Month: August 2024

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 16, 2024, 08:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has suggested there could be a way back for João Cancelo at Manchester City. Cancelo was a shock departure in January 2023 when he joined Bayern Munich on loan. The Bundesliga side decided against making the move permanent and

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterAug 16, 2024, 08:34 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions FIFA has signed a sponsorship deal with Bank of America ahead of the 2026 men’s

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Aug 16, 2024, 07:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has said new signing Dani Olmo is not fit enough to take part in Saturday’s LaLiga opener at Valencia amid ongoing doubts about when he will be registered with the league. Olmo, 26, joined Barça this summer for

Aug 16, 2024, 05:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arne Slot will begin his managerial campaign with Liverpool against Ipswich Town. Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said that a lack of signings during the summer transfer window is not a sign of weakness for the club, and emphasised the

Emily Keogh Aug 16, 2024, 05:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States women’s national team (USWNT) have reclaimed their crown at the top of FIFA’s women’s world rankings following victory at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The USWNT experienced a sharp decline in June when the rankings were last released. They slipped from third

Open Extended Reactions How do Arsenal improve on a record-breaking year this time around? In the 2023-24 campaign, they posted their most wins (28), most goals (91) and best-ever goal difference (plus-62) in a Premier League season, yet still missed out on a first title since 2004. Some connected to the club could be forgiven

Adriana Garcia Aug 16, 2024, 04:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lamine Yamal‘s father, Mounir Nasraoui, said he is recovering well in hospital after being stabbed multiple times on Wednesday. Nasraoui, whose teenage son starts for Spain and Barcelona, sustained various injuries after being attacked by a group of people near a parking lot in

Aug 15, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ajax Amsterdam and Panathinaikos set a UEFA competition record with 34 penalties needed to decide their shootout in the Europa League third qualifying round on Thursday. After a marathon shootout lasting 25 minutes, Dutch giants Ajax finally prevailed 13-12 after each team had 17 attempts from

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 15, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag defended his role in Manchester United‘s recruitment policy, saying he has not asked the club to specifically target players he has worked with in the past. Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui are the latest of Ten Hag’s former Ajax players

ESPN News Services Aug 15, 2024, 04:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions If Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique thought the theme of his conferences would change without Kylian Mbappé, he was mistaken. The long-running saga of Mbappé’s transfer to Real Madrid from PSG finally ended at the beginning of June when the French forward joined

Julien Laurens, CorrespondentAug 15, 2024, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain are closing in on the signing of France under-23 attacking midfielder Désiré Doué, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Rennes player, coveted by several top European clubs this summer, has already agreed personal terms over a five-year deal with the French champions. The

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 15, 2024, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has said he will not rush Luke Shaw back into action after the Manchester United full-back suffered another injury setback. Shaw has been ruled out until after the season’s first international break after picking up a calf injury in training. Editor’s

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterAug 15, 2024, 09:57 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions João Mendes, the son of legendary Brazil forward Ronaldinho, is close to signing with English

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 15, 2024, 11:04 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Matt Crocker looks like he’s about to deliver in all manner of ways in hiring the next manager of the U.S. men’s national team. The USSF sporting director said

Open Extended Reactions The declared allegiances of all Premier League are to be made public after Nottingham Forest complained about the appointment of a VAR last season, Howard Webb has confirmed. Forest had criticised the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) for ignoring their concerns that Stuart Attwell, a Luton Town supporter, was named as

Open Extended Reactions Yves Bissouma featured for Spurs in their preseason game against Bayern Munich last week. Domenic Aquilina/NurPhoto via Getty Images Ange Postecoglou has said Tottenham have suspended Yves Bissouma for Monday’s Premier League opener against Leicester City after the midfielder posted footage on social media of himself inhaling laughing gas. The Mali international apologised