Month: March 2024

Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 01:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham, the Welsh team bought by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2021, released their accounts for the latest financial year on Thursday and reported that the amount owed to the two owner/celebrities has risen to nearly £9 million ($11.4m). That was

Mar 28, 2024, 10:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sandro Tonali has been charged by the FA over alleged betting rules breaches. Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has been charged by the English Football Association (FA) for misconduct relating to alleged breaches of the federation’s betting rules. “It’s alleged that the

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentMar 28, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Truro City’s run of games means they play Friday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, with another postponed fixture still to be rescheduled. Truro City English club Truro City are preparing for a gruelling 11 games in 24 days as

Mar 28, 2024, 07:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fulham have unveiled lavish plans for their redeveloped Riverside Stand with a host of premium matchday experiences that club chairman Shahid Khan has said will be “unlike anything in football.” The Riverside Stand was closed off to fans for renovation work in 2019, with the lower

Adriana Garcia Mar 28, 2024, 06:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Georgia qualified for Euro 2024 on Tuesday, the country’s first major tournament. GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE/AFP via Getty Images Georgia‘s players will be decorated with the country’s Order of Honor following their historic qualification for Euro 2024. Manager Willy Sagnol’s side won 4-2 in a penalty shootout

Mar 27, 2024, 01:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The anticipated visit of Lionel Messi to Gillette Stadium next month is set to break the New England Revolution‘s long-standing single-game attendance record with over 60,000 tickets already sold for the matchup with Inter Miami, New England announced Wednesday. Less than 5,000 tickets remain for the

Emily Keogh Mar 27, 2024, 02:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former England captain Steph Houghton has announced she will retire from professional football at the end of this current season. The 35-year-old’s career has spanned 20 years, playing for four different clubs (Sunderland, Leeds United, Arsenal and Manchester City), lifting 16 domestic trophies —

Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Julien Laurens Mar 27, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MLS side LAFC is finalizing a deal with AC Milan and France international forward Olivier Giroud, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Athletic was first

Jeff Kassouf Mar 27, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team forward Sophia Smith has signed a new contract with the Portland Thorns that will make her the highest-paid player annually in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the club announced Wednesday. Smith’s new deal keeps her in Portland through

ESPN news services Mar 27, 2024, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A prosecutor at Spain’s High Court is seeking a prison sentence of 2-1/2 years for former football federation (RFEF) chief Luis Rubiales over his unsolicited kiss on player Jenni Hermoso, court documents seen by Reuters and EFE on Wednesday showed. Prosecutor Marta Durántez

Jon Arnold Mar 27, 2024, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When not starring for the Houston Dash, Michelle Alozie is working on pediatric cancer research at Texas Children’s Hospital. Orlando-USA TODAY Sports Michelle Alozie is accomplished by any measure. She is a professional soccer player who also works at Texas Children’s Hospital. Last summer, she

Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerMar 27, 2024, 10:44 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Mar 27, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona‘s players keep getting younger. They became the first team to ever start multiple players under the age of 18 in a Champions League knockout game when they beat Napoli this month to book a return to the quarterfinals for the first