6:39 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Forward Fridolina Rolfo has said Barcelona could dominate women’s football for the next decade in the same way Lyon have done previously ahead of playing at a sold out Camp Nou against Real Madrid this week. Lyon won eight Champions League titles between 2011 and 2020 and had
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4:00 AM ET Luis Enrique shares a lot with Man United’s legendary Sir Alex Ferguson when it comes to coaching, but he’s destined for other challenges instead of restoring the fabled English club. Pablo Morano/MB Media/Getty Images It’s easy to understand why Manchester United fans fantasise about Luis Enrique Martinez Garcia becoming their next manager. Equally,
9:42 AM ET Adriana Garcia Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has dismissed speculation that he could be approaching the end of his international career. Ronaldo, 37, spoke at a news conference ahead of his team’s playoff final against North Macedonia on Tuesday in Porto, with the winner of the game going to the 2022 World Cup.
2:26 PM ET With World Cup qualifying reaching its dramatic conclusion around the globe over the past few days, Gab Marcotti takes a slightly different approach to his Monday Musings this week. There’s a look at the weird way in which teams book their place (or don’t) at the World Cup, as well as the
9:27 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has told Erik ten Hag to steer clear of the manager’s job at Manchester United. Sources have told ESPN that Ten Hag has been interviewed as part of United’s search for a new permanent manager. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more–
1:52 PM ET New York Jets CEO Woody Johnson, who made an unsuccessful bid to purchase the Chelsea Football Club in the English Premier League, expressed mixed feelings about the outcome. “Not getting Chelsea is disappointing, but the numbers have gotten so enormous that on one hand I’m disappointed and on the other hand, financially,
11:51 AM ET Associated Press Christian Eriksen will captain Denmark in a friendly match against Serbia on Tuesday when he plays at Parken Stadium for the first time since suffering cardiac arrest there during the European Championship. Kasper Schmeichel, who has been the stand-in captain in the absence of the injured Simon Kjaer, made the
10:18 AM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Tyler Adams has been the de facto captain for the U.S. men’s national team during this World Cup qualifying cycle, but when the U.S. players emerged from the tunnel on Sunday, Christian Pulisic was at the front, the armband wrapped tightly around his sleeve. It was fitting, too. On
8:00 AM ET The countdown to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will begin in earnest when the draw for the group stage takes place in Doha on Friday. From that point on, each team can work out how it will navigate its path to the final on Dec. 18. But the tournament promises to
7:08 AM ET Adriana Garcia Four law enforcement officers have been arrested in Mexico for their alleged failure to act during the violent clashes between fans during a football game in Queretaro. The violent incidents during Queretaro‘s league match against visiting Atlas at Estadio Corregidora on March 5 left 26 people injured and 27 arrested.