Month: June 2024

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJun 14, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BERLIN, Germany — Luka Modrić has told ESPN he will reveal his Real Madrid future soon but for now he is focused on Euro 2024 with Croatia, who debut in the competition against Spain at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Saturday. Modrić, 38,
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 14, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions United States men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter announced his 26-player roster for the upcoming Copa América on Friday, with Norwich City forward Josh Sargent recovering sufficiently from a
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 14, 2024, 09:08 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 COLOGNE, Germany — Italy manager Luciano Spalletti has insisted he has not banned his squad
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Jun 14, 2024, 09:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Olivier Giroud has embraced the role of father of the France team at the 2024 European Championship and is looking to erase the disappointment of losing the 2016 final against Portugal on home soil. The 37-year-old striker will call quits on his international career at the
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Adriana Garcia Jun 14, 2024, 05:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo said that Portugal’s current generation of players deserves to win the 2024 European Championship. Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes, Paris Saint-Germain‘s Vitinha, and Manchester City pair Bernardo Silva and Rúben Dias are among the high-profile players in the Portuguese team aiming to
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Emily Keogh Jun 14, 2024, 06:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States women’s national team dropped to fifth in the latest FIFA ranking, its lowest point since FIFA began ranking women’s teams in 2003. The drop is one point lower than the fourth-place ranking given this past March. Prior to 2024, the U.S.
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Jun 14, 2024, 03:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Premier League transfer window opened on Friday as clubs look to add to their squads ahead of the 2024-25 season. Clubs will be able to sign players throughout June, July and August, even while international sides face off in the European Championship and the Copa
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Jun 14, 2024, 04:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manager Lionel Scaloni has confirmed that Lionel Messi will start for Argentina against Guatemala at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland as they finalise their preparations for Copa América. Messi came off the bench in Argentina’s opening warmup game against Ecuador on Sunday, with Scaloni sayung they
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ESPN News Services Jun 13, 2024, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich have signed Japan defender Hiroki Ito from Germán rival VfB Stuttgart in a move aimed at bringing in “new energy” which could start a wider overhaul of Bayern’s squad. Ito joins on a four-year contract, Bayern said Thursday. He is the
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ESPN News Services Jun 13, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Thirteen players from Ukraine‘s national team produced a video on Thursday ahead of their appearance at Euro 2024, presenting images of wartime destruction and hardship in their home towns 27 months into Russia’s full-scale invasion. “Our home cities would love to host Euro.
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Jun 13, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Danish duo of Christian Eriksen and Rasmus Højlund will show the benefits of playing together for Manchester United at Euro 2024 despite plenty of turbulence at the Premier League club this past season, according to assistant coach Morten Wieghorst. Wieghorst, a former Denmark midfielder who
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jun 13, 2024, 07:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After securing the signing of Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid‘s next target is to try to sign Bayern Munich full-back Alphonso Davies, sources have told ESPN. The Canada international’s contract expires in 2025, and ESPN reported in January that Madrid would move to
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Open Extended Reactions Harry Kane believes some German fans are secretly hoping England thrive at Euro 2024 because of his debut season with Bayern Munich. The 30-year-old was unable to win a trophy with Bayern as Bayer Leverkusen won their first Bundesliga title but the England captain still registered a remarkable 44 goals in 45
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Jun 13, 2024, 06:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions John Stones has returned to England training after missing practice this week due to an illness. England kick off their Euro 2024 campaign against Serbia on Sunday as Gareth Southgate side try to lift the country’s first major men’s title in over 50 years, having fallen
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