Jeff Kassouf Sep 5, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Five-time NBA champion Earvin “Magic” Johnson is the newest investor in the Washington Spirit, the National Women’s Soccer League team announced on Thursday. “I’m excited to join the Washington Spirit’s investor group at such a pivotal time in the club’s history,” Johnson said in
Month: September 2024
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 5, 2024, 05:04 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Norway‘s men’s team received a visit from the country’s anti-doping agency this week, but while
Open Extended Reactions A FIFPRO report has found that top-level footballers are under increasing “mental stress” due to fixture workload, with Erling Haaland‘s “machine-like” start to the season with Manchester City proving the need for a prolonged period of rest. Haaland, 24, has started the Premier League season with seven goals in three games for
Jon Molyneux-Carter, Senior EditorSep 5, 2024, 03:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The list of high-profile players whose contracts expire in 2025 is pretty impressive and there are some big-names whose futures are far from being resolved. Incredibly, there are some stars who are actually free agents right now, including: Keylor Navas, Joel Matip, Adrien
Sep 5, 2024, 04:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Dutch football association look to remove the offside rule. Photo By Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images Netherlands football is considering doing away with the offside law in its amateur ranks to decrease the rising number of matches halted because of aggression over disputed decisions. The Dutch
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 4, 2024, 12:02 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Atlanta United FC vice president and technical director Carlos Bocanegra has been removed from his post, effective immediately, the team said on Wednesday. Team president and CEO Garth Lagerwey,
Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 11:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Spirit rookie midfielder Croix Bethune will miss the rest of the NWSL season after apparently suffering a knee injury while throwing the ceremonial first pitch at a Washington Nationals game last week. The Spirit said Wednesday that Bethune, who was part of the
Sep 4, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Angel Gomes has reflected on leaving Manchester United to join French Ligue 1 side Lille after earning his first call-up to the England national side. Gomes, 24, signed for Lille from United in 2020, before being sent out on loan to Portuguese side Boavista for the
Sep 4, 2024, 11:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Netherlands international Quincy Promes has joined FC Dubai United in the United Arab Emirates‘ second tier despite having convictions for complicity in drug trafficking and violence, the team teased in a social media video on Wednesday. Promes, 32, was arrested while in the UAE for
ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AS Roma have completed the signing of former Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels on a free transfer, the Serie A club announced Wednesday. Hummels left Dortmund at the expiration of his contract this summer. The 35-year-old spent 13 seasons with the Bundesliga side,
Sep 4, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Victor Osimhen has joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan from Napoli, the Turkish club announced on Wednesday. Osimhen, 25, had been the subject of considerable transfer interest from around Europe this summer, but Chelsea‘s and Paris Saint-Germain‘s attempts to sign the forward fell short and he
Jeff Kassouf Sep 4, 2024, 02:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Five United States women’s national team players are nominated for the 2024 Women’s Ballon d’Or, an annual award presented by France Football magazine. Captain and midfielder Lindsey Horan, goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and forwards Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith and Mallory Swanson were all nominated for
ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 04:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were both left off the list of nominees for this year’s Ballon d’Or award, marking the first time neither star was nominated since 2003. Record eight-time winner Messi, and his longtime rival Ronaldo, who has five Ballon d’Ors
Open Extended Reactions The Premier League have cleared Chelsea‘s £76.5 million ($101m) sale of two hotels to a sister company in a deal which aids their compliance with the division’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR), sources have told ESPN. In the club’s accounts for the 2022-23 financial year published in April, it was revealed that
Open Extended Reactions Additional reporting by Gabriele Marcotti and Tor-Kristian Karlsen. Twenty-two minutes into Chelsea‘s new Premier League season, the fans at Stamford Bridge roused themselves into a chant after their team fell 1-0 down to Manchester City. “Conor Gallagher,” they sang. Not the team’s name. Not their new manager. Not even one of the
Sep 4, 2024, 08:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Military police in Brazil on Tuesday detained three men for flying a drone over Brazil’s CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying training session in CT do Caju in Curitiba, home to Brazil league first-division team, Atlético Paranaense. The three men, from Ecuador, Venezuela and Brazil, respectively, were detained
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal has admitted that a move to MLS when he decides to leave the Spanish and European champions is “a possibility.” Right-back Carvajal, 32, had one of the best seasons of his career in 2023-24, helping Madrid win
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 4, 2024, 05:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Galatasaray are considering a move for Manchester United midfielder Casemiro, a source has told ESPN. The Turkish side are in the market for a midfielder and, according to a source, have included the Brazilian on their shortlist. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The transfer window
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 4, 2024, 05:49 AM ET Vinícius Júnior has faced racist abuse from rival fans on a number of occassions since joining Real Madrid in 2018. Alvaro Medranda/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinícius Júnior said Spain should be stripped of the 2030 World Cup hosting rights unless it
Graham Hunter, Spain writerSep 3, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions Spain‘s continued dominance of global football will be underlined this week when the longlist of this year’s men’s Ballon d’Or candidates is announced,