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
Associated Press Jan 19, 2024, 06:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The ninth annual SheBelieves Cup tournament will include hosts the United States as well as Brazil, Canada and Japan, U.S. Soccer announced Friday. Tournament matches will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 19, 2024, 01:33 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions United States men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter said he supports attacking midfielder Gio Reyna’s intent to find regular playing time away from Borussia Dortmund. Reyna, who has played just
Ismaila Sarr scored one goal and laid on another as defending champions Senegal beat Cameroon 3-1 on Friday and booked their place in the round of 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations, leaving their opponents in some peril. Sarr opened the scoring in the first half of the Group C clash in Yamoussoukro after
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