Month: March 2023

4:30 AM ET Two seismic events over the weekend have made those of us who love having Carlo Ancelotti in LaLiga shiver with anticipation of impending change. They are: Brazil being embarrassed 2-1 by Morocco and then declaring their intention to appoint Ancelotti, plus, by Sunday, Tottenham Hotspur and Antonio Conte parting ways. Brazil have

2:52 AM ET Two-goal hero Scott McTominay said Scotland took their opportunity to create a legacy by beating Spain 2-0 in European Championship qualifying at Hampden Park on Tuesday. McTominay’s brace led Scotland to their first win against Spain since 1984 and continued their perfect start to the Euro 2024 qualification campaign with six points

9:30 PM ET Argentina continued their post-World Cup celebrations with a runaway 7-0 friendly win over Curacao Tuesday on another memorable night for talisman Lionel Messi. Messi put on a clinic in the first half, scoring a hat trick to surpass the 100 goals mark for Argentina, with Nicolas Gonzalez and Enzo Fernandez both netting

6:11 PM ET Associated Press The ownership of Saudi-backed Newcastle United was under renewed scrutiny on Tuesday when Premier League chief executive Richard Masters was asked by a member of the British parliament if the league was investigating the club’s backers. Masters told the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee that he was

7:57 PM ET Adriana Garcia Lionel Messi became just the third male player to score 100 international goals as he hit his century in the first half of Argentina‘s friendly with Curacao on Tuesday. The Paris Saint-Germain forward picked up the ball in the middle of the area, cut to his right hit a low

7:28 PM ET Herve Renard has resigned as Saudi Arabia coach in order to take over as coach of the France women’s team, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) said on Tuesday. The federation agreed to terminate Renard’s contract at his request, it said in a statement on Twitter. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,

5:28 PM ET Kevin Nagle at an event announcing Sacramento had been granted an MLS franchise in 2019. D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports American businessman Kevin Nagle, the owner of USL Championship side Sacramento Republic, has begun the process to purchase English Championship side Huddersfield Town, he announced Tuesday. “I am beyond pleased to announce I

4:57 PM ET Visitors Belgium battled to a 3-2 win over Germany in a friendly on Tuesday to make it two wins from two matches in the past four days while piling pressure on the embattled Euro 2024 hosts. With both teams eager to bounce back from their shock group-stage World Cup exits in December,

5:14 PM ET (adds details, quotes) GLASGOW, Scotland, March 28 (Reuters) – Scotland’s Scott McTominay grabbed another brace of goals as they stunned a much-changed Spain side to earn a deserved 2-0 victory in their Euro 2024 qualifier at Hampden Park on Tuesday and maintain their perfect start to the campaign. The win was a

9:13 AM ET Matias Vecino scored from close range in the second half as Uruguay earned a 2-1 win over South Korea in Seoul on Tuesday, handing Jurgen Klinsmann his first defeat in his second game at the helm of the Taeguk Warriors. The former Germany and United States coach was appointed last month to

12:37 PM ET Manchester United bidder Sir Jim Ratcliffe could be forced to sell his stake in French club Nice to avoid the prospect of one of his teams being excluded from the Champions League if he wins the race to buy out the Glazer family and take ownership of the Premier League side, a

11:30 AM ET Julie Ertz last featured for the United States in 2021. Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images The returns of Julie Ertz and NWSL MVP Sophia Smith highlight the United States women’s 26-player roster for a pair of upcoming friendlies against Ireland. Ertz last played for the U.S. at the 2021 Olympics, and gave

4:51 AM ET Harry Kane has said scoring 100 international goals is “not out of the question” after he became England‘s all-time leading goalscorer on Thursday. Kane reached 54 international goals in England’s 2-1 win over Italy, overtaking Wayne Rooney’s tally of 53. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “Getting 100 will be

4:30 AM ET Tottenham‘s marriage of convenience with manager Antonio Conte is over. The story of his 16 months as head coach is one of perpetual internal tension, an awkward alliance founded on a mutual desire to win silverware urgently yet never in agreement about how to actually achieve it. Spurs thought they knew what

3:11 AM ET Celtic scored late to draw with Rangers on Sunday. Ewan Bootman/SNS Group via Getty Images Celtic women’s boss Fran Alonso was headbutted by a Rangers coach following their 1-1 draw in the Old Firm derby in the Scottish Women’s Premier League on Sunday. Caitlin Hayes scored nine minutes into stoppage time to secure

11:56 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. – United States men’s national team striker Ricardo Pepi says his career over the last eight months has been “a rollercoaster ride” but after a week in which he scored three goals for the national team, including the game-winner in a 1-0 win over El Salvador, he’s made “big statement”

10:18 PM ET Associated Press The tributes continue to pour in for Lionel Messi following Argentina‘s World Cup triumph. South American soccer’s governing body on Monday presented the the 35-year-old Argentine star a with statue, which will be placed in the CONMEBOL museum next to those of legendary players Pele and Diego Maradona. Messi also