Month: July 2024

Lizzy Becherano Jul 12, 2024, 04:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Uruguay head coach Marcelo Bielsa defended his players’ involvement in clashes with Colombia fans following their Copa América semifinal match at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, before criticizing the U.S. and CONMEBOL over the organization of the competition. Following Uruguay’s semifinal

Open Extended Reactions BERLIN — It has been an eventful journey from figure of ridicule to the brink of national treasure status for Gareth Southgate — a road involving pizza, plastic beer glasses and a brief period as a fashion icon — and now, the England men’s national team manager is potentially 90 minutes away

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jul 12, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Spain winger Lamine Yamal has said that the viral photographs of him as a baby with Lionel Messi were kept hidden until now because the comparisons with the Barcelona legend would not have helped his career. Photos of Messi in 2007 bathing

Open Extended Reactions BERLIN — UEFA have said that they will share the Euro 2024 Golden Boot between six players if Sunday’s final between England and Spain fails to produce a clear winner of the trophy — three years after Cristiano Ronaldo won the award at Euro 2020 despite being level on five goals with

Open Extended Reactions The Football Association (FA) want Gareth Southgate to stay on as England manager regardless of the outcome of Sunday’s Euro 2024 final against Spain, sources have told ESPN. Southgate’s current contract expires in December, and the 53-year-old has repeatedly insisted he will only consider his position after the end of the tournament.

Adriana Garcia Jul 11, 2024, 10:52 AM ET A Brazil regional second-division club, Grêmio Anápolis, on Thursday condemned the “criminal act” that saw their goalkeeper intentionally hit by a rubber bullet fired by a member of the military police during a post-match altercation. After Centro Oeste’s 2-1 win, military police intervened to stop an on-field

Jul 11, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland has become the most expensive player in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) history. Team managers will need £15 million to secure the prolific striker for their teams in the upcoming 2024-25 season. The record-breaking price tag surpasses the previous high of £14m held

Jul 11, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 is down to the final two teams, with the winner set to be crowned on Sunday. So far, the tournament in Germany has been full of surprises, but what stood out from the semifinals as France fell to Spain and England overcame Netherlands. We

Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNJul 11, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As we near a conclusion to the 2024 Copa América with Sunday’s final between Argentina and Colombia in Miami, Luis Miguel Echegaray shares his best XI from this summer’s competition. From players with consistently impressive performances to renaissance accomplishments, here is LME’s team

Jul 11, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 and the Copa América are down to two teams each, but which players have impressed and which have struggled during both tournaments? We asked the writers who have been covering the action to pick a player whose stock has risen over the past month,