Month: September 2024

Ryan Rosenblatt Sep 16, 2024, 11:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta computer

Stephanie Brantz, ESPN ColumnistSep 16, 2024, 04:16 PM ET Close Stephanie Brantz has spent the past 20 years in sports media. With a particular passion for both football and women’s sport she now brings her experience and enthusiasm to the ESPN team. Open Extended Reactions Australia’s most experienced women’s football coach will once more take

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 16, 2024, 06:05 PM 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 Birmingham City minority owner Tom Brady was in attendance to see his team beat Wrexham

BIRMINGHAM, England — Tom Brady took the bragging rights over Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds in the game dubbed the “Hollywood derby” as Birmingham City ended Wrexham’s unbeaten start to life in League One with a commanding 3-1 victory at St Andrew’s on Monday evening. The match played out in front of a crowd including

Open Extended Reactions Arne Slot said Federico Chiesa is still not fit to start for Liverpool, despite naming the Italy forward in his squad for Tuesday’s Champions League clash against AC Milan in the San Siro. Chiesa, 26, sealed a £10 million transfer from Juventus to Liverpool during the final week of the summer window

Sep 16, 2024, 12:53 PM ET Gary Shaw (left) helped Aston Villa win the European Cup in 1982. PA Images via Getty Images Former Aston Villa striker Gary Shaw, one of their European Cup-winning players in 1982, has died at the age of 63, the Premier League club said on Monday. The Birmingham-based side did not

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCSep 16, 2024, 10:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Club football returned after a two-week international break and delivered a ton of talking points across the top European leagues. In the Premier League, Arsenal got an ugly (but effective) win over their north London rivals, Tottenham, while Liverpool took a

Sep 16, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Birmingham City‘s chief executive Garry Cook has said he would like to see his club play Wrexham in an official league game in the United States. Birmingham, who are part-owned by NFL legend Tom Brady, take on Wrexham and their Hollywood owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 16, 2024, 11:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Antony has to “earn the right” to win back his place in the Manchester United team, according to manager Erik ten Hag. The Brazil international is the second most expensive transfer in United’s history after arriving from Ajax in an £82

Sep 16, 2024, 11:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami announced the renewal of Benjamin Cremaschi‘s contract until the end of 2027 on Monday, with the option of an additional year. A United States–Argentina dual national, who has already made his U.S. debut at the Paris Olympics, Cremaschi, 19, was instrumental last season in

Associated Press Sep 16, 2024, 10:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled out of Al Nassr’s AFC Champions League Elite opener. FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo has a virus and did not travel to Iraq with Al Nassr for Monday’s AFC Champions League Elite debut match at Al Shorta, the

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 16, 2024, 08:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Aitana Bonmatí has been the best player at Barcelona, the most dominant team in recent seasons. Eric Alonso/Getty Images Barcelona have announced that Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí has signed a new four-year contract, extending her stay at the club until 2028. Sources

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 16, 2024, 07:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti has blamed Real Madrid‘s busy fixture list for the series of injuries the team has suffered so far this season, with forward Brahim Díaz the latest player to be sidelined. Diaz was substituted in the first half of Madrid’s 2-0

Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. In this week’s VAR Review: Why

Open Extended Reactions Manchester City‘s judgement day — or at least the first of many days — has finally arrived. As sources first told ESPN back in August, the long-awaited hearing into the club’s 115 charges for allegedly breaching the Premier League‘s financial rules starts on Monday, Sept. 16 and the stakes, for both the

Sep 16, 2024, 02:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The independent hearing into Manchester City‘s alleged 115 breaches of Premier League financial regulations will finally begin on Monday. In what British media have dubbed as the “sports trial of the century,” a three-person commission will sift through reams of evidence for an estimated 10 weeks