Aug 11, 2023, 06:54 AM ET Barcelona hope to have all their players registered for their first LaLiga game of the season against Getafe on Sunday after announcing an agreement to sell 29.5% of Barca Vision to LIBERO Football Finance AG and NIPA Capital B.V. for €120 million ($131.9m), sources have told ESPN. The same
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Aug 11, 2023, 07:22 AM ET Carlo Ancelotti said Real Madrid could enter the transfer market for a new goalkeeper but backed Andriy Lunin to step in for Thibaut Courtois after he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear the day before the start of the new LaLiga season. Courtois was hurt
Aug 11, 2023, 06:45 AM ET Amanda Ilestedt got herself on the scoresheet to power Sweden past Japan. EPA/BRETT PHIBBS The 2023 Women’s World Cup is in full swing, and these daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what-to-watch-for information and best reads. Check in with ESPN
Tottenham striker Harry Kane has agreed to join Bayern Munich in a deal which could be worth up to €120 million ($131m), sources have told ESPN. The 30-year-old is expected to travel to Germany to undergo a medical ahead of signing a four-year contract. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) ESPN revealed earlier
Cesar Hernandez Aug 11, 2023, 02:21 AM ET Jaime “Jimmy” Lozano will maintain his job as coach of Mexico‘s senior men’s team after helping clinch the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup in an interim role. An official announcement regarding a permanent position was made Thursday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “I am very
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 10, 2023, 09:20 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The San Jose Earthquakes have received an offer from Serie A side Bologna for United States attacker Cade Cowell, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Athletic was the first to report the
Aug 10, 2023, 05:55 PM ET Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou is Real Madrid‘s number one choice to fill the void created by Thibaut Courtois‘ injury but the club are still looking for other alternatives due to the high price it would cost to sign the Morocco international, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Rodrigo Faez. Madrid have
Aug 10, 2023, 07:17 PM ET Fluminense’s former Brazil international Marcelo has been handed a three-match ban by CONMEBOL after his lunge at Argentinos Juniors’ Luciano Sanchez left the defender with a horrific injury in a Copa Libertadores clash in Buenos Aires last week. The 35-year-old left-back will also have to pay a $6,000 fine,
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 10, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Aaron Wan-Bissaka has said he feared his Manchester United career was over during a spell out of the team following Erik ten Hag’s appointment as manager. The defender spent three months on the sidelines after Ten Hag’s arrival last summer and didn’t start a single game before
Aug 10, 2023, 06:32 PM ET Inter Miami CF coach Gerardo Martino said the leadership Lionel Messi is providing in MLS is similar to what he showed in helping Argentina win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. “He is not doing here neither more nor less than what we saw in the World Cup with