Football

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 14, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The San Diego Wave FC are being sold in a deal that places the club’s value at $113 million, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Sportico was first

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMar 14, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions EINDHOVEN, Netherlands — It’s Monday, March 4, the morning after PSV’s 2-2 draw with Feyenoord,

Mar 14, 2024, 01:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konaté has returned to the France squad for this month’s friendlies against Germany and Chile despite injury, while Chelsea‘s Axel Disasi has been left out of the 23-man list announced on Thursday. Konaté suffered a muscle injury earlier this month and has not

Adriana Garcia Mar 14, 2024, 09:23 AM ET LaLiga confirmed to ESPN on Thursday that it will report to the Spain prosecutors’ office the “deplorable racists chants” from a group of Atlético Madrid supporters. LaLiga said the chants of “Vinícius chimpanzee” were directed at Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior and were heard in a video

Mar 14, 2024, 10:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has named six newcomers, including Bayern Munich teenager Aleksandar Pavlovic, for their friendly internationals against France and Netherlands later this month in his last tests before Euro 2024 on home soil. Nagelsmann also decided not to select Bayern Munich’s Leon Goretzka and

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMar 14, 2024, 10:32 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions PSV Eindhoven director of football Earnest Stewart hopes United States men’s international duo Sergiño Dest

Open Extended Reactions Gareth Southgate has revealed Ben White is refusing to play for England. The England boss on Thursday named a 25-man squad for upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium with Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite and Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon both selected for the first time while Ivan Toney was recalled following his eight-month suspension

ESPN News Services Mar 14, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The FIFA Under-17 World Cup will be held annually instead of biennially, with the next five editions from 2025 to take place in Qatar, world soccer’s governing body said on Thursday. Like the senior men’s World Cup, the Under-17 tournament will be expanded

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerMar 14, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the first international break of the year imminent and two major tournaments just beginning to appear on the horizon, Adidas has unveiled a whole raft of the home and away kits that will be worn by their various partner federations at

ESPN News Services Mar 14, 2024, 12:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi had a goal and an assist before leaving the game due to a leg injury as Inter Miami CF beat Nashville SC 3-1 in the second leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup round-of-16 matchup on Wednesday night. Inter Miami coach Gerardo