7:00 AM ET The English Football Association has hit back at criticism of the venues for this summer’s Women’s Euro 2022 in England by saying it had to “persuade clubs and cities” to host games at the tournament. The 16-team competition kicks-off on July 6 when hosts England face Austria at sold-out Old Trafford in
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8:26 AM ET Sebastian Haller was named Eredivisie top scorer last season. Soccrates/Getty Images Borussia Dortmund are set to sign striker Sebastian Haller from Ajax in a deal worth around €36 million, sources have told ESPN. The 27-year-old joins following the departure of Erling Haaland to Manchester City in a €60m move earlier this month. –
6:00 AM ET In June 2016, Sadio Mane became the most expensive African player in history at the time when he moved to Liverpool for £34 million from Southampton. The Senegal international forward had impressed new Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp with 25 goals in 75 games for Saints and quickly became a key player at
4:46 PM ET Ryan Giggs confirmed on Monday that he has resigned as coach of the Wales national team. The former Manchester United winger is awaiting trial after being charged with controlling and coercive behaviour and assault against his ex-girlfriend and her sister. Giggs has pleaded not guilty to all charges and remains on bail.
7:05 PM ET Watford attacker Cucho Hernandez is close to finalizing a move to join the Columbus Crew. Getty Images The Columbus Crew have reached an agreement for the transfer of Colombia forward Cucho Hernandez from Watford, a source told ESPN. Columbus will pay a club-record fee of just more than $10 million, the source said,
6:06 PM ET Austin Lindberg Dan Hajducky Close ESPN Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. The Seattle Sounders received adulation from across Major League Soccer when they defeated Pumas to win
1:34 PM ET Alba Palacios is the first transgender athlete in Spain’s football federation. no_source World football’s governing body FIFA and World Athletics said on Monday that they are reviewing their transgender eligibility policies after swimming passed new rules that restrict transgender participation in women’s events. On Sunday, swimming’s world governing body FINA voted to restrict
2:23 PM ET Samuel Eto’o agreed to pay a fine and taxes owed from image rights from 2006-09. DANIEL BELOUMOU OLOMO/AFP via Getty Images Former Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o was handed a 22-month suspended prison sentence by a Spanish court on Monday after admitting tax fraud of €3.8 million ($4m) while he was playing for Barcelona.
9:11 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Antonio Rudiger turned down interest from Barcelona to sign for Real Madrid on a four-year contract. Denis Doyle Antonio Rudiger said it was “Real [Madrid] or nothing” when he decided to leave Chelsea for a new challenge this summer, despite interest from LaLiga rivals Barcelona. Rudiger, 29, was presented
10:00 AM ET Last week, Barcelona members greenlighted a proposal by the club’s board to sell future merchandising and TV rights in exchange for immediate cold, hard cash. They hope to generate up to €700 million (“possibly more” according to president Joan Laporta) which must surely be some kind of record. 2 Related It’s money