Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 29, 2024, 08:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are furious with suggestions that Bruno Fernandes feigned injury against Fulham and are disappointed with their Premier League rivals’ role in provoking a social media backlash against the midfielder, a source has told ESPN. Fernandes suffered what Erik ten Hag called a
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Feb 29, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions An Atlético Madrid fan has been arrested after an eight-year-old girl was threatened and racially insulted for wearing a Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid shirt before the Madrid derby last September. Spanish police said the girl suffered a “serious anxiety attack” after the incident, which took place
Jeff Kassouf Feb 29, 2024, 09:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions USWNT players huddle during their loss to Mexico in the Concacaf W Gold Cup on Monday. That loss exposed a long-standing lack of chemistry, creativity and problem-solving. Harry How/Getty Images for USSF The U.S. women’s national soccer team’s 2-0 loss to Mexico on Monday felt
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCFeb 29, 2024, 08:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham‘s debut season in LaLiga couldn’t have gone much better. He’s been the standout player in Spain’s best team, a Real Madrid side who now find themselves six points clear at the top of the LaLiga table and among the favourites to
Feb 29, 2024, 03:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wayne Rooney has said he is keen to make a swift return to management following his sacking by Birmingham City in January and outlined his ambitions to manage either Manchester United or Everton in the “next 10 years.” The former United and England forward was fired
Adriana Garcia Feb 29, 2024, 04:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona are in no hurry to find Xavi Hernandez’s successor, according to club sporting director Deco. In January, Xavi announced that he will be stepping down as Barça head coach at the end of the season after a string of disappointing results. – Stream
Adriana Garcia Feb 29, 2024, 05:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dani Alves was sentenced to prison for sexual assault following a court conviction on Feb. 22. ALBERTO ESTEVEZALBERTO ESTEVEZ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images A statue of Dani Alves in his hometown in Brazil has been vandalised twice following the former Barcelona player’s recent conviction for sexual
Sophie Lawson Feb 29, 2024, 04:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The inaugural UEFA Women’s Nations League is over and, strangely, the third-place playoff held more intrigue than the final. Spain beat France 2-0 to seal yet another trophy for the World Cup holders, but the game itself meant little beyond that as both teams
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentFeb 28, 2024, 08:12 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The Portland Timbers cut ties with jersey sponsor DaBella Exteriors on Wednesday after allegations emerged that company CEO Donnie McMillan, Jr. made unwanted sexual advances and sexually harassed at least three female
Feb 28, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for one match after appearing to make an obscene gesture following Al Nassr‘s 3-2 win over Al Shabab, the Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Saudi Football Federation (SAFF) said on Wednesday. After the final whistle on Sunday, social media videos captured Ronaldo cupping