11:10 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Thibaut Courtois and Carlo Ancelotti on Tuesday both backed Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia as the forward’s former club Real Madrid prepare to play the Spanish Supercopa in the country. Ronaldo, 37 — who starred for Madrid for nine seasons, becoming the top scorer in the club’s
Month: January 2023
2:25 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes‘ sporting empire grew on Tuesday when the Kansas City Current announced he has bought into the National Women’s Soccer League franchise. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback also posted the news to his Twitter account. Mahomes’ wife Brittany was already a part of the team’s ownership group
7:06 PM ET Associated Press FIFA president Gianni Infantino met with special prosecutors in Switzerland on Tuesday as part of their criminal investigation into his undisclosed meetings with the country’s attorney general during a wider probe of soccer officials. Criminal proceedings against Infantino were recommended in 2020 by a previous special prosecutor — who was
6:34 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has told Marcus Rashford that if he keeps his level of “effort and focus” he can continue his goalscoring streak. Rashford found the net for the six game in a row after coming on as a substitute to score twice in the 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has revealed he’s thinking about unleashing some “ridiculous” tactical ideas against Manchester United on Saturday. Manchester City will have just 48 hours to prepare for the trip to Old Trafford following Wednesday’s Carabao Cup quarterfinal against Southampton. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) But, speaking at
4:31 PM ET Associated Press United States men’s national team defenders DeAndre Yedlin and Walker Zimmerman have praised the ability of coach Gregg Berhalter, amid an ongoing investigation by U.S. Soccer into a 1991 incident during which he kicked his future wife in the legs. Yedlin and Zimmerman said they understand there could be uncertainty
4:53 PM ET A late brace from Marcus Rashford allowed Manchester United to ease into the Carabao Cup semifinals with a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic in Tuesday’s quarterfinal at Old Trafford. Antony‘s fine curling strike in the 21st minute gave United a deserved lead before their League One opponents’ resistance was ended by two
Mitchell Starc has been officially ruled out of the first Test against India in Nagpur but has still been named Australia’s 18-man touring squad for the four-Test series on Wednesday which features four spin options including uncapped Victoria offspinner Todd Murphy. Starc suffered a finger tendon injury during the Boxing Day Test against South Africa
5:40 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jose Ramirez and Richard Commey have agreed to a deal for a March 25 fight in Fresno, California, sources told ESPN. The Top Rank Boxing on ESPN main event will take place at the Save Mart Center, which is approximately 66 miles from Ramirez’s hometown of Avenal, where he’s headlined
5:32 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Before exiting Lambeau Field on Sunday night, quarterback Jared Goff took a victory lap around the stadium to slap hands with Detroit Lions fans who were hanging around to celebrate. After leading Detroit (9-8) to its first winning season since 2017, which included a 20-16 win