Lizzy Becherano Apr 2, 2024, 07:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Major League Soccer’s latest expansion team San Diego FC is set to name AS Monaco‘s director of football Carlos Aviña the club’s first sporting director, sources confirmed to ESPN. The appointment of Aviña, a native of Mexico, is imminent with an announcement expected soon,
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Cristiano Ronaldo netted a first-half hat trick in Al Nassr‘s runaway 8-0 win over Abha in the Saudi Pro League on Tuesday, three days after scoring a triple on Saturday in a win over Al Tai. Sadio Mané, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, Abdulrahman Ghareeb and a double from Abdulaziz Saud Al Aliwa rounded out the scoring for
Wrexham’s hopes of securing back-to-back promotions suffered a setback Tuesday when the Welsh side were beaten 1-0 at Doncaster Rovers. The result leaves Wrexham, owned by celebrity duo Ryan Reynolds and Rob Rob McElhenney, in third position in League Two with five games of their season remaining. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, NWSL more
Adam Brown Apr 2, 2024, 07:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for a while yet, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY:
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 2, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola hit back at Roy Keane over his criticism of Erling Haaland and called the Norwegian “the best striker in the world.” Keane said Haaland’s “general play” was “almost like a League Two player” after the Manchester City forward had just 23 touches
ESPN News Services Apr 2, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League club Brighton posted an after-tax profit of £122.8 million ($154.4 million) for the 2022-23 season on Tuesday. That figure represented a jump from £24.1M ($30.3M) in profit the previous year after sales of star players like Alexis Mac Allister, Yves Bissouma
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 2, 2024, 09:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has hit back at criticism of his treatment of Jack Grealish following the draw with Arsenal by sarcastically saying: “I do it for the cameras.” An animated Guardiola was spotted giving Grealish a series of instructions on the pitch immediately following the
Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have cancelled the corporate credit cards of senior figures at Old Trafford as part of a cost review process instigated by minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe to help the club comply with Profit and Sustainability Regulations (PSR), sources have told ESPN. United were hit with a £257,000 ($323,000) fine last
Lizzy Becherano Apr 2, 2024, 01:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino confirmed Lionel Messi’s role remains undefined ahead of the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal clash against Liga MX‘s CF Monterrey Wednesday at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. “We’ll define [his role] tomorrow. Today
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has said he believes Arsenal may need to “leave their ego aside” to win the Premier League title. Arsenal adopted a more disciplined and defensive approach to secure a 0-0 draw at Manchester City on Sunday to stay firmly in the hunt for their first championship since 2004. – Stream