Month: June 2022

4:44 PM ET Joshua Kimmich scores Germany’s equaliser against Italy in their Nations League match on Saturday. Danilo Di Giovanni/Getty Images Joshua Kimmich‘s well-taken equaliser earned Germany a 1-1 draw with Italy in their Nations League opener on Saturday, ensuring his side remain unbeaten under coach Hansi Flick. Looking to get over their disappointment at failing
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6:36 PM ET Ukraine coach Oleksandr Petrakov said his players would hang a flag in their dressing room given to them by soldiers on the frontline before their World Cup playoff against Wales on Sunday (streaming LIVE, ESPN+, noon ET). Ukraine beat Scotland in their playoff semi-final at Hampden Park on Wednesday in their first
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1:55 PM ET England lost to Hungary on Saturday, courtesy of Dominik Szoboszlai’s penalty. Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images England lost 1-0 against Hungary in their Nations League opener as a Dominik Szoboszlai penalty downed Gareth Southgate’s side. The loss was the first time in over 60 years that Hungary have beaten England and they could
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3:00 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Kan. — United States men’s national team midfielder Weston McKennie will start Sunday’s friendly against Uruguay, the first time he’s been in the starting 11 for club or country since breaking his foot in February, U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter announced on Saturday. Berhalter announced the rest of his lineup as
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12:49 PM ET England players took a knee before their UEFA Nations League match against Hungary. Michael Regan/Getty Images England were booed as they took a knee before kick-off in Saturday’s Nations League game against Hungary — by a stadium predominantly filled with children. The fixture in Budapest was technically a “behind closed doors” match following
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6:45 PM ET Sadio Mane has dropped a further hint about his future, suggesting Friday that he plans to leave Liverpool this summer. Mane has just over a year left on his contract at Anfield and has been strongly linked with a transfer to Bayern Munich. – Soccer on ESPN+: FC Daily | Futbol Americas
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5:07 PM ET Andreas Cornelius celebrates after scoring one of his two goals to help Denmark beat France in the Nations League. UEFA via Getty Images Andreas Cornelius came off the bench to fire two goals for Denmark as they came from behind to defeat France 2-1 in their Nations League Group A1 clash at the
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5:04 PM ET Memphis Depay celebrates scoring the first of his two goals for the Netherlands against Belgium. ANP via Getty Images Memphis Depay scored a double as the Netherlands ended 25 years without success against neighbours Belgium with a 4-1 thumping of their hosts in the Nations League in Brussels on Friday. Steven Bergwijn and
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12:54 PM ET UEFA have issued an apology to the fans who were affected by the events surrounding the Champions League final after ticket fraud and crowd trouble marred the showpiece event at the Stade de France in Paris. The match was delayed by more than 30 minutes after officers forcefully held back people trying
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Jun 1, 2022 Connor O’Halloran Venezuela forward Deyna Castellanos has joined Manchester City on a free transfer, the club have announced. Castellanos, who was on the three-player shortlist for the 2017 FIFA The Best award, left Atletico Madrid upon the expiry of her contract last week and told ESPN the move to City was a
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11:10 AM ET Will Wilson is stepping down as CEO and secretary general of the U.S. Soccer Federation “to pursue new professional ventures and opportunities,” effective Oct. 31, 2022, the USSF announced on Friday. Wilson had been in his current role since March 2020. The USSF stated that it will “immediately begin a nationwide search”
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6:35 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur are continuing to demand up to €25 million for Steven Bergwijn despite the winger’s preference for a move to Ajax, sources have told ESPN. Sources said that the Eredivisie champions are confident Bergwijn wants to join them as he targets regular first-team football ahead of the World Cup in Qatar
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9:33 AM ET Gareth Southgate said England are “surprised” that at least 35,000 fans will attend Saturday’s behind closed doors fixture in Hungary and voiced concerns that anti-racism punishments are affecting the wrong people. Hungary were initially ordered by UEFA to pay a €100,000 fine and play three games without supporters, with one suspended for
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5:52 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid have demanded “answers and explanations” saying fans were left “helpless and defenceless” in the disorder that surrounded the Champions League final in Paris last weekend. Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 at the Stade de France to win their 14th European Cup, but the final was marred by
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