6:45 AM ET Tottenham have turned to former Roma boss Paulo Fonseca as their managerial search takes yet another twist, sources have told ESPN. Spurs have so far struggled to appoint a permanent replacement for Jose Mourinho — who was sacked in April — having explored the possibility of Mauricio Pochettino returning to the club
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3:00 AM ET Euro 2020 is a showcase for the some of the most exciting players in world football, but imagine attempting to pick 11 of them to form a European team of all talents? As ESPN senior writer Mark Ogden discovered while selecting his pre-tournament best XI, the most difficult element of that particular
11:53 PM ET In the wake of an emotionally and physically demanding win against Mexico in the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League final on Sunday, the job wasn’t completely done for the United States men’s national team. A final test against Costa Rica loomed to complete the scheduling exercise designed to mimic the compact World Cup
8:59 PM ET The United States continued its good run of form in a runaway 4-0 win against Costa Rica in a friendly on Tuesday night at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. The Americans were fresh off their epic 3-2 CONCACAF Nations League final win over Mexico on Sunday, a match that went to
5:25 PM ET Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas is “optimistic” about bringing Barcelona forward Lionel Messi to play in Major League Soccer. Messi, 33, is out of contract with Barca at the end of June and has previously expressed a desire to play in the United States in the final years of his career. Barca
12:42 PM ET Jack Grealish said he has “never looked back” after switching his allegiance from Ireland‘s youth squads to joining England‘s Under-21s, when a bizarre bathroom incident — in which he collapsed as a teenager — led the Englishman to join Ireland. The 25-year-old played 19 times for Ireland at Under-17, Under-18 and Under-21
5:36 PM ET Tobin Heath has not played with the USWNT since last November. Getty Images U.S women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski says that attacker Tobin Heath and midfielder Julie Ertz are both “on schedule” to recover from their respective injuries in time to play in the Tokyo Olympics. Heath suffered an ankle injury with
4:09 PM ET Mastercard Inc and drinks company Ambev, major sponsors of South American football, backed away from the Copa America on Wednesday as players criticised organisers for moving the tournament to Brazil despite one of the world’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks. – Brazilian footballers criticise Copa America switch– Brazil boss Tite denies pressure to step
10:19 AM ET The six English clubs that signed up to the breakaway European Super League (ESL) earlier this year have agreed to pay a total of £22 million as part of a settlement with the Premier League, it was announced Wednesday. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham also agreed to accept
7:45 AM ET Russia’s sports minister Oleg Matytsin has expressed concern to UEFA over Ukraine’s new kit. Photo by Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images Russia have complained to European governing body UEFA over Ukraine‘s unveiling of a new national team shirt emblazoned with a map of Ukraine that includes Crimea, Russia’s sports minister said on Wednesday.