9:16 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said the club are in a constant tug-of-war with LaLiga over financial limits imposed upon them. Laporta accused LaLiga of changing their own rules to prevent Barca from registering and signing players and said they will continue to fight the Spanish league with
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7:14 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid‘s forward Vinicius Junior has said the only way to fight racism is by punishing those who are reponsible. Vinicius urged for more action after Brazilian basketball player Yago Dos Santos was subjected to racial abuse during his team’s EuroCup defeat at Joventut Badalona on Tuesday. “Let’s start to
6:47 AM ET Football clubs spent a record $1.57 billion (£1.27bn) on transfers in the January transfer window, the sport’s world governing body FIFA said on Thursday, with an all-time high number of international deals taking place last month. In the women’s game, the total number of international transfers also reached a new all-time high
4:33 AM ET Portland Thorns clinched the 2022 NWSL title with a 2-0 win over Kansas City Current in October last year. AP Photo/Nick Wass The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) announced that the 2023 campaign will begin on March 25 with the new format for this year’s UKG NWSL Challenge Cup set to start on
5:51 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Leeds United in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Wednesday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Wilfried Gnonto opened the scoring for Leeds after just 55 seconds before a Raphael Varane own-goal
6:54 PM ET U.S. women’s national team forward Alex Morgan spoke out against FIFA possibly bringing on Visit Saudi — the official tourism authority for the kingdom of Saudi Arabia — as a sponsor of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Speaking to reporters ahead of the SheBelieves Cup, which the USWNT is participating in
7:15 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Tigres head coach Diego Cocca is set to become the next manager of Mexico men’s national team, sources told ESPN’s David Faitelson on Wednesday. Cocca was selected over Pachuca’s Guillermo Almada for the job, leaving just details to be finalized in his contract regarding his date of arrival and salary,
7:08 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag said his players were “not ready” to start either half during their 2-2 draw with Leeds United. Leeds scored 55 seconds after kick-off and again three minutes after half-time to go 2-0 up at Old Trafford. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)
4:42 PM ET AS Roma midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo has completed a move to Turkish side Galatasaray, the Serie A club said on Wednesday. Zaniolo has signed a 4-1/2-year deal, and Galatasaray would pay Roma a transfer fee of 16.5 million euros ($17.70 million) and a further 13 million euros in add-ons, according to multiple reports
12:15 PM ET The United States Soccer Federation has selected Orlando’s Exploria Stadium to be the venue for its Concacaf Nations League clash against El Salvador on March 27. The match is the second of the FIFA international window, with an away trip to Grenada set to take place in St. George’s on March 24.