Mar 5, 2024, 01:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States women’s national team’s new era under incoming head coach Emma Hayes will begin with a friendly double-header against South Korea at the start of June, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced Tuesday. The four-time World Cup winners will take on Korea in Commerce City,
Month: March 2024
Jeff Kassouf Mar 5, 2024, 03:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The National Women’s Soccer League’s Orlando Pride signed Zambian forward Barbra Banda from Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shengli for a $740,000 transfer fee, sources familiar with the deal confirmed to ESPN. The fee is the second highest in world soccer history behind Zambian
Mar 5, 2024, 05:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Argentina under-23 coach Javier Mascherano confirmed he has spoken with Lionel Messi over appearing at the Paris Olympics this summer, but admitted it is “not an easy situation.” Club teams are not obligated to release players to compete in the Olympics, which features U23 rosters with
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 5, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have been approached by representatives of several managers believing that Erik ten Hag could be removed from his post before the start of next season, sources have told ESPN. Ten Hag is under pressure following the 3-1 derby defeat to Manchester City
Bayern Munich top scorer Harry Kane struck once in either half to steer the Germans to a 3-0 win over Italy’s Lazio on Tuesday and into the Champions League quarter-finals with an 3-1 aggregate victory, reigniting title hopes among their fans. Kane headed in for the lead in the 38th minute to cancel out the Lazio’s
Kylian Mbappé scored twice in San Sebastian to secure PSG’s path to the Champions League quarterfinal. Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappé scored twice to lead them into the Champions League quarterfinal with a comfortable 2-1 win away to Real Sociedad in their round of second leg that wrapped up a 4-1 aggregate victory on Tuesday. Bidding to
Associated Press Mar 5, 2024, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The Oakland Athletics and their design teams released renderings Tuesday of the club’s planned $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas that show five overlapping layers with a similar look to the famous Sydney Opera House. The A’s hope to move into
Associated Press Mar 5, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MLB The Show 24 has unveiled a female player mode for this year’s video game. A trailer released Tuesday showcases “Road to the Show: Women Pave Their Way” for the game scheduled to be released March 19. “For the first time ever, you can
Kris Rhim, ESPNMar 5, 2024, 05:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Chargers released linebacker Eric Kendricks on Tuesday, the team announced. Kendricks signed a two-year, $13.25 million contract with the Chargers last offseason, with $6.75 million guaranteed. He was due a $1.25 million roster bonus if he was on the roster on
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNMar 5, 2024, 04:57 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award