Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Someday, with the benefit of hindsight, Saturday’s United States men’s national team game against Slovenia could turn out to be the day several mainstays got their first chance. There are
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Arsenal returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a 5-0 drubbing of toothless London rivals Crystal Palace to climb into third in the Premier League on Saturday. Gabriel‘s headed goal from a corner and a Dean Henderson own goal — courtesy of another Gabriel header from a corner — put Mikel Arteta’s side in
Adriana Garcia Jan 20, 2024, 10:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has said he believes his team’s next two games will define their season. Barça, who are eight points behind league leaders Girona and seven points adrift of second-place Real Madrid, play at Real Betis on Sunday in LaLiga before travelling
Adriana Garcia Jan 20, 2024, 07:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Al Nassr defender Aymeric Laporte has said many players like him that joined Saudi Pro League last summer clubs are “dissatisfied,” citing working conditions and broken promises. The Spain international joined Al Nassr in a €27.5 million ($30m) transfer from Manchester City in August,
Jan 20, 2024, 07:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brighton have signed highly-rated Argentina under-23 defender Valentín Barco from Boca Juniors, the club announced on Saturday. Barco, 19, arrives on England’s south coast after a promising start to his career in Argentina in which he helped Boca reach last year’s Copa Libertadores final. – Stream
Four days after being named FIFA’s best men’s player, Lionel Messi began the preseason with Inter Miami CF of Major League Soccer, which played to a scoreless draw with the El Salvador national team in an exhibition on Friday night. The Argentina star played in the first half alongside Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, his new
Sid Lowe, Spain writerJan 19, 2024, 03:22 PM ET Head coach Xavi of Barcelona watches during the Spanish Super Cup final between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Jan. 14. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images) “It would have to be the coup of a lifetime, like ‘Money Heist,'” the Unionistas de Salamanca
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJan 19, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After being sacked by Roma on Tuesday, José Mourinho is in talks to join Al Shabab of the Saudi Pro League. Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images It shouldn’t come as a surprise. José Mourinho is in talks to join Al Shabab in Saudi Arabia, and
Ed Dove, Special to ESPNJan 19, 2024, 05:11 PM ET Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Open Extended Reactions Mohamed Salah is set to miss two matches at the Africa Cup of Nations after suffering a
ESPN News Services Jan 19, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo said Friday that the big-spending Saudi Pro League is already better and more competitive than France‘s top division Ligue 1. Ronaldo, who joined Al Nassr after leaving Manchester United just over a year ago, was speaking at the Globe Soccer Awards