Oct 13, 2023, 08:42 AM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino wrote to the Israel and Palestine football federations on Friday, offering his condolences over the “horrendous violence” in the past week in a conflict that has taken over 2,700 lives and injured thousands more so far. In the letter first reported by Sky News, Infantino
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 13, 2023, 05:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Midfielder Kalvin Phillips is ready to consider his options to leave Manchester City in January, a source has told ESPN. Phillips decided to stay and fight for his place over the summer, despite struggling to break into Pep Guardiola’s team in his first season
A stunning overhead kick by Eduard Bello helped Venezuela hold Brazil to a 1-1 draw in their 2026 World Cup qualifier on Thursday, ending a home win streak in qualifying that stretched back 15 games to 2015. After a goalless first half in Cuiaba, defender Gabriel Magalhaes opened the scoring in the 50th minute, meeting
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentOct 12, 2023, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Midfielder John McGinn was left annoyed by the decision to rule out Scott McTominay‘s goal as Scotland lost 2-0 to Spain on Thursday and missed their first chance to clinch a place at Euro 2024 next summer. McTominay’s brilliant free kick beat Spain
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentOct 12, 2023, 03:30 PM ET Spain‘s World Cup winning coach Jorge Vilda has been appointed as the new manager of Morocco‘s women’s national team. Vilda, 42, was dismissed by Spain last month as part of the fallout to ousted Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] president Luis Rubiales’ unsolicited kiss on forward Jenni
Associated Press Oct 12, 2023, 03:12 PM ET Premier League players Sandro Tonali and Nicolò Zaniolo were sent back to their clubs from Italy’s training camp on Thursday after being notified by police of involvement in a betting investigation. The move comes a day after Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli acknowledged that he is being investigated
Open Extended Reactions Jack Grealish believes the perfect way to top Manchester City‘s treble success this season is to win Euro 2024 with England. The 28-year-old was a key part of Pep Guardiola’s side as they became only the second team in English football history to win the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup
Oct 12, 2023, 01:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool‘s new upper tier in the Anfield Road stand will remain closed until the end of the year, the Premier League club said on Thursday, as a further delay of the expansion project sees fans’ tickets cancelled for the Oct. 21 game against Everton. The new
ESPN News Services Oct 12, 2023, 06:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi was not in Argentina‘s starting XI for their World Cup qualifier against Paraguay on Thursday, but he was included in the squad as a substitute. Lionel Scaloni’s Argentina is 2-0 in CONMEBOL qualifying thus far, having beaten Ecuador 1-0 and Bolívia
Open Extended Reactions Colorado Rapids have interviewed Arsenal youth team coach and former midfielder, Jack Wilshere, about the MLS club’s vacant head coach position, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Rapids are owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, who also own Arsenal, and it is understood a formal approach was made to the Premier League side