Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 12, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. U.S. women’s national team veterans Megan Rapinoe and Julie Ertz, both of whom are poised to make their final appearances for the USWNT, headline the 27-player roster that will face South Africa
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Graham Hunter, Spain writerSep 12, 2023, 06:20 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. If you weren’t aware of Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana, then it’s time you were. Given that he made his debut for Barcelona last season while still
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentSep 12, 2023, 07:59 AM ET Former Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] president Luis Rubiales has been summoned to testify at Spain‘s National Court on Friday on charges of sexual assault and coercion. Prosecutors filed a lawsuit against Rubiales — who resigned from his position as president on Sunday — last week following
Sep 12, 2023, 07:20 AM ET England manager Gareth Southgate has defended his use of Phil Foden in a wide position, saying Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola also plays the midfielder in the same role. Foden has said he feels his game is more suited to the central No. 10 role but Southgate has been
Sep 12, 2023, 09:37 AM ET England’s female players deserve equal rights now, Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) chief executive Maheta Molango has said, telling the Trades Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday that the disparity in treatment of men and women “simply isn’t acceptable.” The PFA is the players’ union for all current and former professional
ESPN News Services Sep 11, 2023, 08:02 PM ET One day after Spanish official Luis Rubiales resigned from his leadership jobs, European soccer body UEFA hosted a storied group of women players and coaches for a conference Monday to help shape a brighter future for their game. And when it was over, UEFA thanked its
Gareth Southgate said it would be “ridiculous” for England to rotate heavily against Scotland and defended the team from the “never-ending” cycle of scrutiny which continued following their draw with Ukraine. Scotland are hosting the friendly at Hampden Park on Tuesday night to mark the passing of the 150th anniversary of the world’s oldest international
Associated Press Sep 11, 2023, 01:52 PM ET Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba tested positive for testosterone, Italy’s anti-doping agency announced Monday. The test was carried out after Juventus’ game at Udinese on Aug. 20. Pogba did not play in the Serie A match, but was on Juve’s bench. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
Portugal didn’t need Cristiano Ronaldo to rack up its biggest-ever win in a competitive game. A 9-0 rout of Luxembourg in European Championship qualifying on Monday was done without Ronaldo, who was suspended because of an accumulation of yellow cards in earlier Group J games. In the absence of the five-time world player of the
It’s been very much the “Summer of Saudi” not just when it comes to football, but to sports in general — from the LIV Golf/PGA merger to the acquisition of a stake in a major U.S. mixed martial arts (MMA) league last month. All summer long, until the Saudi transfer window shut on Sept. 7,