9:11 AM ET Chelsea have signed centre-back Benoit Badiashile from Monaco on a seven-and-a-half year deal, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. Badiashile, 21, has made 135 appearances for Monaco and has been capped twice by France, having risen through the national team’s youth ranks. ESPN reported earlier this month that the transfer was
Month: January 2023
8:46 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo faces a 24-hour wait to discover whether his debut for Al Nassr will be delayed until the end of January after the Saudi Arabian club’s league game against Al Tae’e on Thursday was postponed because of an electrical fault caused by heavy rain at Mrsool Park. Al Nassr are attempting
12:29 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Jack Butland as back-up to first-choice David de Gea. Butland is set to arrive from Crystal Palace after Newcastle United recalled Martin Dubravka from his season-long loan at Old Trafford. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) When asked about
6:03 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Danielle Reyna, wife of former United States men’s national team captain Claudio and mother of current international
1:48 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Violence around the Banorte stadium in Culiacan has led to the postponement of two matches. RASHIDE FRIAS/AFP/Getty Images Thursday’s second division Mexico league match between Dorados and Correcaminos and Friday’s Liga MX match between Mazatlan and Leon have been postponed due to violence in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, both leagues
4:02 PM ET Associated Press Netherlands veteran Daley Blind has signed a deal to join Bayern Munich. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Bayern Munich signed veteran Netherlands defender Daley Blind on Thursday to cover for the injured Lucas Hernandez. Blind was a free agent after parting ways with Ajax Amsterdam by mutual consent last week with six months
11:06 AM ET Becky Sauerbrunn, Alex Morgan, Crystal Dunn and Lindsey Horan head up the United States women’s national team 24-player roster for January camp and matches on Jan. 17 and 20 vs. New Zealand. The USWNT will be playing its first matches in New Zealand in preparation for the Women’s World Cup, which will
2:09 PM ET Gregg Berhalter has said he would like to continue as United States men’s national team coach into the 2026 World Cup cycle, five days after his contract with the team expired. As well as undertaking a review of the USMNT program after the 2022 World Cup, U.S. Soccer has commissioned an investigation
3:42 PM ET TCU is adding former Alabama running back Trey Sanders, the third ex-Crimson Tide player to pick the Horned Frogs in recent weeks. Sanders, who announced his commitment to TCU on Twitter on Thursday, was limited to 14 carries this season but had 448 rushing yards on 102 carries in his first two
3:54 PM ET Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel announced on Thursday that he will return to the Sooners for the 2023 season. “This island boy found a home in Oklahoma,” Gabriel posted on Twitter. Gabriel, a 5-foot-11, 204-pound junior from Hawaii, threw for 3,168 yards, 25 touchdowns and six interceptions this season, despite missing much of