5:37 PM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen On Sunday, Andrea Pirlo leads Juventus for the first time at home against Sampdoria (2:30 p.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+). Early last month, the 2006 World Cup winner, and one of the most iconic players of his generation with a glittering career at AC Milan and Juventus, was surprisingly
3:10 PM ET Graham HaysESPN.com Close Graham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays began with ESPN in 1999. When the Orlando Pride finally take the field this weekend for the team’s first game in nearly a year, they will do so without star forward and new Tottenham signing Alex Morgan.
5:14 PM ET There were call ups for five Chivas players and four from Club America in Gerardo “Tata” Martino’s first Mexico squad of 2020. The list of 26 players will be training in Mexico City from Saturday until next Wednesday in preparation for El Tri‘s Sept. 30 friendly against Costa Rica in Estadio Azteca,
3:06 PM ET Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona eased to a 3-1 victory over Girona in their second preseason friendly under Ronald Koeman on Wednesday. Philippe Coutinho struck the crossbar early on before giving Barca the lead midway through the first half, tapping into an empty net after brilliant link play between Messi and
4:15 PM ET Ronald Koeman says he was especially impressed with United States youth international Konrad de la Fuente as Barcelona continued their preparations for the new season by beating Girona 3-1 on Wednesday. Lionel Messi scored twice — his first goals for the club since he tried to leave last month — and Philippe
2:27 PM ET United States national team trio Giovanni Reyna, Tyler Adams, and Joshua Sargent said they are seeking to improve at their respective clubs ahead of the start of the German Bundesliga season (stream matches on ESPN+). – Which German Bundesliga team should you support?– Stream Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS on ESPN+ all season–
3:42 PM ET French football authorities have opened an investigation into Neymar’s claims of racist abuse during a contentious loss to Marseille on Sunday and banned him two matches for fighting in that same game. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The Paris Saint-Germain star was sent off after a fight broke
12:19 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England duo Katherine Brunt and Nat Sciver have joined the Melbourne Stars for the WBBL Sciver previously played for the Stars in the first two seasons of the WBBL before switching to the Perth Scorchers while Brunt also has past experience with the Scorchers. Sciver has scored 952 runs at
7:17 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is hopeful that the poor air quality in Western Washington will improve in time to not affect Sunday night’s game against the New England Patriots at CenturyLink Field. Smoke from wildfires around Washington state has blown into the Seattle area and compromised the air quality
7:12 PM ET The NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday approved a measure that will prohibit Division I student-athletes from practicing and competing on the first Tuesday after Nov. 1 every year to allow them to vote in elections or participate in other civic activities. The Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee proposed the legislation and