Adriana Garcia Mar 15, 2024, 10:32 AM ET Real Madrid filed a complaint on Friday with Spanish hate crime prosecutors over the alleged “racist and hate insults” directed towards forward Vinícius Júnior by groups of Atlético Madrid and Barcelona supporters. Racist chants were heard as fans entered Atleti’s Metropolitano stadium on the evening prior to
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Cesar Hernandez Mar 15, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fulham striker Raúl Jiménez has been left out of Mexico‘s 23-man roster for the Concacaf Nations League finals this month. The Mexico federation (FMF) on Friday announced El Tri’s roster for a Nations League semifinal vs. Panama on March 21, as well as a
Jeff Kassouf Mar 15, 2024, 09:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The National Women’s Soccer League‘s 11th regular season kicks off this weekend, and progress appears to be prevalent at every turn. Expansion interest and fees are booming, new media partners make the league more accessible than ever, and clubs are paying world-record transfer fees
Mar 15, 2024, 06:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City were drawn against Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Friday in a tie that sees the most recent winners of Europe’s premier competition take on its most successful side. Kylian Mbappé and his Paris Saint-Germain team will take on Barcelona
Mar 15, 2024, 04:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Emma Hayes said player-to-player relationships within the same team are “inappropriate” because they present extra challenges to manage, although she acknowledged that “we’re dealing with human beings.” Hayes is in her last season at Chelsea before she takes over the United States women’s national
Liverpool hammered Sparta Prague 6-1 on Thursday to storm into the Europa League quarterfinals 11-2 on aggregate. Jurgen Klopp’s side were 4-0 up within 14 minutes thanks to goals by Darwin Núñez, Bobby Clark, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Salah’s goal meant he became the first player
Mar 14, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. women’s national team legend Megan Rapinoe will have her No. 15 jersey retired by the Seattle Reign, becoming just the second NWSL player to receive such an honor, her former club announced Thursday. Rapinoe, who played for the Reign from their inaugural season in 2013
AC Milan eased into the Europa League quarter-finals with a 3-1 away victory over 10-man Slavia Prague on Thursday to secure a 7-3 aggregate win. The hosts’ hopes of swiftly closing the gap from the 4-2 loss in the first leg were shattered after 20 minutes when captain Tomas Holes received a red card for
ESPN News Services Mar 14, 2024, 06:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Patrik Schick scored twice in second-half stoppage time to lead Bayer Leverkusen to an improbable 3-2 win over Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday. The win was massive for the Bundesliga leaders on two fronts: extending their unbeaten record this season to
ESPN News Services Mar 14, 2024, 07:48 PM ET A social media post by Real Madrid caused a rift between the club and star player Vinícius Júnior in the lead-up to their match against Valencia on March 2, sources have told ESPN’s Gustavo Hofman. The Instagram post featured a photo of Vinícius kissing Madrid’s badge.