Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerAug 9, 2023, 10:21 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most
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Aug 9, 2023, 12:38 PM ET Lionel Messi will have to wait a few days longer to make his official debut in Major League Soccer. It was announced Wednesday that Inter Miami’s Aug. 20 home matchup against Charlotte FC, long expected to see Messi’s first action in MLS, has been postponed to a later date.
Associated Press Aug 9, 2023, 04:37 PM ET Nearly 100 Croatian soccer fans appeared in an Athens court Wednesday to face criminal charges that include murder and membership of a criminal organization over their alleged involvement in deadly fan violence. The handcuffed youths — many with their shirts pulled over their heads to hide their
Cesar Hernandez Aug 9, 2023, 02:16 PM ET Monterrey president Jose Antonio “Tato” Noriega said that the logistics and travel for Mexican clubs aren’t “fair” in the ongoing Leagues Cup tournament between Liga MX and MLS teams hosted in the U.S. and Canada. “Very unhappy, very disappointed, very worried,” Noriega said on Tuesday night about
Aug 9, 2023, 02:40 PM ET Barcelona‘s Franck Kessie has joined Saudi Pro League side Al Ahli, the LaLiga club announced on Wednesday. Al-Ahli will pay €12.5 million ($13.72m) for the 26-year-old, who joined Barca on a free transfer from AC Milan in 2022. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) However, the Ivory
Aug 9, 2023, 07:37 PM ET The Premier League is investigating potential financial rule breaches at Chelsea under Roman Abramovich’s ownership, CEO Richard Masters confirmed Wednesday. Abramovich sold the club last year to an investment group led by American businessman Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital after the Russian oligarch’s assets in Britain were frozen by
Aug 9, 2023, 10:26 AM ET Wolves have appointed former Bournemouth coach Gary O’Neil as their new manager on a three-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday, a day after Julen Lopetegui abruptly left the role. Spanish manager Lopetegui left Wolves after less than a year in charge following differences of opinion, three
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerAug 9, 2023, 04:00 AM ET The 2023-24 Premier League season brings with it a whole host of new kits from all 20 teams for fans to run the rule over. Home, away and (for most clubs, but not all) third alternate jerseys have been unleashed upon expectant fans who are
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerAug 8, 2023, 04:00 AM ET The devil’s in the details: Manchester United’s fiery former captain Roy Keane models the club’s new third kit, complete with Red Devil emblem. Adidas As if providing the antidote to their grimy green away kit that answered the question, “how many stripes is too many?,” Manchester
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentAug 9, 2023, 07:28 AM ET Kylian Mbappé will not be involved in Paris Saint-Germain‘s Ligue 1 opener against Lorient at the Parc des Princes on Saturday, sources have told ESPN. The 2018 World Cup winner has not trained with the first-team squad under new manager Luis Enrique amid a contract dispute with