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
Jude Bellingham struck in stoppage time to earn an impressive England a 2-2 Wembley draw with Belgium on Tuesday after a Youri Tielemans double had threatened a smash and grab victory in an entertaining friendly. Tielemans struck in the 11th minute after a mis-hit clearance by England keeper Jordan Pickford, with Ivan Toney equalising with
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
Jeff Kassouf Mar 26, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Forwards Mallory Swanson and Catarina Macario returned to the United States women’s national team for the first time in a year and two years, respectively, following major knee injuries. Both players are eligible for selection at the SheBelieves Cup, where the USWNT will play
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 26, 2024, 03:15 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The month-long lockout of MLS referees has ended, with the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) voting to ratify a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Professional Referee Organization
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMar 26, 2024, 07:15 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 Leah Williamson has returned to the Lionesses’ squad ahead of their European Championship qualifiers against
Mar 26, 2024, 06:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions France manager Didier Deschamps has said Arsenal defender William Saliba needs to iron out some kinks in his game before he can be brought into France’s starting lineup. Saliba, 23, has started in six of his 12 appearances for France but was left on the bench
Mar 26, 2024, 04:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former CFA president Chen Xuyuan has been jailed for life on corruption charges. Photo by He Yi/VCG via Getty Images A former president of China‘s football association has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting more than $10 million in bribes, the country’s state media reported
Graham Hunter, Spain writerMar 26, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions With the likes of Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid showing interest, where will Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso go next? Ralf Ibing –
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 26, 2024, 03:15 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The month-long lockout of MLS referees has ended, with sources confirming to ESPN that the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) voted to ratify a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
Danny Lewis Mar 25, 2024, 08:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for a while yet, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: