Adriana Garcia Feb 22, 2024, 05:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Uruguay forward Luis Suárez has said he believes Inter Miami can lift their first MLS Cup this year as he embarks on his debut season at the club. Suárez, who joined Miami in December as a free agent, made his MLS debut in Wednesday’s
Adriana Garcia Feb 22, 2024, 09:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced the renewal of men’s national team manager Luis de la Fuente’s contract until 2026 on Thursday. De La Fuente’s previous deal with Spain was due to expire this summer but the RFEF activated a renewal clause in his
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 22, 2024, 09:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Toni Kroos will return to the Germany national team ahead of this summer’s European Championship, the Real Madrid midfielder confirmed on social media on Thursday. Kroos, 34 — who retired from international football in 2021 — had revealed earlier this month that
Feb 22, 2024, 08:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso would not be drawn on reports linking him with a potential move to the Premier League or Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich, saying on Thursday he had nothing new to add. The Spanish coach has a contract with Leverkusen until 2026, and
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 22, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has said he wants to manage a national team at a major tournament before he retires from coaching. Guardiola has a contract at Manchester City until 2025 and has not ruled out signing an extension. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 22, 2024, 08:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are prepared for a squad clear-out this summer to help speed up progress on the pitch under new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, sources have told ESPN. United have money to spend in the next transfer window but concerns about the club’s
Feb 22, 2024, 04:19 AM ET Catalonia’s top court on Thursday found former Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022, sentencing him to four and a half years in prison. The court also ordered that Alves pay €150,000 ($162,990) to the victim. “The sentence considers that
Ryan Rosenblatt Feb 22, 2024, 10:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Remember the MLS days of plain white shirts with a crest and sponsor? Kits so bland that even copywriters could do little else than call them “clean”? Thankfully, those days are gone as the league is delivering us some surefire heat now. – Stream
Scott Van Pelt, Host, SportsCenter with SVPFeb 22, 2024, 09:39 AM ET Close Scott Van Pelt joined ESPN in Spring 2001 as the network’s lead professional golf reporter. He has since become a SportsCenter anchor, primarily hosting the 11 p.m. ET edition while remaining the lead reporter and host of the network’s coverage of golf’s
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 22, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA title four years ago. Since then, they have a regular-season record of 148-144. The Golden State Warriors won the