Month: March 2024

Mar 27, 2024, 08:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur‘s record scorer Harry Kane will return to north London when his former team host Bayern Munich in a preseason friendly on Aug. 10, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. England captain Kane, 30, moved to the Bundesliga champions last summer for a record

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Mar 27, 2024, 07:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal was given a standing ovation by the Bernabéu crowd as Spain drew 3-3 with Brazil on Tuesday, with Seleção coach Dorival Júnior tipping him to be one of the stars of the 2026 World Cup. Yamal, 16, played

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 27, 2024, 06:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City are optimistic that Kevin De Bruyne will be fit for Sunday’s crucial Premier League clash with Arsenal, sources told ESPN. De Bruyne missed the FA Cup quarterfinal win over Newcastle United because of a groin injury, with the problem also ruling him

Adriana Garcia Mar 27, 2024, 07:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi has said age will not play a factor in his decision to retire and that he will know when it is right to call time on his playing career as he will not be contributing as necessary to his team’s success. The

Check out all the fixtures, venues and kick-off times for Euro 2024 including the knockout bracket. What is the Euro 2024 format? The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four nations. The group winners and runners-up will advance to the knockout rounds, along with the four best third-placed teams. It is then a

Adriana Garcia Mar 27, 2024, 05:46 AM ET Brazil and Tottenham forward Richarlison has said he suffered troubling thoughts and was ready to “give up” when battling depression following the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Richarlison said he sought psychological help following the tournament, saying it was “the best discovery I’ve ever had in my

Adriana Garcia Mar 26, 2024, 08:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said it “hurt his soul” to hear a section of the crowd at the Bernabeu stadium whistle at Álvaro Morata during Tuesday’s friendly draw against Brazil. The Atletico Madrid forward, who started against Brazil, had an off night

ESPN News Services Mar 26, 2024, 08:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ukraine‘s qualification for the Euro 2024 soccer finals has cheered a country suffering hardship in its conflict with Russia and for a few weeks in June and July the tournament will provide a welcome distraction from the harsh reality of war. The team

Open Extended Reactions Nothing sums up a difficult England camp quite like a teenager who was initially overlooked ending up making a near irrefutable case to go to Euro 2024. Kobbie Mainoo was originally fast-tracked into the Under-21s setup before manager Gareth Southgate drafted the Manchester United midfielder into the seniors amid concerns over a

Brazil‘s Lucas Paqueta scored a penalty deep in added time to rescue a fortunate 3-3 draw with Spain in an ill-tempered friendly at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Tuesday. The hosts dominated proceedings early on and opened a two-goal lead with a penalty from Rodri and a Dani Olmo strike, but Rodrygo reduced the deficit

Poland dashed Wales‘ hopes and won a penalty shootout 5-4 to qualify for Euro 2024 as the last country through from the playoff finals on Tuesday. Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was the hero as he saved Dan James’ final spot kick to send Poland to their fifth successive European tournament. After regular play ended 0-0 in

Ukraine‘s tears of despair turned to joy after qualification for the Euro 2024 soccer tournament was achieved with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Iceland in their playoff final played in a neutral but partisan Wroclaw Stadium in Poland on Tuesday. Viktor Tsygankov and Mykhailo Mudryk scored second half goals as it was mission accomplished in

ESPN News Services Mar 26, 2024, 05:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions John Stones was substituted early after sustaining an injury in England‘s friendly match with Belgium on Tuesday, raising further injury concerns for Gareth Southgate. The Manchester City defender was replaced by Joe Gomez after 10 minutes at Wembley Stadium. – Stream on ESPN+:

Open Extended Reactions Manchester United want to speak to Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Gary O’Neil about a role in a potential new coaching set-up at Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN. With Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS group now in charge of football operations at United following the completion of their purchase of a 27 percent

Adriana Garcia Mar 26, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Ecuador Football Federation (FEF) on Monday condemned the behaviour of several of its players, including Chelsea-bound teenager Kendry Páez, for going to a strip club during the international break, but did not issue any punishment. Video images have circulated on social media since

Associated Press Mar 26, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Germany defender Antonio Rüdiger and the German Football Association (DFB) are taking legal action against a disgraced former tabloid editor for suggesting the player’s Ramadan greeting was a show of support for terrorist group Islamic State. Rüdiger, a practicing Muslim, posted on Instagram a photo of himself

Associated Press Mar 26, 2024, 12:24 PM ET Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi will not face sanctions for allegedly racially abusing Napoli‘s Juan Jesus in a Serie A match because there wasn’t enough proof. The alleged incident on March 17 was revealed when Juan Jesus told the referee Acerbi directed a racial slur at him.

Adriana Garcia Mar 26, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Vinícius Júnior will captain Brazil for the first time in Tuesday’s international friendly against Spain, which was organised by the two country’s federations in response to racism suffered by the Real Madrid forward. As part of the initiatives, players will pose for the national