Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 25, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions NICE, France — Trinity Rodman was nervous on the bus ride into the stadium here Thursday night. It was her first Olympic game for the United States women’s national team, and Rodman knew
Month: July 2024
Jeff Kassouf Jul 25, 2024, 06:00 PM ET As fans questioned whether the U.S. women’s national team was ready for the 2024 Olympics after a disastrous World Cup campaign last year, head coach Emma Hayes asked for patience as the team worked through growing pains. The answers came quickly in the USWNT’s opener of the
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jul 25, 2024, 09:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has said the club is even bigger than he imagined after he was officially presented on Thursday, almost two months after his appointment was confirmed. Flick, 59, replaced Xavi Hernández at the end of May and takes over
Jul 25, 2024, 01:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Defending champions Canada defeated New Zealand 2-1 in their Paris Olympics opening game on Thursday overshadowed by a spying scandal that has engulfed the women’s tournament. Cloé Lacasse and Evelyne Viens scored on a night that might have been a routine group win for Canada before
Open Extended Reactions Riccardo Calafiori is closing in on a move to Arsenal. Claudio Villa/Getty Images for FIGC Arsenal are close to finalising a deal with Bologna for defender Riccardo Calafiori, who is expected to undergo a medical in the coming days, sources have told ESPN. The 22-year-old is set to join up with Arsenal in
Adriana Garcia Jul 25, 2024, 05:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Argentina Football Association (AFA) have made a formal complaint to FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee following the incidents during Wednesday’s 2-1 loss to Morocco in their opening match of the Olympics. A pitch invasion by Moroccan fans after Argentina‘s Cristian Medina had scored deep in
Jeff Kassouf Jul 25, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Emma Hayes has won 16 trophies with Chelsea FC in England. Now, she takes over a U.S. women’s national team that has hit a historical low. Harriet Lander/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Emma Hayes did not need any introduction when she arrived in New York in May for
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 24, 2024, 04:02 PM ET Despite Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag’s future being in doubt last season, he was given a contract extension as the club seeks to revamp its squad. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES — Manchester United‘s season starts here. Players and staff have arrived in Los Angeles
Arsenal began their preseason with a shootout win over Bournemouth on Wednesday night in Carson, California, after the match finished in a 1-1 draw. Fabio Vieira put Arsenal ahead in the 18th minute at Dignity Health Sports Park, the home of MLS side LA Galaxy, scoring from a Reiss Nelson assist. Mikel Arteta’s side clung
Lesley Ugochukwu‘s 82nd-minute equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw for Chelsea against Wrexham on Wednesday in Enzo Maresca’s first game as the Blues new head coach. League One side Wrexham threatened to cause an upset when recovering from falling behind to Christopher Nkunku‘s 35th-minute strike to lead midway through the second half through goals from Luke
Juan Brunetta and Maximiliano Meza scored a minute apart in the second half as the best of Liga MX beat the top players in MLS 4-1 in the All-Star Game on Wednesday night. Brunetta (Tigres) scored in transition in the 68th minute to make it 3-1 and set up Meza (Monterrey) soon after before a
Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 24, 2024, 07:13 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MARSEILLE, France — At the end of a chaotic, controversial and farce-filled day of Olympic soccer, the United States men’s team finally made its return to the Summer Games only to see France
ESPN News Services Jul 24, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Aston Villa confirmed the move of France winger Moussa Diaby to Saudi Pro League club Al Ittihad on Wednesday for a reported fee of around £50 million ($65 million). The 25-year-old Diaby only moved to Villa Park last summer — for a reported
France beat the United States 3-0 thanks to a second-half barrage as the teams began group play in the men’s Olympic tournament in Marseille on Wednesday. After a scoreless first half, the floodgates opened when Alexandre Lacazette, one of France’s senior players in the squad, lashed a shot past U.S. keeper Patrick Schulte to make it
Open Extended Reactions Lyon’s Delphine Cascarino has signed with San Diego Wave and will join the club after her Olympics run with France’s women’s team, the NWSL team said on Wednesday. The winger’s contract is through 2026 and with a mutual option for 2027 — pending P-1 visa and International Transfer Certificate. “Delphine is a
Jul 24, 2024, 05:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Argentina coach Javier Mascherano said he had never witnessed such a circus after a pitch invasion triggered a dramatic and long-delayed climax to the country’s 2-1 loss to Morocco in their Olympic opener in St-Etienne on Wednesday. Cristian Medina thought he had salvaged a 2-2 draw
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJul 24, 2024, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are stepping up their search for a new full-back, a source has told ESPN, with Tyrell Malacia set for a further spell on the sidelines. Malacia hasn’t played for more than a year because of a knee injury. There had been hope
Jul 24, 2024, 12:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos, with Argentina eventually beaten 2-1 following a VAR review after play was suspended with the score tied at 2-2. Argentina’s Cristian Medina scored deep in injury
Jul 24, 2024, 07:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Canadian women’s soccer team assistant coach and an analyst have been kicked out of the Olympic squad after New Zealand said their team had their training session disrupted by a drone flown by a staff member of their Group A opponents, the Canadian Olympic Committee
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 24, 2024, 09:08 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions When it comes to the hiring of a premier international manager, it’s usually a case of “Show me the money.” Hiring top talent requires paying top dollar, and as
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