6:54 AM ET Adriana Garcia Ronaldo made a promise on social media to cycle 500 kilometres if Real Valladolid secured promotion to LaLiga. Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Brazil great Ronaldo will cycle more than 500 kilometres in four days to the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela to fulfil the promise he made if
Month: June 2022
7:48 AM ET Arsenal have announced that forward Alexandre Lacazette will leave the club at the end of his contract on June 30 and sources have told ESPN that he will return to his home club Lyon. Lacazette, 31, joined Arsenal from Lyon in 2017 and has made 206 appearances across all competitions and scored
5:16 AM ET Adriana Garcia Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Neymar has joked that Argentina looked like they had won the World Cup. Photo by John Berry/Getty Images Brazil striker Neymar has mocked Argentina for celebrating too much after winning the Cup of Champions at Wembley. Argentina beat 2020 European Championship winners Italy 3-0 on
6:10 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has said he is committed to staying at Manchester United next season and is confident the club will win trophies under new manager Erik ten Hag. United endured their worst season in Premier League history with their lowest points tally (58) in the competition’s era and failed to qualify for
5:30 AM ET It is now all or nothing for Gareth Bale — win or bust, it’s his “Last Dance.” The Wales captain will either realise a lifetime ambition and end a 64-year wait for his country by qualifying for the World Cup on Sunday, or it will be the end of the line for
4:52 AM ET Adriana Garcia Bernardo Silva has said playing lots is hard on squads. Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva has said he concerned over the demanding schedule that players are facing. Less than a week after helping City win the Premier League title on the final day of the
5:00 AM ET Barcelona have unveiled their new home kit for the 2022-23 season, which is directly inspired by a huge sporting event that took place in the city three decades ago. 2 Related Indeed, this year’s elegant design is inspired by the Olympic Games staged in Barcelona in 1992 — when the Catalan city
5:04 AM ET What really happened at last week’s Champions League final? ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: Man Utd scouts rave over … own player! | Bad behaviour behind City starlet’s exit | Tolisso keen on Premier League move | Diallo in demand Champions League final fiasco: Liverpool fans not to blame
12:25 AM ET Cesar Hernandez Edinson Cavani scored twice in the second half as Uruguay earned a 3-0 victory in a friendly against Mexico on Thursday. At State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the CONMEBOL side first took the lead through Matias Vecino finding the back of the net in the 35th minute. Following a
6:33 PM ET The agent for Chicago Fire FC goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina confirmed the interest of Real Madrid on Thursday and said that, despite other offers, his client “cannot say no to Real Madrid.” “It should be an honor for Chicago, and MLS, to have Real Madrid take notice in one of their players,” Jaime
4:52 PM ET Striker Erling Haaland’s superb first-half volley gave Norway a surprising 1-0 win away to Serbia as they got their Nations League Group B4 campaign underway on Thursday, but they needed goalkeeping heroics from Orjan Nyland to secure the win. The visitors took the lead in the 26th minute as Martin Odegaard sliced
4:44 PM ET Spain and Portugal played out a fourth consecutive draw between the two teams on Thursday. David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Goals by strikers Alvaro Morata and Ricardo Horta led to a 1-1 draw between Spain and Portugal in their Nations League opener at Estadio Benito Villamarin on Thursday. Morata put Spain ahead from close
Jun 1, 2022 The third edition of the UEFA Nations League begins in June 2022. Here’s a guide for all you need to know about the competition. JUMP TO: Format | Groups | Fixtures | Final Four | Promotion/Relegation | Euro 2024 qualifying What is the UEFA Nations League? It is a competition between the
3:02 PM ET The French camp was full of joy and vitality until the sad news of Deschamps’ father broke on Tuesday. From here, it’s all business as their Nations League defense begins. FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images Up to that point, everything was going perfectly well. Didier Deschamps had welcomed 23 very happy France players
10:55 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah said he would trade all the individual honours he won this season for a chance to replay last Saturday’s 1-0 Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid. The Egypt international won the Premier League’s playmaker of the season award and shared
Jun 1, 2022 Neymar scored twice to give Brazil the win. Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Neymar scored a pair of penalties to move to within four goals of Pele at the top of the men’s all-time scoring list as Brazil cruised to a 5-1 win over fellow World Cup qualifiers South Korea at Seoul World
10:15 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Argentina won the men’s Finalissima against Italy at Wembley. (Photo by Kristian Skeie – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images) A women’s Finalissima between the winners of this year’s Women’s Euro and Copa America Femenina will be played in Europe, European football’s governing body UEFA said on Thursday.
8:44 AM ET Craig Napier said he was inspired to come out by Jake Daniels. Photo by Sammy Turner/SNS Group via Getty Images Scottish referee Craig Napier came out as gay on Thursday, becoming the first openly gay figure in the Scottish game since late Hearts forward Justin Fashanu in the mid-1990s. The Category One official
7:33 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid have signed Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger on a free transfer. The Germany international, 29, has agreed a four-year contract at the Bernabeu, and will join when his deal at the Premier League club expires on June 30. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–
7:15 AM ET KYIV, Ukraine — On the ninth floor of an apartment building near the local zoo, a group of friends gathered to watch a soccer game. Outside the sun set on the first day of summer in the capital city. They all checked the time. A little more than an hour remained before