Month: July 2024

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJul 16, 2024, 08:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Gibraltar FA will complain to UEFA about “provocative and insulting” chants from Spain‘s players as they celebrated winning the European Championship in Madrid on Monday. Led by Manchester City midfielder Rodri, players and supporters sung “Gibraltar is Spanish” at Plaza Cibeles in

Jul 16, 2024, 08:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Six Spain players have been included in the Team of the Tournament. Photo by Michael Regan – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images England defender Kyle Walker has been named in the European Championship Team of the Tournament, with six players from the victorious Spain side also named. Walker

Open Extended Reactions Eddie Howe, Graham Potter and Mauricio Pochettino are among the leading candidates to replace Gareth Southgate after he stepped down as England manager, sources have told ESPN. England under-21 boss Lee Carsley and former Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel would also be considered as Southgate ended his eight-year tenure following Sunday’s Euro

Adriana Garcia Jul 16, 2024, 05:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Argentina returned home on Monday evening to celebrate their successful Copa América title defence with thousands of fans but captain Lionel Messi did not join his teammates in Buenos Aires. Led by coach Lionel Scaloni and veteran winger Ángel Di María, who played in

Jul 16, 2024, 06:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Gareth Southgate has left his role as England manager following the team’s Euro 2024 final defeat against Spain, the English Football Association (FA) confirmed on Tuesday. Under his stewardship, England reached the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the final of Euro 2020 (played

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jul 16, 2024, 05:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé underwent his Real Madrid medical on Tuesday ahead of his presentation to fans at the Bernabéu. Mbappé, 25, arrived at the Sanitas clinic in La Moraleja, an exclusive Madrid suburb, just before 9 a.m. Spanish time, posing for cameras and

Open Extended Reactions BERLIN — England‘s men’s team made more history under manager Gareth Southgate by reaching their first final on foreign soil at Euro 2024 but ultimately failed to end a 58-year wait for a major trophy, losing the final 2-1 to Spain in Berlin. Southgate described his fourth tournament as an “absolute roller

ESPN News Services Jul 15, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Real Salt Lake star forward Cristian “Chicho” Arango was suspended Monday for four matches for violating the MLS Anti-Harassment Policy. Neither MLS nor Real Salt Lake divulged what led to the disciplinary action. “The club has fully cooperated with Major League Soccer’s investigation and accepts the

Multiple ESPN writers Jul 15, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Copa América has come to an end and, after a tournament full of twists and turns, Argentina were crowned champions, beating Colombia 1-0 on Sunday after some long security-induced delays at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. So, what better

ESPN News Services Jul 15, 2024, 03:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions France‘s all-time leading scorer Olivier Giroud confirmed the end of his international career on Monday, as he readies to begin play with his new club side LAFC in MLS. Giroud had said prior to the tournament that he would go only as far

Lizzy Becherano Jul 15, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Colombia Football Federation president Ramon Jesurun and his son Ramon Jamil Jesurun are facing three felony counts of battery on a specified official or employee after being arrested by Miami Dade Police at Hard Rock Stadium following the 2024 Copa América final. The two

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jul 15, 2024, 03:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Spain celebrated their Euro 2024 victory on Monday with an open top bus parade through Madrid after a visit to the country’s king and president. Spain beat England 2-1 in the final in Berlin, with substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scoring a late winner

Manchester United stumbled out of the gates with a 1-0 loss in their first game of the preseason against Norwegian side Rosenborg on Monday. With the game seemingly headed to for a goalless draw, the hosts’ Noah Holm scored from the centre of the area with the last kick of the game to hand Rosenborg

Jul 15, 2024, 08:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions King Charles and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer have paid tribute to the England team following their defeat to Spain in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday. The British royal urged the team to “hold your heads high” in a letter addressed to England manager

Multiple ESPN writers Jul 15, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 is over. The tournament in Germany ended with Spain beating England 2-1 to lift the trophy and cement their place in history, We asked ESPN FC’s writers what they made of things throughout the month and what their highlights have been.

Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerJul 15, 2024, 07:00 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 Jul 15, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo is set to be sidelined for around four months after deciding to undergo surgery on a hamstring problem, sources confirmed to ESPN. Araújo, 25, was injured in Uruguay’s quarterfinal win against Brazil at the Copa América and missed