5:29 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Eden Hazard has said that he and coach Carlo Ancelotti “don’t talk” about the forward’s lack of playing time at Real Madrid. Hazard, 32, has made just one LaLiga start and two substitute appearances this season — in August and September — despite suggestions from Ancelotti that he
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4:03 AM ET Former France captain Wendie Renard, who announced last month that she would step back from the national team, said she is open to making a return if former coach Corinne Diacre’s successor deems her worthy of a recall. Renard said last month she would not play at this year’s Women’s World Cup
5:51 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens LaLiga president Javier Tebas feels “ashamed” by “the worst reputational crisis” he can remember in Spanish football as Barcelona face corruption charges for payments made to the former vice president of the refereeing committee. Prosecutors last week alleged Barca had sought favourable treatment from match officials as part
7:41 AM ET Paul Pogba has suffered a new injury setback as he picked up another knock after taking free kicks in training, Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri said. The midfielder made his first appearance back at Juventus in the derby win over Torino last month following a long spell out of action with an injury.
7:30 PM ET The findings of the U.S. Soccer Federation’s investigation into the domestic violence incident involving former U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter and his wife Rosalind — as well as the behavior of Claudio and Danielle Reyna as it related to the World Cup playing time of their son, Gio Reyna —
5:57 PM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Nike has announced it will “stop making any product with kangaroo leather” by the end of 2023, the sportswear
4:30 PM ET Ryan Rosenblatt One of the charms of MLS is its unpredictability. That obviously applies during the season, but especially when it comes to preseason predictions. We all walk into a season with expectations of teams, and every year there are several who are miles better than anyone figured. That leads us to
2:46 PM ET Out-of-contract United States men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter can contend for the open USMNT’s coaching job, U.S. Soccer said on Monday following an investigation into allegations of domestic violence against him. After an independent investigation, the U.S. Soccer Federation found that both Berhalter and his wife, Rosalind, accurately portrayed the nature
12:12 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens A court has reversed its decision to allow Gavi to be registered as a first-team player at Barcelona because the Catalan club filed their lawsuit late, LaLiga said on Monday. Gavi, 18, signed a new contract at Camp Nou in September until 2026 but the Spanish top-flight did
4:33 PM ET Associated Press The luxury Cairo villa of Egypt and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah was burglarized over the weekend, according to police. Two officials told the Associated Press on Monday the burglars stole only cable TV receivers from the winger’s villa in the upmarket Tagamoa area, some 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of