Month: July 2024

Jul 18, 2024, 07:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Multiple lawsuits have been filed by fans against South American soccer’s governing body CONMEBOL and the operators of Hard Rock Stadium in the wake of the chaos surrounding Sunday’s Copa América final. The complainants claim that they purchased tickets for the final but that crowd-control issues
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Jul 18, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have completed the signing of 18-year-old defender Leny Yoro from French Ligue 1 side Lille, the clubs confirmed Thursday. United agreed a fee of €62 million ($67.6m), plus a potential €8m ($8.7m) in add-ons, to sign the France under-21 international, sources told ESPN. Yoro
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 18, 2024, 01:30 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions MLS announced the official implementation of several changes to its roster rules on Thursday, which are intended to provide teams more flexibility in how rosters are constructed. Among the
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Jul 18, 2024, 12:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City have completed a deal for 20-year-old Brazil winger Sávio on a five-year-deal, the club confirmed on Thursday. Sávio joins City from French side Troyes after loan spells at PSV Eindhoven and Girona. Both Troyes and Girona are part of the City Football Group (CFG),
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jul 18, 2024, 10:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Athletic Club coach Ernesto Valverde has insisted Spain star Nico Williams is happy at the club amid interest from Barcelona. Williams, 22, was named in the Team of the Tournament as Spain won the European Championship, with ESPN previously reporting Barça have
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Jul 18, 2024, 07:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi won the Copa América twice and the World Cup consecutively in 2021, 2022 and 2024. Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images Newly crowned European champions Spain have risen five places to third in the latest FIFA rankings published on Thursday after a 2-1 victory over England in
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Adriana Garcia Jul 18, 2024, 05:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Argentina‘s government have announced that Julio Garro is no longer the country’s undersecretary of sport after he called for Lionel Messi to apologise for the national team’s derogatory song about French players. Chelsea‘s Argentinian midfielder Enzo Fernández apologised earlier this week after he had
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Adriana Garcia Jul 18, 2024, 06:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé is prepared to sue former club Paris Saint-Germain if the French giants refuse to pay him the amount he is owed, according to the player’s mother Fayza Lamari. Sources told ESPN the Ligue 1 champions are yet to pay Mbappé €80 million
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Field Level Media Jul 18, 2024, 02:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Joseph Paintsil recorded one goal and two assists to help the LA Galaxy produce a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night at Carson, Calif. Diego Fagundez and Riqui Puig added goals and Gabriel Pec had two assists as the Galaxy
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ESPN News Services Jul 17, 2024, 09:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cavan Sullivan broke Freddy Adu’s longstanding record as the youngest player to feature for a senior MLS side when he took the field for the Philadelphia Union in their match against the New England Revolution on Wednesday. Sullivan, who is 14 years 293
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 17, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The LA Galaxy is in talks to sign former Borussia Dortmund and Germany attacking midfielder Marco Reus, sources have confirmed to ESPN. While reports on Wednesday said the Galaxy
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Emily Keogh Jul 17, 2024, 05:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea have signed England international Lucy Bronze on a two-year deal following the expiry of her contract with Barcelona. The defending Women’s Super League (WSL) champions signed the 32-year-old on a free transfer after the right-back spent two seasons with Barcelona, winning nine trophies,
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Jul 17, 2024, 10:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham has been announced as the cover athlete for EA SPORTS FC™ 25, ahead of the worldwide release in September later this year. The Real Madrid and England star is the youngest player to make the global cover for the game. Bellingham will also be
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Jeff Kassouf Jul 17, 2024, 08:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Angel City FC is now the most valuable women’s sports team in the world following an agreement by Willow Bay and Bob Iger to purchase a controlling stake in the National Women’s Soccer League franchise at a $250 million valuation. Bay, the dean of
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Adriana Garcia Jul 17, 2024, 04:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea have condemned all discriminatory behaviour and have instigated an internal disciplinary procedure in the wake of Argentina‘s derogatory song about French players, the club said in a statement. The French Football Federation (FFF) announced on Tuesday it would file a legal complaint over
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