ESPN News Services Dec 7, 2023, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag said he was warned not to become Manchester United manager before taking over at Old Trafford, with people telling him it was an “impossible” job. The Dutchman joined United from Ajax in the summer of 2022, becoming the sixth manager
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Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 08:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are headed to Hong Kong. The club revealed plans Thursday for a Feb. 4 match there on its first international tour, part of its preseason before the 2024 Major League Soccer campaign. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
ESPN News Services Dec 7, 2023, 07:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Uruguay striker Luis Suárez won the Golden Ball on Thursday as the player of the season in the Brazilian league ahead of his expected departure from the club. The 37-year-old Suárez, who played with Lionel Messi at Barcelona after several seasons with Liverpool
Charlotte Gibson, ESPNDec 7, 2023, 10:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Angel City FC has signed Los Angeles native and defender Gisele Thompson to a three-year plus one-year option contract, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) club told ESPN ahead of officially announcing the move on Thursday. Thompson, the younger sister of Angel City forward
Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 07:36 AM ET Anti-doping prosecutors in Italy requested a maximum four-year ban for Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba on Thursday after the 2018 World Cup winner tested positive for testosterone. Pogba opted not to make a plea bargain with Italy’s anti-doping agency, meaning the case will be tried before the country’s
Associated Press Dec 7, 2023, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The U.S. Soccer Federation’s new training center will be built in Triluth, Georgia, about 20 miles from downtown Atlanta and a 30-minute drive from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The USSF announced the specific site Thursday after saying on Sept. 15 it intended to construct
Dec 7, 2023, 09:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. private equity group Arctos Partners has acquired a minority common equity stake in French champions Paris Saint-Germain, the Ligue 1 club announced on Thursday. A source told ESPN that Arctos would buy a 12.5% stake, which values PSG at €4 billion ($4.32bn), a record-high valuation
Dec 7, 2023, 02:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Juventus are not interested in rejoining the European Club Association (ECA), the Italian outfit said on Thursday, after ECA chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi opened the door for their return. Al-Khelaifi said on Thursday that the ECA would welcome Juventus back after the club signalled they will pull
Sid Lowe, Spain writerDec 7, 2023, 10:34 AM ET CAGLIARI, Italy — Jakub Jankto just wants to play football, like he always did. The Czech midfielder sits by his locker in the dressing room at Unipol Domus, Cagliari Calcio’s temporary home while the Stadio Sant’Elia silently awaits reconstruction next door. A small red-and-blue shirt cut
Associated Press Dec 6, 2023, 10:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions One of the most exciting seasons of the Brazilian league ended Wednesday with the most stable team of the season defending its title and the club that was home to the late Pelé relegated for the first time. Palmeiras drew 1-1 at Cruzeiro to