3:10 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Nestor Araujo made 136 appearances for Celta Vigo, scoring four goals. David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Liga MX giants Club America have announced the signings of Jurgen Damm and Mexican international Nestor Araujo. The news was made official on Friday, just eight days away from the team’s 2022 Apertura season-opener against Atlas on
Football
5:07 PM ET Beth Mead and Lauren Hemp celebrate during England’s 5-1 victory over the Netherlands. George Wood/Getty Images A dominant second-half display from hosts England secured a thumping 5-1 victory over the Netherlands in a Women’s Euro 2022 warm-up match at Elland Road on Friday. England coach Sarina Wiegman led the Dutch to the European
7:00 AM ET Four players, teams and tournaments to watch for this summer, from left to right: Lieke Martens, Netherlands, the Euros; Alex Morgan, USA, CONCACAF W Championship; Asisat Oshoala, Nigeria, Africa Women Cup of Nations; Debinha, Brazil, Copa America Femenina. Illustration by ESPN Ahh, summer — ’tis the season for the beautiful game’s biggest and
6:48 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent A dividend payment being made to Manchester United owners the Glazer family has been branded “indefensible” by the club’s independent supporters’ trust. The Glazers, including executive co-chairmen Joel and Avram, are set to receive the bulk of an £11 million payment being made to shareholders on Friday. – Insider Notebook:
5:49 AM ET Associated Press Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi has been acquitted for a second time in a FIFA retrial. Photo by Sebastien Muylaert/Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi was acquitted in Switzerland on Friday for a second time in a retrial of alleged wrongdoing linked to former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke. Al-Khelaifi
4:49 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Kosovare Asllani joined Real Madrid in 2019, when the club was still called CD Tacon. Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Real Madrid forward Kosovare Asllani has said there is an “unhealthy and dangerous environment” around the club’s women’s team, alleging the squad have been “constantly pushed to play injured.”
9:45 AM ET When U.S. Soccer sends out press releases to announce upcoming match rosters, there are always a few stats and facts included. But I think this bullet from the announcement of the 23-player roster for CONCACAF’S World Cup qualification tournament sums up the state of the U.S. women’s national team perfectly: Honestly, when
11:47 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid will travel to newly promoted Almeria on the opening weekend of the 2022-23 LaLiga season while Barcelona host Rayo Vallecano — with the two giants meeting in the campaign’s first Clasico on the weekend of Oct. 16 — after the fixture list was released by the
2:36 PM ET Oliver McBurnie, pictured, and teammate Rhian Brewster were charged with common assault by the Nottinghamshire Police on Thursday. Getty Images Sheffield United duo Rhian Brewster and Oliver McBurnie were charged with assault by Nottinghamshire Police on Thursday following the disorder that marred their Championship playoff semifinal at Nottingham Forest last month. The club
9:18 AM ET The European soccer season ended in May, and there’s no major men’s international tournament on deck this summer. The NBA season just ended, and the NHL season is about to. Happily distracted by the Men’s and Women’s College World Series? The latter is over, and the former will be soon. Granted, the