7:35 PM ET Sue Bird and Eli Manning are the latest big names to join the ownership group of NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women’s Soccer League, multiple outlets reported Thursday. The club has been valued a $40 million — a record for the league, per the reports. Bird, a New York native, is
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3:20 AM ET Liverpool will play a friendly one day after their Premier League opener at Fulham next weekend, manager Jurgen Klopp said, adding that his players need more match practice to cope with a packed schedule in the 2022-23 season. Liverpool, who have played Manchester United, Crystal Palace, RB Leipzig and Salzburg during preseason,
11:35 AM ET Adam Snavely Surveying the rolling hills and sun-spackled plains of North America, one cannot help but feel the sense of space, the vast openness, the sense of adventure, exploration, and corporate brand partnerships for meaningless tournaments involving clubs from the Premier League, LaLiga and beyond. 2 Related That’s right, this preseason across
1:38 PM ET New England Revolution striker Jozy Altidore is headed out on loan to Liga MX side Puebla, Revs boss Bruce Arena has confirmed. Sources earlier told ESPN that the 32-year-old agreed on Wednesday to terms for a loan that will expire Dec. 31 of this year. Altidore is already en route to Mexico
12:53 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have reached an agreement with Sevilla to sign defender Jules Kounde, the Catalan club confirmed on Thursday. Kounde, 23, will join for a fee of €55 million and sign a contract at Camp Nou until 2027, sources have told ESPN. Once Kounde passes a medical and signs
1:15 PM ET Fenerbahce fans are seen reacting after Vitali Buyalsky scored for Dynamo Kyiv in their Champions League qualifier in Istanbul on Wednesday. Seskim Photo/MB Media/Getty Images UEFA said on Thursday it will start a disciplinary investigation against Turkey’s Fenerbahce over a group of its fans chanting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s name after conceding a
11:47 AM ET Chile continue to insist that Byron Castillo (left) was ineligible to appear for Ecuador in World Cup qualifying. Alberto Valdes – Pool/Getty Images Chile‘s Football Federation (ANFP) is appealing against FIFA’s decision to dismiss their complaint that Ecuador fielded an ineligible player during the World Cup qualifying campaign. FIFA’s decision on June 10
5:54 AM ET Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk; two world-class goalkeepers in Ederson and Alisson; and arguably the two leading coaches in the game in Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. With so much A-list talent and winning pedigree between Manchester City and Liverpool, Saturday’s Community Shield clash (stream live
5:50 AM ET LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said he would welcome the return of Cristiano Ronaldo to Spain following reports linking the Manchester United forward to Atletico Madrid. Ronaldo, 37, held talks with United’s hierarchy this week over his future after he told the club he would like to leave earlier this summer. –
8:56 AM ET D.C. United have signed goalkeeper David Ochoa from Real Salt Lake in exchange for an undisclosed amount of allocation, sources have confirmed to ESPN. The Washington Post was the first to report the news. – MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games, replays (U.S.)– Soccer on ESPN+: FC Daily | Futbol Americas– Don’t