Month: July 2024

Leny Yoro impressed on his debut for Manchester United at Murrayfield. New signing Leny Yoro made his first appearance for Manchester United in their 2-0 preseason win over Rangers on Saturday. The 18-year-old was thrown straight into the starting lineup, just a couple of days after his €62 million ($67.6m) move from Lille. Jadon Sancho
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Moises Llorens, Barcelona correspondentJul 20, 2024, 10:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rafa Márquez and the Mexican Football Federation are finalising details for the Barcelona B coach to become Javier Aguirre’s assistant with the Mexico national team, sources told ESPN. The 45-year-old would serve as Aguirre’s assistant for the first two years of the contract
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Jul 20, 2024, 05:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has said he remains dedicated to the club and will be as long as he is “happy and feels supported,” amid reports linking him to the England head coach position following Gareth Southgate’s exit. Southgate, who took charge of England in
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJul 19, 2024, 06:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Spain defender Marc Cucurella has fulfilled his promise and dyed his hair red after winning the European Championship with his country last weekend. Cucurella, 25, said he would colour his curls if Spain went all the way in Germany and on Friday posted
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 19, 2024, 10:58 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions AFC Bournemouth and United States men’s national team midfielder Tyler Adams is looking at yet another lengthy spell on the sidelines after undergoing back surgery, according to the Cherries
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Jul 19, 2024, 11:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erling Haaland will travel for Man City’s U.S. preseason tour ahead of their latest title defence. Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images Manchester City have named their squad for the upcoming tour of the United States, with Erling Haaland and Jack Grealish both set to travel. City play four
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Jeff Kassouf Jul 19, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After a global head coaching search, the Portland Thorns are sticking with who they have. The Thorns announced on Friday that they have hired Rob Gale as the team’s full-time head coach following Gale’s successful stint as interim coach since mid-April. “This is a
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Associated Press Jul 19, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions UEFA have started a disciplinary process against Spain captain Álvaro Morata and player of the tournament Rodri for singing about a sovereignty claim on Gibraltar at the team’s European Championship title celebration. UEFA said a disciplinary inspector “is being appointed to evaluate a potential
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Associated Press Jul 19, 2024, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The English Football Association is inviting applications to succeed Gareth Southgate as head coach of the men’s national team. Three days after Southgate said he would step down from the post he held for eight years, the governing body on Friday publicly advertised for
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Jul 19, 2024, 10:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Spain midfielder Cesc Fàbregas has signed a four-year deal to become permanent head coach of Italian club Como after helping the team to promotion last season, the club confirmed on Friday. Fàbregas, 37, was Como’s interim head coach for part of the 2023-24 campaign before
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Jul 19, 2024, 09:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Germany defender Jérôme Boateng was handed a suspended fine and a warning after a Munich court on Friday found him guilty of premeditated bodily harm against his former partner. The €200,000 ($217,760) suspended fine (€5,000 per day for 40 days) must only be paid if
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Adriana Garcia Jul 19, 2024, 07:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Álvaro Morata has joined AC Milan on a permanent transfer from Atlético Madrid, the Italian giants announced on Friday. Morata, who captained Spain to Euro 2024 glory on Sunday, underwent a medical before putting pen to paper on a four-year contract with the Rossoneri.
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Adriana Garcia Jul 19, 2024, 06:25 AM ET Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister has said Argentina teammate Enzo Fernández is facing undeserved backlash for the video that shows the Chelsea midfielder singing a discriminatory chant. Fernández apologised this week after he posted a video on Instagram following his team’s 1-0 win over Colombia in the
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Open Extended Reactions Manchester United‘s £52.1 million signing of 18-year-old defender Leny Yoro is the game-changer in minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s attempt to reset the club’s recruitment policy and make decisiveness, rather than desperation, the new guiding principle at Old Trafford. For the first time in longer than anyone cares to remember — potentially
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Jul 19, 2024, 04:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are still in the process of building their squad and have less depth than many of their Premier League rivals, manager Erik ten Hag said on Friday, as he blamed injuries for last season’s disappointing eighth placed finish. Ten Hag earlier this month extended
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Emily Keogh Jul 18, 2024, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World Cup winner Irene Guerrero has left Manchester United after only one season to join Liga MX side América Femenil on a permanent deal, the clubs confirmed Thursday. The Spain midfielder joined Marc Skinner’s side from Atletico Madrid following La Roja’s victorious World Cup
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