5:34 AM ET U.S. Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone has said she is “heartbroken” over allegations of abusive behaviour and sexual misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League and added that her organisation is committed to investigating the “abhorrent conduct.” North Carolina Courage coach Paul Riley has been fired following allegations of sexual coercion and
Month: October 2021
7:11 AM ET Kathleen McNamee Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has said there are “obviously human rights issues” involved in Newcastle’s takeover and compared it to attempts to create a European Super League. Newcastle were bought on Oct. 6 by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund which is valued at £320 billion. Several groups have protested the
6:48 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona overlooked serious hygiene issues at the club’s 100,000-seater Camp Nou stadium, according to the company tasked with filing the report that uncovered the problems in 2013. The report, put together by the company Gold Service, detailed how pigeon nests covered in excrement created bad smells and led
12:54 PM ET Steve Baldwin, the controlling owner of the NWSL’s Washington Spirit, informed the club’s other investors on Thursday of his intention to sell his stake, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Washington Post was the first to report Baldwin’s plans. – Murray: NWSL’s Riley scandal points to larger league failures Baldwin has been under
11:19 AM ET Paulo Fonseca is emerging as a serious candidate to take over at Newcastle United, sources have told ESPN. The club confirmed on Friday that Steve Bruce will remain in charge for Sunday’s Premier League home game against Tottenham, his 1,000th match in management. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more–
9:59 AM ET Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said he is unhappy at Thiago Silva‘s unavailability for Saturday’s Premier League game at Brentford and that football is being damaged as a spectacle by players being forced to play too many games. The Stamford Bridge side have significant concerns at centre-back with Antonio Rudiger sidelined due to
12:50 PM ET The endings of Thursday’s prime-time NFL and MLB games were intriguing — and costly for the betting public. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who were consensus 7-point favorites, held off the Philadelphia Eagles in a 28-22 win. The majority of bettors — as high as 88% at DraftKings — took the Buccaneers and
12:48 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl running back Nick Chubb has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals because of a calf injury. Chubb suffered the injury late in last week’s 47-42 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers and sat out the entire week of practice. In his
8:41 AM ET Lewis Hamilton has revealed the messages he’s worn on his shirt ahead of Formula One races this year have been lines from a poem he wrote for Black History Month. Since the start of 2020’s season, Hamilton has used the time before the race to take the knee and wear a shirt
9:00 AM ET It might not be here yet, but an expanded playoff looms over college football. We’re checking in periodically with the Allstate Playoff Predictor’s projections for the latest proposal for a 12-team playoff to find out what the playoff would look like in 2021 if we had that format. Who would it help?