Julien Laurens, CorrespondentAug 13, 2023, 08:13 AM ET Kylian Mbappé has been reintegrated in the Paris Saint-Germain‘s first team after two weeks training away from them, the club announced on Sunday. The 24-year-old forward’s return comes after positive talks between his camp and the club on Saturday ahead of the opening game of the season
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentAug 13, 2023, 10:37 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar is close to agreeing to personal terms with Al Hilal and completing a move to the Saudi Pro League, sources told ESPN. PSG want €80 million ($88 million) for the 31-year-old, but negotiations between the clubs are progressing well, sources said. – Stream
Aug 13, 2023, 08:23 AM ET Italy coach Roberto Mancini surprisingly resigned on Sunday, ending an an up-and-down tenure with the national team that included a European Championship title in 2021 but also a failed qualification for last year’s World Cup. The Italian soccer federation issued a short announcement saying that Mancini communicated his resignation
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 12, 2023, 09:27 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Italian Serie A side Bologna has made a revised offer for United States and San Jose Earthquakes attacker Cade Cowell, multiple sources with knowledge of the negotiations told ESPN. The latest offer
Harry Kane was denied a long-awaited first trophy in his first game with Bayern Munich after his new team lost 3-0 to RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup on Saturday. England captain Kane had signed a four-year deal amid a media frenzy only hours earlier and made a substitute appearance in the second half
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Aug 12, 2023, 06:42 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti praised Jude Bellingham as “outstanding” after the England midfielder scored and delivered a man-of-the-match performance on his competitive debut for Real Madrid in a 2-0 win away at Athletic Club on Saturday. Rodrygo put Madrid ahead in the 28th minute in Bilbao before
Aug 12, 2023, 02:57 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo won his first trophy with Al Nassr and the club’s first ever Arab Club Champions Cup title after scoring twice in a 2-1 extra-time win over fellow Saudi side Al Hilal on Saturday at the King Fahd Stadium. Ronaldo failed to land a trophy last season after
Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 07:26 PM ET HALLE, Germany — Former United States men’s national team player Julian Green was the victim of racist abuse in a German Cup game on Saturday. Green, who is Black, was playing for Greuther Fürth against host Hallescher FC in the first round of the competition. On the
Star striker Kylian Mbappé watched from the stands as Paris Saint-Germain began their Ligue 1 title defense with a drab 0-0 home draw against Lorient on Saturday. Mbappé, Neymar and Marco Verratti were all left out by new PSG coach Luis Enrique at the Parc des Princes. Mbappé topped last season’s scoring charts with 29 league
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 12, 2023, 06:19 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. New England Revolution and United States international defender DeJuan Jones is once again drawing interest from European clubs, as various transfer windows come to a close over the next month, sources have