Alanna Kennedy has defended tactics that the Matildas coaching staff employed in their 2-1 loss to Italy. MONTPELLIER, France — After beginning this Women’s World Cup ranked No. 6 and as the highest-seeded team in its group for the first time in history, Australia has positioned itself right back where it is perhaps most comfortable
Month: June 2019
ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti examines the difficulties Real Madrid will have in trying to raise funds to pay for their new acquisitions this transfer window. Steve Nicol decides which players Zinedine Zidane and Real Madrid should keep around or part ways with in the upcoming summer transfer window. Real Madrid have completed the signing of
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final is scheduled for Wednesday night between the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues at TD Garden. The Blues can win the first Stanley Cup in franchise history with a victory. The Bruins can win their seventh Stanley Cup with a victory. This
7:10 AM ET NFL training camps will open across the league in July. Here’s a list of dates and locations for teams, with more updates to come. Rookie reporting date: July 21 Veteran reporting date: July 21 First practice: July 22 Location: Atlanta Falcons Training Facility, Flowery Branch, Georgia &• Cam Jordan deal a win-win&•
Bruce Arena notched his first victory as New England head coach, fending off his former LA Galaxy side on the road. LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic is earning a Major League Soccer-record $7.2 million salary this season. The 37-year-old Ibrahimovic, who earned a relatively modest $1.5m last year, broke the previous mark set by former
VALENCIENNES, France — Make that two wins in two tries for Germany in this year’s World Cup, but once again the team’s performance was hardly convincing against a solid Spain team. The Germans were without their star playmaker Dzsenifer Marozsán for the first time since her toe injury last week against China. And like Germany
Confusion reigned at Manchester United last summer. Matthijs de Ligt was dismissed as a possible transfer target over fears he could become overweight. Powerful video analysts pushed for the arrival of Brazilian midfielder Fred. Manager Jose Mourinho demanded a new centre-back but didn’t get one; he’d be fired just three months after the 2018 summer
Craig Burley urges Matthijs de Ligt not to be tempted by the big-money offers and to choose his next club based purely on the football. Raf Honigstein shares the latest on Matthijs de Ligt’s future after ESPN FC sources reported PSG have become the favourites to land the Ajax star. Paris Saint-Germain are making progress
5:13 AM ET Rishabh Pant will fly in this week to join the Indian squad as a cover for Shikhar Dhawan, who suffered a hairline fracture after being hit on the left thumb against Australia on Sunday. Pant was one of the five stand-bys announced by the selectors in April while announcing the 15-man squad
9:57 AM ET Boris Becker has said younger players on the men’s tour do not have the right mindset to challenge the “big three” of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the Grand Slams. The trio have won every Grand Slam since 2017, with 33-year-old Nadal claiming the latest title at Roland Garros