Adriana Garcia Mar 1, 2024, 05:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LaLiga president Javier Tebas has said Barcelona can solve most of their financial problems by offloading “two or three of their top-class players.” Barça recently had their annual spending limit cut by €66 million ($71m) by LaLiga, going from €270m to €204m. – Stream
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Mar 1, 2024, 07:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall has said star forward Vivianne Miedema is to undergo minor surgery on her knee after dealing with irritation for several weeks. Miedema, 27, returned to Women’s Super League (WSL) action in October after 10 months out with an anterior cruciate ligament tear,
Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNMar 1, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona are great at bringing through young players and the new sensation is Pau Cubarsi. Cristian Trujillo/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Welcome back to the ESPN FC Hot List, which each month highlights some of the most in-form talent aged 23 or under across Europe. Generally, young
Danny Lewis Feb 29, 2024, 07:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window is still a ways from reopening in Europe, 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:
Feb 29, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has responded to critics questioning his commitment to the Premier League club after being dropped for disciplinary issues this season by manager Erik ten Hag. The 26-year-old England international missed United’s 4-2 FA Cup fourth-round win over Newport County this month,
ESPN News Services Feb 29, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Atlético Madrid said one of their supporters was hospitalized with serious injuries amid fan trouble ahead of the team’s Copa del Rey second-leg semifinal against Athletic Club on Thursday. Atletico president Enrique Cerezo told Movistar that some of the team’s fans were allegedly attacked by Athletic
Brothers Inaki and Nico Williams scored to help Athletic Bilbao secure a 3-0 semi-final win over Atletico Madrid on Thursday and a 4-0 aggregate victory that sent the Basque side into their third Copa de Rey final in the last five years. Ernesto Valverde’s team punished the visitors with clinical counter-attacks, starting when Inaki Williams
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentFeb 29, 2024, 07:21 AM ET France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned for four years for a doping offence, sources have told ESPN and the Associated Press. Pogba was provisionally suspended by Italy’s national anti-doping (NADO Italia) tribunal in September after testing positive for testosterone — a banned substance. Italian
Connor O’Halloran Feb 29, 2024, 12:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman said she expects the United States to see an “explosive” growth in interest in soccer ahead of the 2026 World Cup. The United States will co-host the men’s World Cup in 2026 with Mexico and Canada and is bidding to
Adriana Garcia Feb 29, 2024, 09:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LaLiga president Javier Tebas wants Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood to remain in Spain once his season-long loan at Getafe ends. Greenwood, 22, joined the Madrid outfit from United in September after the former England forward left his old club following a criminal investigation