Oct 17, 2023, 05:07 PM ET Forward Anwar El Ghazi was suspended by Mainz on Tuesday for a social media post about the Israel-Hamas war that the Bundesliga club felt was “unacceptable.” El Ghazi, who joined Mainz in September, has since deleted the post. Hamas fighters killed more than 1,400 Israelis on Oct. 7 in
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ESPN News Services Oct 17, 2023, 08:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Argentina winger Ángel Di María said on Tuesday that the 2024 Copa America will be his last tournament with the Albiceleste, ending a 16-year run with the national team. “I will leave the Argentina national team after the Copa America. It’s over for
Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham says he wants to stay at Real Madrid for the next “10 to15 years” after claiming the LaLiga side have helped take his game to a new level. The 20-year-old played a starring role in England‘s 3-1 win over Italy at Wembley on Tuesday, helping the Three Lions recover from
ESPN News Services Oct 17, 2023, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former United States men’s national team captain Michael Bradley announced Tuesday that he will retire from professional soccer following Toronto FC‘s final game of the MLS regular season on Saturday. The 36-year-old has spent the last 10 seasons with Toronto after signing from
Open Extended Reactions Luciano Spalletti said Italy have no fear about a “game with no tomorrow” against Ukraine next month with the reigning European champions knowing a defeat in their final qualification fixture will force them to face the jeopardy of the Euro 2024 playoffs. A 3-1 loss to England at Wembley, coupled with Ukraine’s
France recovered from a glaring defensive error to beat Scotland 4-1 in a friendly between two teams that have already qualified for the European Championship. Kickoff in Lille was delayed by 10 minutes to allow fans time to get safely into the ground, due to enhanced security measures in place. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
Oct 17, 2023, 11:38 AM ET The Italian FA (FIGC) has banned Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli for at least seven months over breaches of betting rules, according to a statement released Tuesday. The FIGC ban is for 12 months in total, five of which are suspended provided Fagioli completes a six-month course of therapy for
Oct 17, 2023, 09:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) officials involved when Liverpool were wrongly denied a goal in last month’s Premier League loss at Tottenham Hotspur will return for this weekend’s fixtures. Officials Darren England and Dan Cook were replaced for two matches that same weekend, before being excluded
ESPN News Services Oct 17, 2023, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mark Parsons will not return next season to coach the Washington Spirit, the National Women’s Soccer League team announced Tuesday. The announcement came two days after the Spirit suffered a 1-0 home loss to the North Carolina Courage on the final day of
Adriana Garcia Oct 17, 2023, 05:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil coach Fernando Diniz has said that Neymar is “one of the greatest players in the history of world football” after recent criticism of the talismanic forward. Neymar was hit by a bag of popcorn thrown from the stands by supporters, an incident that