6:20 AM ET The Premier League has been criticised for not allowing clubs to support a Boxing Day campaign. Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images The Premier League has refused a request from clubs to wear their away kits at home matches on Boxing Day in support of homeless charity Shelter. Shelter tweeted on Tuesday it is launching
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5:02 AM ET Chelsea remain unbeaten in the competition and have now hit 12 goals in three Champions League games. RvS.Media/Basile Barbey/Getty Images Chelsea manager Emma Hayes hailed an “outstanding” performance as the Blues answered her call for more goals in the 7-0 thrashing of Servette in the Women’s Champions League on Tuesday. Hayes had challenged
8:33 AM ET Adriana Garcia France forward Karim Benzema “will not be excluded” from the national team if he is found guilty in his trial over alleged blackmail, according to France Football Federation president Noel Le Graet. A French court will hand down a verdict on Nov. 24 with the prosecutors’ office having recommended a
10:55 PM ET Formiga, 43, will play her final game for Brazil in a friendly against India. Silvestre Szpylma/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Brazil’s most-capped player Formiga is to retire from international duty later this month, bringing an end to a career that included seven World Cups and Olympic Games, the Brazilian Football Confederation said. Formiga has
6:45 PM ET Danny Lewis The summer transfer window was unlike any other; see all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours won’t keep coming. Here is the latest gossip and speculation. TOP STORY: United eye
9:55 AM ET We’ve reached the nail-biting conclusion of the group stage in ESPN’s Battle of the Leagues, presented by EA Sports FIFA 22, and after bidding farewell to the four eliminated teams after the group stage — LaLiga, Eredivisie, Major League Soccer and Liga MX — we are ready for the semifinals. Mark Ogden’s
3:34 PM ET United States international striker Ricardo Pepi said it will be a “special feeling” for him when the U.S. takes on Mexico in World Cup qualifying on Friday (stream LIVE on ESPN2, 9 p.m. ET). Growing up in El Paso, Texas, the United States-Mexico soccer rivalry was always appointment viewing in Pepi’s household.
11:54 AM ET Becky Sauerbrunn, Rose Lavelle and Catarina Macario were named in coach Vlatko Andonovski’s 22-player United States women’s national team (USWNT) who head to Australia for two matches to end the 2021 schedule. The USWNT roster features 10 players from the 2020 Olympic squad and 12 players with 10 caps or less —
3:59 PM ET San Diego’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) expansion team that will start playing next year with former U.S. women’s national team coach Jill Ellis as president will be known as Wave Fútbol Club, they said on Tuesday. – Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access– ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup,
8:46 AM ET Marcus Rashford with his MBE. ANDREW MATTHEWS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Marcus Rashford has received his MBE from Prince William in recognition of his campaign to support vulnerable children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Manchester United and England striker collected the award in a ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, where he was joined