Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 19, 2023, 09:01 AM ET Players have reported for duty with Spain‘s women’s national team with the threat of a fine or a domestic ban looming over them if they don’t. The six Madrid-based players arrived at a hotel in the Spanish capital on Tuesday before departing for Valencia, where
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Sep 19, 2023, 10:50 AM ET A 58-year-old Newcastle United fan was in stable condition in hospital after being stabbed in Milan by a group of hooded attackers on the eve of the team’s Champions League game against AC Milan, Italian police said Tuesday. The supporter, a British national, was stabbed in the arm and
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 19, 2023, 11:35 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Megan Rapinoe’s celebration against France in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Women’s World Cup is illustrative of her enduring legacy. Elsa/Getty Images The picture — like the player — has become iconic. It’s
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 19, 2023, 05:24 AM ET Tennis legend Rafa Nadal has said he would like to succeed Florentino Pérez as Real Madrid president one day but admitted he might not meet the criteria for the job. The 22-time Grand Slam winner — a Madrid fan and honorary club member — played
Sep 19, 2023, 06:28 AM ET Ireland defender Diane Caldwell said her team reached the Women’s World Cup “in spite” of their former coach Vera Pauw and that she had failed to get the best out of the players due to inadequate preparations. The 60-year-old Dutch coach led Ireland to their first major tournament this
Sep 18, 2023, 10:34 PM ET For months after her car accident, Rylee Foster, left, had to wear a steel ‘halo’ that was surgically attached to her skull. Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Two years after almost dying in a serious car crash, goalkeeper Rylee Foster has penned an A-League Women contract with Wellington
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 19, 2023, 05:05 AM ET The UK television broadcaster of Manchester United‘s trip to Bayern Munich in the Champions League this week billed the match as a clash between “two of the biggest teams in the world” in their advertising push, but Erik ten Hag and his players will arrive in southern
Associated Press Sep 18, 2023, 06:05 PM ET Spain‘s World Cup-winning women’s players don’t plan to end their boycott of the national team despite being called up for the squad by new coach Montse Tomé on Monday. The players said they were caught by surprise by the call-up after they had made clear their decision
Sep 18, 2023, 08:33 PM ET Ali Al-Bulaihi‘s equaliser 10 minutes into stoppage time spared Al Hilal‘s blushes as Neymar made his first start for the Saudi Pro League side in a 1-1 draw with Uzbekistan’s Navbahor in the Asian Champions League in Riyadh on Monday. Saudi Arabia international defender Al Bulaihi rose to meet
Graham Hunter, Spain writerSep 18, 2023, 03:53 PM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Xavi and Van Bommel clashed in the 2010 World Cup final, but they also had a fair share of disagreements when they were Barcelona teammates. One