Associated Press Sep 26, 2023, 02:31 PM ET FIFA is moving more than 100 jobs from its Swiss headquarters to Florida, where a growing workforce is already working on organizing the 2026 World Cup. FIFA informed staff on Tuesday that its entire legal department and the audit, compliance and risk management teams will move from
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 26, 2023, 06:40 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — For 90 minutes at least, there was a sense of calm at Old Trafford on Tuesday. Manchester United brushed aside Crystal Palace to book a place in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup thanks to a comfortable 3-0 victory and, for the first
Arsenal and Chelsea are among the clubs expected to test Brentford‘s resolve in keeping forward Ivan Toney during the January transfer window, sources have told ESPN. The 27-year-old is currently serving an eight-month ban from football after admitting 232 breaches of the Football Association’s betting rules. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Toney
Sep 26, 2023, 05:00 AM ET A group of Manchester United supporters based in the United States have flown a banner reading “Glazers Out” over the Raymond James Stadium in Florida. The banner was seen over the stadium ahead of the Monday Night Football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers —
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 26, 2023, 08:16 AM ET Carlo Ancelotti said he hopes Xabi Alonso can coach Real Madrid “one day” after the Bayer Leverkusen boss was linked with the position following Real’s 3-1 derby defeat to Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Alonso, 41 — who twice played for Ancelotti, including at the end
Sep 26, 2023, 09:10 AM ET Chelsea co-owners Behdad Eghbali and Todd Boehly are welcome in the team’s locker room after matches, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Tuesday. The west London club, who are 14th in the Premier League with five points from six games, have struggled since their change in ownership last year and
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 26, 2023, 10:26 AM ET Real Madrid‘s Arda Güler is facing another three weeks out of action, sources have told ESPN, after the club confirmed that the midfielder had suffered a thigh problem just as he was set to return from a previous injury. Highly-rated Güler, 18, joined Madrid from
Graham Hunter, Spain writerSep 26, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. On Monday morning in Spain, Álvaro Morata got up early — much earlier than his aching body wanted to — and drove his kids to school.
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 25, 2023, 04:51 PM ET Jadon Sancho has been urged to apologise to Erik ten Hag by his Manchester United teammates, a source has told ESPN. Sancho has been banished from first team training following his public rift with Ten Hag over being left out of the squad for United’s match against
Sep 25, 2023, 05:28 PM ET The president of Colombian second division club Tigres FC, Edgar Paez, was shot dead following his team’s defeat on Saturday, the club announced. The 63-year-old was returning home by car with his daughter after the 3-2 home loss to Atletico FC when he was killed by two men on