Associated Press May 9, 2023, 03:43 PM ET Former Barcelona player Dani Alves will remain in jail after a Spanish court on Tuesday denied his request to be freed on bail while a sexual assault accusation against him is investigated. The court had already denied a similar request by Alves’ defense team in February, saying
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May 9, 2023, 06:24 PM ET The National Women’s Soccer League, which already has plans to expand to 14 teams in 2024, is not done growing. In a video interview with the Washington Post on Tuesday, NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman said that the league is angling to add two more clubs by 2026. – Stream
May 9, 2023, 05:27 PM ET Former Mexico goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal, the first footballer to play in five World Cups, has died at the age of 93. “Tota,” as Carbajal was known, appeared in goal for Mexico at the World Cups in Brazil 1950, Switzerland 1954, Sweden 1958, Chile 1962 and England 1966, in which
May 9, 2023, 11:04 AM ET AC Milan will make a late call on Rafael Leao‘s participation in their Champions League semifinal first leg against arch-rivals Inter Milan, manager Stefano Pioli said on Tuesday after the Portuguese winger suffered a muscle injury. Leao has been one of Milan’s most influential players this season with 13
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 9, 2023, 09:16 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 Magdalena Eriksson and Pernille Harder’s departure from Chelsea will come as a blow to the London club. Photo by
May 9, 2023, 08:56 AM ET NFL legend J.J. Watt has said he took part in a pub crawl in Burnley as “research” after he recently became a minority investor in the Premier League-bound football club. Watt, who retired after a 12-year NFL career in January, announced his investment in Championship title winners Burnley last
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 9, 2023, 10:23 AM ET Lionel Messi‘s father and agent, Jorge, has denied reports the forward has an agreement in place to move to Saudi Arabia next season when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expires. “There is absolutely nothing [in place] with any club for next season,” he said in a
Sam Marsden Jordi Blanco May 9, 2023, 05:53 AM ET The wheels are in motion for Barcelona and Real Madrid to play a preseason friendly at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas this summer, sources have told ESPN. The final details for what will be the third Clasico to be played in the United States are
May 8, 2023, 02:36 PM ET Abdoulaye Doucoure scored a brace of first-half goals as relegation threatened Everton produced a masterclass in counter-attack football with a surprise 5-1 Premier League victory at Brighton & Hove Albion on Monday. Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele scored an own goal and Dwight McNeil added two more as Everton cut
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentMay 8, 2023, 06:38 PM ET Neymar is ready to leave PSG this summer despite still having four years remaining on his contract, sources told ESPN, and the club is willing to let him go if the right offer materializes. The Ligue 1 champions tried to find him a club last summer, but