Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are close to overcoming competition from Real Madrid to seal a £52.1 million ($67.9m) deal for Leny Yoro after the Lille defender was granted permission to travel to Old Trafford for a medical, sources have told ESPN. United, who completed the £35.8m ($46.7m) signing of Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee from
Month: July 2024
Open Extended Reactions Mexico has parted ways with men’s team manager Jaime “Jimmy” Lozano following an underwhelming group stage exit from the Copa America, the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) announced on Tuesday. In a statement, the FMF said that Lozano turned down a demotion to stay on as staff for a new head coach. “Jaime
The United States women played to a 0-0 draw with Costa Rica in sweltering temperatures on Tuesday night in its final exhibition tune-up game before the Paris Olympics. It was 98 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) at kickoff after Washington tied the hottest day on record in the nation’s capital at 104 (40C) hours earlier. Coach
Jeff Kassouf Jul 16, 2024, 11:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team boss Emma Hayes said she wanted better decision-making and execution in front of a goal against Costa Rica in the Americans’ final match before departing for the 2024 Olympics. Instead, she got a scoreless draw in which the USWNT
Jeff Kassouf Jul 16, 2024, 11:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team boss Emma Hayes said she wanted better decision-making and execution in front of a goal against Costa Rica in the Americans’ final match before departing for the 2024 Olympics. Instead, she got a scoreless draw in which the USWNT
Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group won’t buy Bordeaux, the former French league powerhouse said Tuesday. Bordeaux, a six-time winner of the French title with their most recent coming in 2009, are currently appealing against a decision to relegate the club to the third tier
Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi is likely to miss at least the next two matches for Inter Miami CF after injuring his right ankle during the Copa América final, Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino said Tuesday. Martino said Messi will undergo further testing to determine the severity
ESPN News Services Jul 16, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia Union named 14-year-old Cavan Sullivan in its first-team squad for Wednesday’s match against the New England Revolution, putting him in position to break a longstanding MLS record held by Freddy Adu. Sullivan, who will be 14 years, 293 days old on
Associated Press Jul 16, 2024, 02:44 PM ET PARIS — The French Football Federation (FFF) is filing a legal complaint over “racist and discriminatory remarks” by Argentina players in post-match chants about France‘s team after the Copa América final. Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 on Sunday. A video posted on Instagram by Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernández
Open Extended Reactions Gareth Southgate’s resignation on Tuesday, two days after defeat in the Euro 2024 final, officially got the race to become the next England manager up and running. The English Football Association (FA) had wanted the 53-year-old Southgate to stay on through to the 2026 FIFA World Cup but, after four tournaments, Southgate
ESPN news services Jul 16, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hard Rock Stadium pointed the blame back at Copa América organizing body CONMEBOL on Tuesday, saying that stadium authorities “implemented, and in many cases exceeded, CONMEBOL’s security recommendations” after ticketless fans tried to force their way into the final between Argentina and Colombia.
Jul 16, 2024, 03:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Como defended one of their players after he was alleged to have used an anti-Asian remark aimed at Wolverhampton Wanderers‘ South Korean striker Hwang Hee-Chan during a preseason friendly Monday, despite the player telling the Italian club that he called his opponent “Jackie Chan.” Wolves had
Graham Hunter, Spain writerJul 16, 2024, 09:04 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions Spain‘s statistics in winning Euro 2024 are so historic and so startling that it’s easy to be overwhelmed and distracted by them. But
Adriana Garcia Jul 16, 2024, 05:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Argentina returned home on Monday evening to celebrate their successful Copa América title defence with thousands of fans but captain Lionel Messi did not join his teammates in Buenos Aires. Led by coach Lionel Scaloni and veteran winger Ángel Di María, who played in
Jul 16, 2024, 06:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City striker Julián Álvarez is Atlético Madrid‘s first choice to replace Álvaro Morata should the Spain captain join AC Milan this summer, sources have told ESPN. Álvarez, 24, has scored 36 goals in 103 games since joining the Premier League champions in the summer of
Jul 16, 2024, 06:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Gareth Southgate has left his role as England manager following the team’s Euro 2024 final defeat against Spain, the English Football Association (FA) confirmed on Tuesday. Under his stewardship, England reached the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the final of Euro 2020 (played
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jul 16, 2024, 05:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé underwent his Real Madrid medical on Tuesday ahead of his presentation to fans at the Bernabéu. Mbappé, 25, arrived at the Sanitas clinic in La Moraleja, an exclusive Madrid suburb, just before 9 a.m. Spanish time, posing for cameras and
Open Extended Reactions BERLIN — England‘s men’s team made more history under manager Gareth Southgate by reaching their first final on foreign soil at Euro 2024 but ultimately failed to end a 58-year wait for a major trophy, losing the final 2-1 to Spain in Berlin. Southgate described his fourth tournament as an “absolute roller
Jul 15, 2024, 07:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions England captain Harry Kane has said he is “heartbroken” as the team return to the U.K. from Germany after losing 2-1 to Spain in the Euro 2024 final. England suffered the defeat as substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored a late winner in Berlin on Sunday. Editor’s Picks
ESPN News Services Jul 15, 2024, 03:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions France‘s all-time leading scorer Olivier Giroud confirmed the end of his international career on Monday, as he readies to begin play with his new club side LAFC in MLS. Giroud had said prior to the tournament that he would go only as far
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