Month: December 2024

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Dec 17, 2024, 07:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Super League promoter A22 Sports said on Tuesday that it had submitted a proposal to UEFA and FIFA, asking football’s governing bodies to formally recognise its right to organise a new European competition. The move follows a ruling by the European Court
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentDec 17, 2024, 01:14 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Two-time World Cup winning defender Becky Sauerbrunn, a mainstay with the United States women’s national team for over 15 years, as well as in the NWSL, announced her retirement
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Open Extended Reactions Emma Hayes has been named women’s coach of the year at FIFA’s The Best awards. Karl Bridgeman – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images United States women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes was named women’s coach of the year at the FIFA 2024 The Best awards on Tuesday. It has been another stellar year
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 17, 2024, 10:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are set to take steps to help prevent team news leaking out, a source has told ESPN, after Ruben Amorim’s starting XI for Sunday’s Manchester derby was circulated online nearly 24 hours before kick-off. Amorim admitted it’s “not a good thing” when
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Dec 17, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vinícius Júnior won The Best men’s award on Tuesday. Matt McNulty – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Real Madrid‘s Vinícius Júnior won FIFA’s The Best men’s player of the year award on Tuesday, while Barcelona‘s Aitana Bonmatí was named The Best women’s player of the year for the
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Open Extended Reactions Marcus Rashford has hinted at a move away from Manchester United by saying he is “ready for a new challenge” after admitting it was “disheartening” to be dropped from manager Ruben Amorim’s squad for Sunday’s derby win against Manchester City. Rashford, 27, and winger Alejandro Garnacho were left out of the squad
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Shams Charania Dave McMenamin Close Dave McMenamin ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Dec 17, 2024, 01:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James, fresh off
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ESPN News Services Dec 17, 2024, 02:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The NBA’s All-Star Game is going to be an All-Star tournament this season, with the league announcing on Tuesday that it has finalized plans to use a different format for the upcoming midseason showcase in San Francisco. And scoring is
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Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterDec 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Nico Iamaleava, wearing his trademark glasses and an easy smile, sat in the Peyton Manning Room last week at Tennessee‘s Anderson Training Center. All around
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David Purdum Close David Purdum ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Shwetha Surendran Close Shwetha Surendran ESPN Shwetha Surendran is writer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. Dec 17, 2024, 01:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON, D.C. — NCAA president Charlie Baker and an NFLPA representative urged
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