5:05 PM ET Adriana Garcia Paris Saint-Germain have signed the highly-rated Portugal midfielder Vitor Ferreira “Vitinha” from Porto, the French champions announced on Thursday. PSG triggered the player’s €40m release clause to see off competition from Premier League clubs and land the 22-year-old. Vitinha, 22, has put pen to paper on a five-year deal. –
Month: June 2022
4:24 PM ET FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, will receive an additional $92 million in compensation for losses sustained in global soccer corruption schemes, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday. In August, the department said FIFA was going to receive $201 million in compensation for the losses. The money was seized from the bank accounts
10:25 AM ET Jeff Kassouf You might have heard this claim before: Women’s soccer is a booming business with investors finally waking up to its potential. Now — finally — there are tangible metrics to support that claim, including in the National Women’s Soccer League, where franchise valuations have increased tenfold in a two-year period,
1:54 PM ET England will enter next week’s Euro 2022 opener on a six-game win-streak. Adam Pretty/Getty Images England claimed a comfortable 4-0 win over Switzerland on Thursday as they played their final warm-up match before beginning their Euro 2022 campaign next week. England have now won their last six games in all competitions as they
5:00 AM ET Kicking off on July 6, the UEFA Women’s European Championship (LIVE across ESPN networks in the U.S.) will see 16 of the strongest teams in Europe go head to head across 31 games with one of the biggest prizes in football on the line. But, before then they are also competing for
12:01 PM ET Associated Press Jordan Pefok is in contention for a place on the United States men’s national team roster for the 2022 World Cup. Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Union Berlin has signed American forward Jordan Pefok to spearhead its fourth season in the Bundesliga and second in European soccer. The 26-year-old Pefok,
7:00 AM ET There should be a long line of clubs queuing up to sign Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, but despite being one of the world’s most recognisable footballers — and one with an incredible goal-scoring record to justify that billing — the Brazil forward has become the superstar that nobody seems to
7:11 AM ET Adriana Garcia Ernesto Valverde is Athletic Club’s longest-serving manager following two previous spells at the club. GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images Former Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde has returned to Athletic Club for a third spell as coach, the LaLiga side announced on Thursday. Valverde, 58, had been out of a job since being
7:58 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have agreed to sell 10% of their LaLiga television rights for €207.5 million to the global investment firm Sixth Street for 25 years, the Catalan club announced on Thursday. The deal will last for 25 years and ensures Barca will close the financial year, which ends on
6:24 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have made a third bid worth more than €40 million for striker Robert Lewandowski but have received no response from Bayern Munich, sources have told ESPN. Lewandowski, 33, said in May that his “story at Bayern is over” and wishes to leave the club he enters the
Serie A TIM Innovare restando fedeli alla tradizione ultracentenaria di una delle piazze più iconiche del calcio italiano con grafiche ricercate e tessuti più performanti, oltre a farsi portatori di un messaggio di sostenibilità e rispetto per l’ambiente con l’utilizzo di tessuti Eco-Fabric. Questo l’obiettivo di Hellas Verona FC e Macron nella realizzazione del nuovo
4:24 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on signing Everton forward Richarlison for what is expected to be a club-record fee in the region of £60 million, sources have told ESPN. The Brazil international is set to agree terms on a five-year deal and a formal announcement could be made within the next 48
1:11 AM ET Undefeated in its last four matches after Wednesday night’s 3-1 win over FC Dallas at home, Los Angeles FC keeps rolling as the top team in Major League Soccer. One of the new faces of the team, veteran defender Giorgio Chiellini, watched and celebrated from one of the boxes at the Banc
7:41 PM ET Three Boca Juniors fans were arrested for racist insults during their Copa Libertadores match against Corinthians on Tuesday. Getty Images Three supporters of Argentine side Boca Juniors were arrested for making racist insults after their 0-0 draw away to Brazil’s Corinthians in the Copa Libertadores, the Public Security Department of Sao Paulo said
6:05 PM ET Associated Press Cristiano Ronaldo is asking a U.S. judge to order a woman’s lawyer to pay the international soccer star more than $626,000 after claiming in a failed lawsuit seeking millions of dollars that Ronaldo raped the woman in Las Vegas nearly a decade earlier. In a bluntly worded court document, Ronaldo’s
4:46 PM ET Associated Press Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo stands with the Scudetto, awarded to the league’s winner each season. Getty Images Starting next season, the Serie A title will be decided by a playoff if the top two teams finish with the same number of points. The Italian football federation announced the rule
2:56 PM ET All signs point to the tournament hosts being the runaway favorites to win it all, but we’ve said that before about England. Will this year be different? Marc Atkins/Getty Images The summer’s major European tournament is upon us. The UEFA Women’s Euro, a 16-team affair featuring four former champions, one debutant, 30 of
2:08 PM ET Romelu Lukaku has completed a stunning return to Inter Milan on loan from Chelsea, the Serie A club announced on Wednesday. Lukaku, 29, endured a tough 2021-22 season following his €115 million move to Stamford Bridge from Inter last summer, scoring eight goals in 26 Premier League appearances. – Preseason schedule: When,
9:44 AM ET Petr Cech is universally regarded as a Chelsea legend, yet his sudden departure from the club this week was confirmed with just a brief 167-word statement. In announcing Cech had walked away from his role as technical and performance adviser, new Blues chairman Todd Boehly described Cech as “an important member of
9:16 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Antoine Griezmann is on a two-year loan at Atletico Madrid from Barcelona. Maria Jose Segovia/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Atletico Madrid expect Antoine Griezmann to stay at the club next season, sources have told ESPN, despite the financial squeeze which has seen them struggling to meet their LaLiga-imposed salary
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