Oct 26, 2023, 07:26 AM ET Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali will be banned from football for 10 months over breaches of rules on betting on matches in Italy, the head of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said on Thursday. Italy midfielder Tonali, 23, who joined Newcastle from AC Milan in a deal worth €70
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Oct 26, 2023, 05:55 AM ET Criminal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his dealings with former Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber have been closed, Swiss prosecutors said on Thursday, a decision Infantino hailed as a vindication of “the new FIFA.” Infantino was elected in 2016 to clean up football’s world governing body FIFA
Adriana Garcia Oct 26, 2023, 06:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Napoli forward Victor Osimhen has said he would rather play in MLS than in the Saudi Pro League if offered the “same conditions”. Osimhen, 24, had a lucrative offer from Saudi side Al Hilal this summer that was reportedly rejected by Napoli. – Stream
Open Extended Reactions The UEFA Champions League has reached the halfway stage, with all eight groups starting to take shape. This is the final season of the multigroup format, before it becomes a 36-team competition with all clubs in one league table. We take a look at who can seal their places on matchday four,
Oct 26, 2023, 04:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 Champions League group stage is underway, and matchday three is all wrapped up, with Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Barcelona the only teams to maintain a 100% record. After a thrilling round of games, we asked our writers Gab Marcotti, Rob Dawson
ESPN News Services Oct 25, 2023, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. men’s national team star Christian Pulisic has backed AC Milan to come good in the Champions League despite a 3-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday that left the Italian giants bottom of Group F. Milan have just two points from their
Elias Manoel scored a hat trick for the first goals of his MLS Cup playoff career and the New York Red Bulls romped to a 5-2 victory over Charlotte FC on Wednesday in the Eastern Conference Wild Card game in Harrison, New Jersey. John Tolkin also scored and had two assists for the Red Bulls,
Oct 25, 2023, 06:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Newcastle United‘s first defeat of their Champions League return could prove an expensive one with injuries adding to manager Eddie Howe’s frustrations after a 1-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund at a rainy St James’ Park on Wednesday. Defeat means Newcastle face a fight to progress from
Daniel Salloi converted Sporting Kansas City‘s decisive penalty kick as SKC defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 in the tiebreaker after a scoreless 90 minutes on Wednesday in the Western Conference wild-card match at Kansas City, Kan. Johnny Russell, Erik Thommy and Gadi Kinda also converted for Sporting in the shootout, though Alan Pulido‘s attempt
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 25, 2023, 05:48 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PARIS — They’ve spent millions over the past couple of seasons, had superstars come and