11:55 AM ET Mexico captain Andres Guardado accepts that players have been at fault for not reaching the last eight of a World Cup since 1986, but has questioned whether those running the game in Mexico have played their part. Guardado has been part of Mexico’s last four World Cup squads, with El Tri falling
Month: September 2020
8:33 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has criticised the French Football Federation (FFF) for failing to tell the club about Kylian Mbappe‘s positive coronavirus test. On Monday, the FFF released a statement that the PSG forward had tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss France‘s UEFA Nations League clash against Croatia on Tuesday.
2:30 PM ET Kevin De Bruyne has been voted the PFA Players’ Player of the year for the 2019-20 season, with the midfielder becoming the first Manchester City player to win the award since its inception in 1974. – Premier League preview: Big questions, team-by-team projections Despite finishing the season with a winner’s medal in
11:00 AM ET Atlanta United technical director Carlos Bocanegra was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Tuesday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The former U.S. Men’s National Team captain is the lone member of the Class of 2020 and will be enshrined in 2021. • Greenwood sorry for
3:32 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo became the second male player to score 100 international goals after he scored a wonderful free kick in Portugal‘s Nations League match against Sweden on Tuesday. Ronaldo sits second in the all-time list of leading international scorers behind Iran‘s Ali Daei, who scored 109 in his career. Daei, who played
2:30 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers new running back Leonard Fournette said Tuesday that after facing stacked boxes every Sunday with the Jacksonville Jaguars, he’s looking forward to not being the focal point of an offense, one that has six-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady as its quarterback. “For the first time
2:58 PM ET The Chicago Bears placed starting kicker Eddy Pineiro on injured reserve with a groin injury, the team announced on Tuesday. Veteran Cairo Santos – currently on Chicago’s practice squad – will kick in Week 1 vs. the Detroit Lions, sources tell ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Pineiro, who kicked in all 16
1:36 PM ET The Cleveland Browns have signed running back Kareem Hunt to a two-year extension, a source told ESPN. The extension is worth $13.25 million, including $8.5 million guaranteed. In March, Hunt signed a second-round tender to stay in Cleveland. He will now be under contract with the Browns for the next three seasons.
12:54 PM ET DeAndre Hopkins has his deal, and the Arizona Cardinals have their star wide receiver for the foreseeable future. The Cardinals and Hopkins agreed to a two-year extension worth $54.5 million with $42.5 million guaranteed, a source confirmed to ESPN. The deal keeps Hopkins in Arizona for five years — through the 2024
2:00 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — American Jennifer Brady said she was nervous at the start of her first career Grand Slam quarterfinal, but it didn’t show. Brady notched the biggest victory yet in her breakout run at the US Open, beating Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan on Tuesday, 6-3, 6-2. Seeded 28th, Brady