Manchester United have built a billion-dollar team (roughly €990 million) since 2018, but the club have won just one trophy — the 2022-23 Carabao Cup — in return for such a huge investment in players. Managers Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Erik ten Hag have all signed players for big money since the start
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nov 16, 2023, 06:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona players have called for VAR to be used in the UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage after refereeing controversy marked Chelsea‘s draw at Real Madrid on Wednesday. Madrid earned a 2-2 draw courtesy of a late penalty given following a foul
Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNNov 16, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There are so many soccer leagues around the world and so many games to watch, which prompts the question: how do the top clubs find the next generation of players to sign? You can’t be everywhere at once, so here’s a shortlist of some
ESPN News Services Nov 15, 2023, 09:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions No player in Brazil should feel pressure to take over the role of Neymar, coach Fernando Diniz said ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina. The 31-year-old captain underwent surgery on a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus earlier this
ESPN News Services Nov 15, 2023, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) expansion teams Bay FC and Utah Royals both made their first player signings on Wednesday, ahead of making their debuts in the league next year. Defensive midfielder Alex Loera become the first player for northern California’s Bay FC
Nov 15, 2023, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Marcelo Gallardo is the most successful manager in River Plate history. Manuel Cortina/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Marcelo Gallardo has accepted an 18-month contract to coach Karim Benzema, Fabinho and N’Golo Kanté at Al Ittihad, sources told ESPN in Argentina. The Saudi Pro League defending champions reached
Israel scored an 88th-minute equaliser to grab a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in their European Championship qualifier in neutral Hungary on Wednesday to keep alive their hopes of reaching next year’s finals in Germany. The Swiss were within two minutes of booking their berth at the finals, but Shon Weissman‘s opportunistic late goal means they must
Nov 15, 2023, 10:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Union Berlin have hired the first female coach in Bundesliga history after parting ways with Urs Fischer and his staff on Wednesday. Marie-Louise Eta is to be an assistant to interim head coach Marco Grote, with the pair having worked together with the club’s under-19s until
Tim Vickery, South America correspondentNov 15, 2023, 09:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions lt’s more than 20 years since Brazil last won the World Cup. But their clubs have now won the Copa Libertadores five times in a row — an unprecedented domination, underlining the point that the giant country continues to be an excellent
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterNov 15, 2023, 03:34 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions After two windows of international friendlies, the United States men’s team shifts attention back to competitive matches this week to defend its Concacaf Nations League title and attempt to qualify