6:14 PM ET David Beckham, Hope Solo, Thierry Henry and Lauren Cheney Holiday headline the finalists for election to the National Soccer Hall of Fame for 2021. This year’s voting will be comprised of three separate ballots. Twenty names were listed in the Player Ballot, 10 in the Veteran Ballot and 10 in the Builder
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9:57 AM ET Tottenham and England captain Harry Kane has reiterated his desire to become a kicker in the NFL after his playing career. Kane is an avid follower of the NFL and spoke to the players and watched from the stands when Tottenham hosted a match between Chicago Bears and Oakland Raiders two years
2:19 PM ET Ajax‘s record signing Sebastien Haller was mistakenly left off their Europa League list, the club have confirmed. Clubs competing in the Europa League round of 32 submitted their final squads, which consists of up to 25 players, on Wednesday, but Haller was not included in Ajax’s list. – Eredivisie on ESPN+: Stream
12:14 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Adalid Maganda said he was not given proper training on VAR by the league. no_source A Liga MX referee faces a hearing on Thursday to protest his recent firing, which he says is racially motivated. Adalid Maganda was officially let go by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) on Tuesday. A
11:48 AM ET Brazilian club Santos said they have launched an investigation after a former club advisor suggested female footballers are women who are “beaten.” During n live chat on “Blog Soul Santista” on Saturday, following the club’s defeat to rivals Palmeiras in the Copa Libertadores final, the club’s former advisor Sergio Ramos said: “A
9:48 AM ET Jose Mourinho has insisted Tottenham “need a good Dele Alli” and believes face-to-face talks with the midfielder will give him the extra motivation to revive his career. Alli had hoped to join Paris Saint-Germain on loan in the January transfer window — reuniting with former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino — but chairman
9:21 AM ET Chalk it up to the endless need to create “a thing,” but the all-time “record” (it’s in quotes for a reason) for most goals in a career that Cristiano Ronaldo is either chasing or has already broken — he scored his 760th goal on Jan. 21, which either beats Josef Bican’s 759
8:00 AM ET Manchester United ran riot at Old Trafford on Tuesday night as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side inflicted yet another humiliating 9-0 defeat on Southampton. This is the second successive season in which Ralph Hasenhuttl’s team have found themselves on the wrong end of nine goals after suffering the same fate against Leicester City
4:36 AM ET Alex Kirkland Eden Hazard has been trolled by Burger King on social media after his latest injury worry saw him miss Real Madrid‘s training session on Tuesday. The fast food giant quoted a tweet asking why the forward hadn’t trained with his teammates, saying “2×1 at Burger King.” – Stream ESPN FC
3:51 PM ET The great-grandson of former Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini is a right-back at Lazio‘s under-19 team, it was revealed on Tuesday. Romano Floriani Mussolini is the son of European parliament member Alessandra Mussolini and has made two appearances for the club’s U19s. The news came to light following a report on Tuesday