2:44 PM ET Associated Press United States men’s international midfielder and defender James Sands was loaned Wednesday to Glasgow Rangers from Major League Soccer champions New York City FC through the end of the 2022-23 Scottish Premier League season. Rangers have an option to acquire Sands at the end of the loan. – ESPN+ viewers’
Month: January 2022
3:17 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Ricardo Pepi said he believes the leading man in the frontline for the United States men’s national team at the 2022 World Cup. Speaking to ESPN’s Ahora O Nunca following his transfer from FC Dallas to Bundesliga side FC Augsburg, Pepi said he is confident to the starting No. 9
1:20 PM ET The United States women’s national team will compete with Czech Republic, Iceland and New Zealand in the 2022 SheBelieves Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Wednesday. The tournament will run Feb. 17-23, starting with a pair of doubleheaders at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The final day of games
5:46 PM ET Associated Press Major League Soccer has approved the sale of Real Salt Lake to David Blitzer and Smith Entertainment Group. Blitzer also has an ownership stake in the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, the NHL’s New Jersey Devils and the Premier League’s Crystal Palace. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more–
2:59 PM ET Caitlin Murray U.S. women’s national team star Megan Rapinoe blasted former U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro for his “caveman levels of misogyny” as he confirmed plans to run again for the post he resigned from in disgrace two years ago. Cordeiro was elected president of U.S. Soccer in 2018 but resigned barely
6:49 PM ET LONDON — Chelsea managers often succumb to the club’s internal politics, but after a challenging week on and off the pitch, it is difficult to imagine Thomas Tuchel emerging from the past week with more credit than this. The only disappointing aspect of Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur is that their
4:20 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Belmont Stakes is moving to Fox Sports as part of an eight-year deal beginning in 2023. The deal announced Wednesday between Fox and the New York Racing Association includes NYRA Bets as the title sponsor of the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown series. NYRA
3:42 PM ET It’s the juxtaposition that gets you. Davy Propper and Christian Eriksen made their professional debuts on the very same day and on Tuesday — 4,370 days later — they made radically different different choices when faced with an almost existential question: How do I feel about football? One is in love. The
4:26 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw a football Tuesday for the first time since suffering a torn ligament in his right thumb on Dec. 23. That session went well enough for Garoppolo that he followed it up by participating in Wednesday’s practice on a limited basis. But
5:07 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders rookie nickel cornerback Nate Hobbs, who was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of DUI early Monday morning, is expected to play Sunday night in a potential playoff elimination game against the Los Angeles Chargers, according to interim coach Rich Bisaccia. “Obviously, we take that extremely serious,