option
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ESPN News Services May 30, 2024, 09:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Players have warned world soccer’s governing body FIFA that they are ready to go on strike over concerns the playing calendar is overloaded, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) said, while global players’ union FIFPRO is leading a joint lawsuit
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May 30, 2024, 03:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Edinson Cavani has announced his retirement from playing for Uruguay, meaning he will not represent his country in this summer’s Copa América in the United States. Cavani, 37, scored 58 goals in 136 appearances for Uruguay and was part of the team that won the 2011
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May 30, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A Spanish judge has placed former Barcelona player Gerard Piqué under official investigation for his alleged involvement in illegal payments in the relocation of Spain‘s Super Cup to Saudi Arabia. Judge Delia Rodrigo concluded there were indications of wrongdoing in the deal between Piqué’s company Kosmos
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May 30, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Brazil midfielder Lucas Paquetá will not be cut from the country’s 2024 Copa América squad despite being charged by the English Football Association (FA) with breaches of betting rules while playing for West Ham. The FA charges state that Paqueta had purposely been booked “for the improper purpose of
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 30, 2024, 09:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jarrad Branthwaite is a summer transfer target for Manchester United but Everton‘s asking price may be a stumbling block, a source has told ESPN. United are looking to add at least one centre-back to their squad during the summer window. – Stream on ESPN+:
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