4:45 PM ET Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has shocked the football world by announcing that he intends to retire, not at the end of the current season but midway through the current campaign when the Spanish league breaks for the World Cup later this month. 2 Related Pique revealed that Barca’s upcoming game against Almeria
Month: November 2022
9:30 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer “Culers, I have to tell you something,” he posted at 6.36 p.m. on a grey Thursday evening in November, and just like that, it was over. Twenty-five years after he joined the club where he’d been a member from the day he was born, and 15 years since he
11:02 AM ET LSU got good news for the future of its quarterback room Friday, when Colin Hurley, one of the top signal-callers in the 2025 class, announced his commitment to the Tigers. Along with his commitment, Hurley also disclosed that he is reclassifying to the 2024 class, which will put him on campus a
6:55 AM ET ESPN staff The Week 9 NFL schedule for the 2022 season is stacked with great matchups, and we got you covered with what you need to know heading into the weekend. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game and a bold prediction for each matchup. Additionally, ESPN
10:00 AM ET One of Joey Logano, Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott and Christopher Bell will be crowned 2022 NASCAR Cup Series champion on Sunday in Phoenix. Sean Gardner/Getty Images After nine months, 35 points-paying races, two exhibition events, 19 different race winners, paddock parity like we’ve never seen before and nearly as much controversy as there
Australia’s assistant coach Daniel Vettori pointed to Kane Richardson‘s death-bowling prowess as he defended the decision to leave out pace bowler Mitchell Starc for their match against Afghanistan on Friday. Starc was used as a third or fourth bowling option – as opposed to a new-ball bowler – for the best part of the men’s
8:23 AM ET Adriana Garcia Spain‘s women’s team coach Jorge Vilda has extended an olive branch to the rebel 15 players by declaring his willingness to have dialogue but is also ready to move forward without them. With the World Cup eight months away, Vilda on Friday left out the players that refused to be
10:03 AM ET Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said Premier League top goalscorer Erling Haaland is “much better” and could return to action against Fulham on Saturday. Guardiola did not risk Haaland for City’s Champions League win over Sevilla on Wednesday, given they had already sealed top spot in their group, after the striker picked
5:58 AM ET Adriana Garcia LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said he has doubt Gerard Pique will one day become a “great president of Barcelona.” Pique, 35, announced his retirement professional football on Thursday, with Saturday’s LaLiga clash against Almeria his last game at the Camp Nou. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more
9:36 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said overseeing Gerard Pique‘s retirement from football has been one of the most difficult moments of his managerial career. Pique, 35, has fallen down the pecking order at Barca under former teammate Xavi this season, prompting him to call time on his career after