Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 13, 2024, 03:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United‘s contract negotiations with Erik ten Hag will include discussions about his role in the club’s recruitment and the make-up of his coaching team, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported on Tuesday that Ten Hag will stay on as manager following the conclusion
Month: June 2024
Jun 12, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Juventus have hired Thiago Motta to replace Massimiliano Allegri as their manager, the Italian giants announced Wednesday. Allegri was fired for his antics at the end of his team’s Coppa Italia final win over Atalanta, while Bologna confirmed before the end of the Serie A season
Open Extended Reactions English Football Association (FA) chief executive Mark Bullingham insists a succession plan is in place should manager Gareth Southgate leave this summer but said there have been no discussions with any candidates or an approach from Manchester United for the England boss. The 53-year-old cast fresh doubt over his future this week
Lizzy Becherano Jun 12, 2024, 11:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States coach Gregg Berhalter called his team’s 1-1 draw with star-studded Brazil on Wednesday night a “little step” on the road to success ahead of Copa America. He also said “we’re ready.” “We asked for teamwork and intensity,” Berhalter said after the match
Lizzy Becherano Jun 12, 2024, 09:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Florida — The United States held Brazil to a challenging 1-1 draw at Camping World Stadium on Wednesday, closing out a string of pre-Copa America friendlies. The Stars and Stripes recovered well after the stunning 5-1 loss to Colombia on Saturday, demonstrating a
Jun 12, 2024, 06:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi has ruled out playing in this summer’s Olympics with Argentina, saying it would be “too much” to play in Paris after representing his country at the Copa América. Messi, 37, is currently with Argentina preparing to defend their Copa América title in the United
Christian Pulisic scored with a clever free kick to help the United States to a 1-1 draw with Brazil in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday night, as the two teams prepare to play in this summer’s Copa América. Rebounding from a 5-1 loss to Colombia last weekend, the U.S. stopped its 11-match losing streak against the Brazilians
Jeff Kassouf Jun 12, 2024, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Four days after setting a new single-game attendance record for the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the relocation of a September music festival has bumped the Chicago Red Stars from their usual home stadium. The Red Stars were scheduled to host San Diego Wave
Jun 12, 2024, 11:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After spending heavily since the 2022 takeover — and inheriting a number of big contracts from the previous regime — Chelsea have incurred heavy losses, which were aggravated by the lack of income from UEFA competitions in 2023-24. They are also under some pressure to comply
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 12, 2024, 12:50 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions FIFA has released the remainder of its game schedule for the 2026 World Cup. While World Cup qualifying is ongoing, making the exact placement of most teams still to
Jun 12, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi has said Inter Miami is going to be his “last club” and admitted that “there’s not a lot of time left” in his career. The 36-year-old joined Inter Miami last summer, bringing an end to his 20-year stint in Europe in which he played
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jun 12, 2024, 08:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona have began to overhaul their fitness department after president Joan Laporta complained the team were not in top physical condition last season, sources have told ESPN. Several fitness coaches, including Ivan Torres, Jaume Munill and Carles Nogueira, have left the Catalan
Jun 12, 2024, 09:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The brightest stars in European football will fight for continental supremacy when Euro 2024 kicks off on Friday. Illustration by ESPN Club football? It’s over. Put it out of your mind, at least for the next six weeks. Summer is international soccer season, and that formally begins
Open Extended Reactions England‘s preparations for their Euro 2024 opener against Serbia were complicated on Wednesday after John Stones missed training due to illness. The Manchester City defender was the only member of Gareth Southgate’s 26-man squad who sat out the session at the Weimarer Land Spa & Golf Resort. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Stones
Jun 12, 2024, 05:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ian Maatsen received his last-minute Euro 2024 call up for the Netherlands whilst holidaying on a yacht off the coast of the Greek-island of Mykonos on Monday night. The Chelsea full-back, who spent the last season on loan to Borussia Dortmund, wasted no time and was
Adriana Garcia Jun 12, 2024, 04:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has called the national team “the love of his life” and considers it “a gift” to still be playing at the highest level aged 39. Ronaldo warmed up for his record-extending sixth European Championship by scoring twice in Tuesday’s 3-0
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 11, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have drawn up a list of striker targets ahead of the summer transfer window which includes Ivan Toney, Jonathan David and Joshua Zirkzee, sources have told ESPN. United are looking for a striker following the departure of Anthony Martial on a free
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJun 11, 2024, 08:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Poland striker Robert Lewandowski will miss the country’s Euro 2024 opener against the Netherlands on Sunday after suffering an injury in his nation’s final warmup game against Turkey on Monday. The Polish national team’s doctor, Jacek Jaroszewski, said they are doing all they
Jun 11, 2024, 10:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Toni Kroos has called the training-ground fallout between Antonio Rüdiger and Niclas Füllkrug a “good thing” at a news conference ahead of Euro 2024. Having played against each other in the Champions League final earlier in June, Rüdiger and Füllkrug were widely reported to have fallen
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 11, 2024, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Following an extensive end-of-season review lasting more than two weeks, new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS director of sport Sir Dave Brailsford have reportedly concluded that Erik ten Hag is the right man to be Manchester United manager. For now. But there’s no
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