ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2024, 01:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shares in Liga MX’s Club América, a spin-off from Mexico’s largest broadcaster, Televisa, which controls one of the country’s top football clubs, soared by as much as 200% in their market debut on Tuesday. The group, also known as Ollamani, represents Mexico’s current
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Feb 20, 2024, 09:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for the round of 16! Europe’s premier club competition returns with two matches on Tuesday, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from both of the matches as PSV host Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan take on Atlético
Alex Kirkland Julien Laurens Feb 20, 2024, 10:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Last week marked the beginning of the end for the longest-running, most high-profile transfer saga of recent years. Kylian Mbappé has told Paris Saint-Germain that he’ll leave the club when his contract expires this summer, and that’s a significant step in the
Feb 20, 2024, 03:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia Union defender Kai Wagner‘s suspension for violating Major League Soccer’s on-field discrimination policy has been lifted for the team’s opening game of the season. Wagner received a three-game suspension in November during last season’s playoffs after allegations he used a racial slur against New England
Feb 20, 2024, 04:36 AM ET Germany legend Andreas Brehme has passed away at the age of 63. Getty World Cup winner Andreas Brehme, whose late penalty in the 1990 final against Argentina handed Germany their third world title, has died at the age of 63. The attacking full-back and dead-ball specialist became an instant German
Feb 20, 2024, 09:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jurgen Klopp has said he can’t provide a timeframe on Diogo Jota‘s injury but said the Liverpool forward will be out for “months.” Jota was stretchered off the pitch in the first half of Liverpool’s win over Brentford on Saturday after Christian Norgaard landed heavily on
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentFeb 20, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona‘s annual spending limit has been cut by a further €66 million ($71m), reduced from €270m to €204m, LaLiga announced on Tuesday. Real Madrid maintain the highest cap in the Spanish league at €727m, while Atlético Madrid is also higher than Barca’s at
Feb 20, 2024, 05:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sam Jewell was a key figure in helping Brighton land Moisés Caicedo, who now plays for Chelsea. Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Brighton head of recruitment Sam Jewell has accepted a job at Chelsea, the south coast club announced on Tuesday, despite interest from Manchester United.
Feb 20, 2024, 05:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal and Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema has said she “almost” feels like her old self again after recovering from her cruciate ligament injury, but admitted she faces a “new normal” of pain management after the injury. Miedema returned to WSL action in October, ten months after
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentFeb 19, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Preliminary plans for the 2024 edition of the U.S. Open Cup have been approved by a subcommittee of the U.S. Soccer Federation Board of Directors, though the tournament likely