Associated Press Sep 4, 2024, 11:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Spirit rookie midfielder Croix Bethune will miss the rest of the NWSL season after apparently suffering a knee injury while throwing the ceremonial first pitch at a Washington Nationals game last week. The Spirit said Wednesday that Bethune, who was part of the
Month: September 2024
ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 04:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were both left off the list of nominees for this year’s Ballon d’Or award, marking the first time neither star was nominated since 2003. Record eight-time winner Messi, and his longtime rival Ronaldo, who has five Ballon d’Ors
ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AS Roma have completed the signing of former Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels on a free transfer, the Serie A club announced Wednesday. Hummels left Dortmund at the expiration of his contract this summer. The 35-year-old spent 13 seasons with the Bundesliga side,
Jeff Kassouf Sep 4, 2024, 02:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Five United States women’s national team players are nominated for the 2024 Women’s Ballon d’Or, an annual award presented by France Football magazine. Captain and midfielder Lindsey Horan, goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher and forwards Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith and Mallory Swanson were all nominated for
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 4, 2024, 12:02 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Atlanta United FC vice president and technical director Carlos Bocanegra has been removed from his post, effective immediately, the team said on Wednesday. Team president and CEO Garth Lagerwey,
Sep 4, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Angel Gomes has reflected on leaving Manchester United to join French Ligue 1 side Lille after earning his first call-up to the England national side. Gomes, 24, signed for Lille from United in 2020, before being sent out on loan to Portuguese side Boavista for the
Sep 4, 2024, 11:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Netherlands international Quincy Promes has joined FC Dubai United in the United Arab Emirates‘ second tier despite having convictions for complicity in drug trafficking and violence, the team teased in a social media video on Wednesday. Promes, 32, was arrested while in the UAE for
Sep 4, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Victor Osimhen has joined Galatasaray on a season-long loan from Napoli, the Turkish club announced on Wednesday. Osimhen, 25, had been the subject of considerable transfer interest from around Europe this summer, but Chelsea‘s and Paris Saint-Germain‘s attempts to sign the forward fell short and he
Open Extended Reactions The Premier League have cleared Chelsea‘s £76.5 million ($101m) sale of two hotels to a sister company in a deal which aids their compliance with the division’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR), sources have told ESPN. In the club’s accounts for the 2022-23 financial year published in April, it was revealed that
Open Extended Reactions Additional reporting by Gabriele Marcotti and Tor-Kristian Karlsen. Twenty-two minutes into Chelsea‘s new Premier League season, the fans at Stamford Bridge roused themselves into a chant after their team fell 1-0 down to Manchester City. “Conor Gallagher,” they sang. Not the team’s name. Not their new manager. Not even one of the
Open Extended Reactions England are effectively guaranteed to be seeded in the draw for World Cup qualifying after it was confirmed a combination of UEFA Nations League (UNL) performance and FIFA World Ranking would be used. UEFA had requested special dispensation to use final positions in the latest edition of the UNL, which begins on
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Sep 4, 2024, 08:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Military police in Brazil on Tuesday detained three men for flying a drone over Brazil’s CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying training session in CT do Caju in Curitiba, home to Brazil league first-division team, Atlético Paranaense. The three men, from Ecuador, Venezuela and Brazil, respectively, were detained
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerSep 4, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona and their fans have been made to wait for the club’s 2024-25 away kit, despite them having already played two games on the road in LaLiga this season. In fact, the team wore last season’s yellow fourth alternate kit for their
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 4, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal has admitted that a move to MLS when he decides to leave the Spanish and European champions is “a possibility.” Right-back Carvajal, 32, had one of the best seasons of his career in 2023-24, helping Madrid win
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 4, 2024, 05:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Galatasaray are considering a move for Manchester United midfielder Casemiro, a source has told ESPN. The Turkish side are in the market for a midfielder and, according to a source, have included the Brazilian on their shortlist. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The transfer window
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 4, 2024, 05:49 AM ET Vinícius Júnior has faced racist abuse from rival fans on a number of occassions since joining Real Madrid in 2018. Alvaro Medranda/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinícius Júnior said Spain should be stripped of the 2030 World Cup hosting rights unless it
Lizzy Becherano Sep 3, 2024, 05:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States defender Tim Ream said players have not been made aware of the impending appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as the team’s new head coach. “We know as much as everybody else,” Ream said, speaking at a news conference on Tuesday. “We were updated
ESPN News Services Sep 3, 2024, 03:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cole Palmer, Ollie Watkins and Phil Foden have been ruled out of England‘s upcoming Nations League fixtures, the Football Association said on Tuesday. After assessment both Palmer and Watkins have returned to their clubs to continue their rehabilitation from ongoing issues, the FA
Sep 3, 2024, 03:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Leicester City have won an appeal against a decision that could have led to a points deduction for an alleged breach of Premier League Profitability and Sustainability rules, the club said on Tuesday. Leicester appealed on the grounds that an independent commission ruling on the case