5:00 AM ET Luis Filipe Vieira has resigned as Benfica president after his arrest for alleged tax fraud and money laundering. Carlos Costa/NurPhoto via Getty Images Luis Filipe Vieira, who suspended his duties as president of Benfica last week after being detained as part of an investigation into alleged tax fraud and money laundering, has resigned,
Month: July 2021
5:08 AM ET Jose Mourinho enjoyed an emphatic 10-0 victory in his first game in charge of new club Roma on Thursday. Roma welcomed Serie D’s Montecatini to the club training ground for a preseason friendly where Mourinho’s side got off to the perfect start. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t
3:28 AM ET Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham have joined Arsenal in the race to sign Lyon playmaker Houssem Aouar this summer, sources have told ESPN. Aouar has two years remaining on his Lyon contract but sources have told ESPN that the Ligue 1 club want to offload the player. Mikel Arteta’s side will face
11:52 PM ET The United States rode a pair of Daryl Dike goals to an easy 6-1 win over Martinique to book a spot in the knockout rounds of the 2021 Gold Cup on Thursday night in Kansas City. – Gold Cup fixtures, results, schedule and more– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)
5:30 AM ET For the United States men’s national team, Thursday’s CONCACAF Gold Cup group-stage match against Martinique wasn’t really about the result. The 6-1 win matters, of course, but the real value for head coach Gregg Berhalter was in seeing some young faces up close in a competitive environment. The upcoming three-match World Cup
4:00 AM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is plotting a tactical overhaul at Manchester United — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: The moment PSG’s Messi dream faded. Jump to: PSG thought Messi was keen | Barcelona have a Coutinho conundrum | More VAR headaches in Premier League | PSG teenager looks to make history
1:34 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Dennis Murphy, a sports entrepreneur who co-founded professional leagues in basketball, hockey, tennis and roller hockey that featured innovations in marketing, rules and playing style, died Thursday. He was 94. Murphy died of congestive heart failure at an assisted living facility in the Orange County city of
9:23 PM BST With just days until the Australian women’s sevens team begin their gold medal defence, Charlotte Caslick has no doubt her team is ready for the tough road ahead, despite their lackluster results of late and the shock non-selection of star winger Ellia Green. Announcing the squad for the Tokyo Games just weeks
11:01 PM ET Associated Press MIDLAND, Mich. — Thai sisters Ariya Jutanugarn and Moriya Jutanugarn shot an 11-under 59 in best-ball play Thursday to take a two-stroke lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. The Jutanugarns had a 14-under 126 total at rainy Midland Country Club after opening with a 67 on Wednesday in
4:02 PM ET Associated Press OTTAWA — The Toronto Blue Jays‘ return to their home ballpark is “trending in a very good direction,” Canada’s deputy chief public health officer said Thursday. The Blue Jays have played their home games this season in Dunedin, Florida, and Buffalo, New York, because the U.S.-Canada border remains closed to