May 23, 2023, 02:07 PM ET U.S. women’s national team forward Catarina Macario has announced that she will not recover in time from an ACL injury to play in this summer’s Women’s World Cup. Macario, 23, has not played since suffering the injury in French club Lyon‘s final game of last season almost a year
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May 24, 2023, 03:42 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo believes the Saudi Pro League he joined this season could in time become one of the top five leagues in the world. The Portugal captain joined Al Nassr in January on a contract estimated by some media reports to be worth more than €200 million ($220.16 million).
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 24, 2023, 11:47 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Borussia Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl has said the club have received no proposals for star midfielder Jude
Gareth Southgate has criticised the extent of Ivan Toney‘s eight-month ban and insisted the striker can still make England‘s squad for Euro 2024. Toney was suspended from playing until January 2024 and fined £50,000 after accepting 232 breaches of the Football Association’s rules on betting. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The FA
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 24, 2023, 06:24 AM ET Barcelona defender Jordi Alba will leave the Catalan club at the end of the existing season as a free agent, it was announced on Wednesday. Alba, 34, has a contract with Barca until 2024 but an agreement has been reached for him to depart this
Associated Press May 23, 2023, 03:27 PM ET LAFC midfielder Timmy Tillman has been approved by FIFA to change his national team affiliation to the United States from Germany, following a move made by younger brother Malik a year earlier. Timmy Tillman, 24, was born in Nuremberg, Germany, to a father in the U.S. military
May 24, 2023, 08:57 AM ET Ruud van Nistelrooy has quit as PSV Eindhoven coach citing a lack of management support and amid reports of a player revolt, despite leading the club to a Dutch Cup final victory last month and potentially a place in the Champions League next season. PSV confirmed on Wednesday that
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 24, 2023, 05:00 AM ET The treble is so rare in English football that when Sir Alex Ferguson addressed his players at Camp Nou ahead of the 1999 Champions League final, he likened it to flying to the moon. Manchester United had already lifted the Premier League trophy and the FA Cup
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2023, 04:50 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. When it comes to sports, this is the circle of life. The biggest clubs spend big on other teams’ burgeoning stars so they can win trophies, or at least signal to their fans that they’re trying
May 23, 2023, 04:57 PM ET The United States scored three second-half goals in a 3-0 U20 World Cup win over Fiji on Tuesday at the Bicentenario Stadium in San Juan, Argentina, to close in on a spot in the knockout rounds of the tournament. Michael Anthony Varas’ side dominated the match from the opening