1:35 PM ET Christen Press has played over 100 times for the USWNT. Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images United States women’s national team forward Christen Press has announced plans to take time out from soccer, citing a desire to focus on mental health, spiritual growth and processing grief. The 32-year-old, who left Manchester United in
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1:19 PM ET Manchester United‘s Premier League game with Aston Villa on Sept. 25 has been moved forward because of a Courteeners concert taking place at Lancashire Cricket Club on the same day. The Old Trafford fixture was originally scheduled for 10 a.m. E.T. but will now begin at 7.30 a.m. E.T. and will directly
11:14 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo is back at Manchester United and ready to wear the club’s No. 7 shirt for the first time since 2009 in Saturday’s Premier League clash against Newcastle United at Old Trafford. But giving the Portugal forward his old number is the easy part for United; the big challenge now is
4:00 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
4:16 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Claudia Zornoza’s goal secured Real Madrid a place in the Women’s Champions League group stages. Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Real Madrid Femenino qualified for the UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage for the first time in the team’s short history on Wednesday with a 1-0 away win at Manchester
9:24 AM ET Associated Press Jerome Boateng is alleged to have assaulted his former partner Sherin Senler in July 2018. Peter Kneffel/picture alliance via Getty Images Lyon defender Jerome Boateng denied allegations of assault against his former partner as his trial started on Thursday. Boateng, 33, told Munich District Court that he did not hit and
5:27 AM ET Adriana Garcia Argentina captain Lionel Messi has told ESPN he has “peace of mind” after winning the Copa America, his first major triumph with the national team after past disappointments. Messi, 34, went into the tournament after four failed attempts for Argentina in finals, and the Albiceleste lifted the Copa America after
10:05 AM ET UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has warned of a potential European boycott of the World Cup if FIFA’s plans to stage the tournament every two years go ahead. World football’s governing body is carrying out a review of the international match calendar, led by former longtime Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger who is proposing
6:13 AM ET Erling Haaland has expressed disappointment with his goalscoring record despite netting a hat trick in Norway‘s 5-1 win against Gibraltar in a World Cup qualifier. Haaland, 21, has contributed 12 goals in 15 appearances during his short international career while scoring six goals in five matches for Borussia Dortmund this season. –
7:24 AM ET Associated Press The Spanish league is joining the blockchain world by launching officially licensed digital cards of players to be sold and traded online. The league on Thursday announced a deal with fantasy football platform Sorare to launch the cards based on non-fungible tokens, known as NFTs. – Barca’s stunning new third