Month: July 2024

Jul 30, 2024, 09:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid‘s Brazilian teenage soccer sensation Endrick signed a multi-year sponsorship deal on Tuesday with Austrian energy drinks maker Red Bull. Thiago Freitas, COO of Roc Nation Sports in Brazil, the agency that represents and manages Endrick’s career, said that the 18-year-old Brazil international will be
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Emily Keogh Jul 30, 2024, 08:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Lionesses will host the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) in a blockbuster friendly at Wembley Stadium on Nov. 30 after facing Germany on Oct. 25 in preparation to defend their 2022 Euros title. It will be the first time Emma Hayes will
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Open Extended Reactions Norwegian football will hold “open and democratic talks” over the use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) ahead of a vote on its future in March, the president of the Football Association of Norway has announced. It comes after yet another game was stopped by protests — this time due to a
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Adriana Garcia Jul 30, 2024, 05:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola is aware that Julián Álvarez is considering his future at the club after the Argentinian striker declared he wants to play more “important games.” Álvarez, 24, featured in 54 games across all competitions for City last season but the
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Emily Keogh Jul 29, 2024, 11:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jess Carter is set to leave Chelsea after six season with the club. Getty Gotham FC have signed England defender Jess Carter for an undisclosed fee from Women’s Super League (WSL) side Chelsea, Despite penning a three-year contract extension with Chelsea in 2022, Carter has
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Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 29, 2024, 11:12 AM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MARSEILLE, France — Jack McGlynn remembers when the goal was as basic as could be: No United States men’s soccer team had even qualified for an Olympics since 2008, so for months just
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Lizzy Becherano Jul 29, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Tigres manager Roberto Dante Siboldi launched legal action against the Liga MX team’s board of directors for falsely accusing his assistant coach Miguel de Jesus Fuente of selling privileged information to rivals Monterrey and consequently for not to renewing his contract as head
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Associated Press Jul 29, 2024, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On the sidelines of the Paris Olympics, FIFA has been doing business with its future hosts of the men’s World Cup including Saudi Arabia. FIFA said on Monday it received in Paris the formal bid books from leaders of the seven member federations which
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Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta said Arsenal “don’t expect” to make another big-money signing like Declan Rice this summer, after the Gunners broke their transfer record last July with a £105 million deal to land the England international. Arsenal made their first significant move of the current transfer window on Monday after Riccardo Calafiori completed
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Open Extended Reactions Fulham have agreed a deal with Arsenal for attacking midfielder Emile Smith Rowe worth £34 million ($43.7) including add-ons, sources have told ESPN. The transfer agreement sees £27m go to Arsenal as a fixed fee with a further £7m in extras. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Smith-Rowe, 23, becomes Fulham’s first permanent transfer
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Open Extended Reactions Riccardo Calafiori shone for Italy at the European Championship this summer. Getty Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori has completed his move to Arsenal from Bologna in a deal worth £42 million ($53.9m), the north London club announced on Monday. Calafiori has signed a five-year contract and joined up with his teammates in Philadelphia as
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 29, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES, California — Christian Eriksen has said he is hopeful Manchester United‘s summer tour of the United States provides good preparation for the new season after suggesting a difficult trip 12 months ago contributed to their poor campaign. The 2023 tour consisted of
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 29, 2024, 03:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are hoping to build a 100,000-capacity stadium within the next six years, a source has told ESPN. The club are expecting to make a final decision on whether to build a new stadium or redevelop Old Trafford before the end of the
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Adriana Garcia Jul 29, 2024, 05:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé will miss Real Madrid‘s preseason tour of the United States. Mbappé is on holiday after captaining France to the semifinals of Euro 2024 and will not feature in Madrid’s friendlies against AC Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea in their Soccer Champions Tour. Editor’s
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Jeff Kassouf Jul 28, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NJ/NY Gotham FC forward McKenna “Mak” Whitham became the youngest player to appear for a U.S. top-flight professional team on Sunday. Whitham entered Sunday’s match in the 80th minute for her team’s 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania.
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Jul 28, 2024, 03:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions French defender Raphael Varane has joined Como on a two-year deal with an option to extend the contract, the newly-promoted Serie A club said on Sunday. The 31-year-old World Cup-winner, who had spent the last three years at Manchester United after a trophy-laden career with Real
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Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 28, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MARSEILLE, France — After watching her players complete what she called a “mature performance” in their 4-1 victory over Germany here Sunday night, new United States women’s national team coach Emma Hayes was
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