Nov 10, 2023, 11:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil forward Kerolin, of North Carolina Courage, has been named the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League’s Most Valuable Player, the league said on Friday. Kerolin, who scored a career-high 10 goals in 19 games during her second NWSL season and finished as the Golden Boot runner-up,
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Karim Benzema scored his first Saudi Pro League hat trick to help champions Al Ittihad to a 4-2 home win over Abha in Jeddah on Friday. Benzema, who moved to Saudi Arabia after leaving Real Madrid this past summer, opened the scoring by converting a 38th-minute penalty at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium. – Stream on
Nov 10, 2023, 12:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka is an injury doubt for the Premier League game against Burnley, manager Mikel Arteta said in a news conference on Friday. Saka limped off late in the 2-0 Champions League win over Sevilla and was named in the England squad on Thursday.
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 10, 2023, 09:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has admitted Marcus Rashford is “not happy” but has backed the Manchester United forward to rediscover his best form. Rashford scored 30 goals in all competitions last season and signed a new long-term contract over the summer worth £315,000 ($385,000)-a-week. –
Open Extended Reactions Ange Postecoglou has said Tottenham “cannot afford any more injuries” after confirming Micky van de Ven and James Maddison will not play again in 2023. Van de Ven suffered a hamstring injury just before Maddison limped off with an ankle problem during Monday’s 4-1 home defeat to Chelsea. – Stream on ESPN+:
Adriana Garcia Nov 10, 2023, 11:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Julián Álvarez has told ESPN that it is “a dream” to play alongside Erling Haaland at Manchester City and Lionel Messi with Argentina after he made history with both club and country in 2022-23. Álvarez became the first player in history to win a
Nov 10, 2023, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Two days ahead of the highly anticipated 2023 NWSL championship between NJ/NY Gotham FC and OL Reign — and shortly after the league announced a historic new media rights deal that includes a package of matches across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes,
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 10, 2023, 04:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United and Sir Jim Ratcliffe are hopeful of announcing their partnership over the international break, a source has told ESPN. British billionaire Ratcliffe, chairman and CEO of chemical company INEOS, is set to acquire a 25% stake in the club for around £1.25bn.
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 10, 2023, 07:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti has denied being concerned about Arda Güler‘s long-term future at Real Madrid after the teenage playmaker was ruled out with his third injury since joining the club in the summer. Real Madrid beat competition from Barcelona to sign highly-rated Güler
Cesar Hernandez Nov 9, 2023, 09:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mexico announced a first call-up for Colombian-born winger Julian Quiñones on Thursday ahead of its Concacaf Nations League matches against Honduras this month. Manager Jaime Lozano did not name the rest of his team for the two-legged matches in the quarterfinals of the Nations