Month: February 2024

Jeff Kassouf Feb 27, 2024, 09:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For the 2024 NWSL season, Nike took over the kit design process for the league’s 14 teams and, for the first time ever, is releasing all new primary and secondary kits for every team in the league in a single season. Courtesy of Nike/NWSL For

Feb 27, 2024, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Aitana Bonmatí has said Spain‘s victory at the 2023 Women’s World Cup was “for nothing” as little has changed in the women’s football infrastructure in the country. Bonmatí, who holds the Ballon d’Or Féminin and the FIFA The Best women’s award, told French outlet L’Equipe that

Feb 27, 2024, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kaoru Mitoma played a starring role for Brighton last season. David Rogers/Getty Images Brighton winger Kaoru Mitoma will likely miss the remainder of the season with a back injury, manager Roberto De Zerbi said on Tuesday. “I think we have lost Mitoma until the end of the

Cesar Hernandez Feb 27, 2024, 09:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mexico fully earned Monday’s victory not just given their form coming into the game with the U.S., but all the work put in to rebuild this team from the ground up. Jessica Alcheh-USA TODAY Sports CARSON, Calif. — It took nearly 14 years and 16

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCFeb 27, 2024, 09:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A crew filming a documentary about Vinícius Júnior have been denied access to Valencia‘s Mestalla this weekend for the player’s first game back at the stadium since he was racially abused by fans there last season. Vinícius was sent off in Real Madrid‘s

Open Extended Reactions Mauricio Pochettino has said he retains the full support of Chelsea‘s owners despite mounting pressure following Sunday’s Carabao Cup Final defeat to Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk scored the only goal in the 118th-minute at Wembley to hand Jurgen Klopp his eighth major trophy at Liverpool in what he has confirmed will be

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 27, 2024, 07:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has hit back at Jamie Carragher’s criticism of Manchester United‘s performance against Fulham and hinted he believes the former Liverpool defender is unfair in much of his analysis about his team. Carragher, a Sky Sports pundit, accused United’s players of “not

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 27, 2024, 06:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Real Madrid and Athletic Club which claimed that LaLiga’s CVC investment deal was illegal. The “Boost LaLiga” project — signed in December 2021 — saw LaLiga and its clubs receive almost €2 billion ($2.17bn)

Adriana Garcia Feb 27, 2024, 06:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergio Aguero has denied reports that he will train with Argentinian club Independiente. The former Argentina forward retired from football in December 2021 while at Barcelona at the age of 33 due to a heart condition. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)

Feb 27, 2024, 05:20 AM ET Kristoffer Olsson has 47 caps for Sweden and represented the country at the European Championship in 2021. Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images Sweden and FC Midtjylland midfielder Kristoffer Olsson is on a ventilator in hospital in Denmark suffering from a brain disease, the club said on Tuesday. Midtjylland said Olsson, 30, lost

Feb 27, 2024, 02:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich have appointed Max Eberl as their new sporting director, months after he was sacked as RB Leipzig‘s managing director for sport. Eberl, a former Bayern player, has joined on a contract until June 2027 and will take charge on March 1, the club said

Cesar Hernandez Feb 27, 2024, 03:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Interim United States women’s national team coach Twila Kilgore stated that her side face “no easy games anymore” after a stunning 2-0 loss to rival Mexico in a Concacaf W Gold Cup group-stage clash on Monday. “It just shows how far the game is

Mexico beat the United States for the second time ever, getting goals from Lizbeth Ovalle and Mayra Pelayo for a 2-0 victory Monday night in the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup. The U.S. entered the game 40-1-1 against its rival, with its only previous loss a 2-1 decision during Women’s World Cup qualifying in 2010. It

Associated Press Feb 26, 2024, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota United FC finalized the hiring of head coach Eric Ramsay on Monday, one game into the MLS regular season after the unusually drawn-out process of replacing Adrian Heath. Ramsay will join the club once he receives his work visa. The native of England

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 26, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said he wants Kevin De Bruyne to stay at Manchester City next season but admits the midfielder may be tempted by a move to Saudi Arabia. De Bruyne has a contract at the Etihad Stadium until 2025, but it’s not stopped the

Coventry City’s Ellis Simms struck a first-half hat trick as they beat visiting Maidstone United 5-0 to end the sixth-tier side’s fairytale FA Cup run in the fifth round on Monday. Simms scored twice to put second-tier Coventry ahead inside 14 minutes, which silenced the 5,000 Maidstone fans who wore banana skins to support the

Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR

Associated Press Feb 26, 2024, 12:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi and Argentina will play exhibitions against Ecuador on June 9 at Chicago’s Soldier Field and Guatemala five days later at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, ahead of defending their Copa América title. The games were announced Monday by the Argentina Football Association

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCFeb 26, 2024, 12:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions What a weekend! European soccer was the gift that kept giving over a thrilling two-day span in which title hopes were boosted, the Carabao Cup was won (by Liverpool, over Chelsea), Luka Modric turned back the clock with a vital goal