Associated Press Aug 21, 2023, 06:39 PM ET United States standout Christian Pulisic began his AC Milan career in impressive style by scoring one goal and setting up another as Bologna was beaten 2-0 on Monday in their opening match of Serie A. Pulisic, who joined Milan last month, had a hand in Olivier Giroud‘s
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Associated Press Aug 21, 2023, 11:07 PM ET Spain celebrated its Women’s World Cup title at home with Olga Carmona being thrown up into the air by her teammates in front of thousands of fans who welcomed the newly crowned champions on Monday. Carmona, who scored the winning goal in Sunday’s final against England, participated
Aug 21, 2023, 09:44 PM ET The Portland Timbers fired head coach Giovanni Savarese on Monday after five-plus seasons in the job. Assistant coach Miles Joseph was named the club’s interim head coach for the rest of the season. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Savarese, 52, was hired ahead of the 2018
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard‘s penalty secured a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace after the visitors finished with 10 men following Takehiro Tomiyasu‘s sending off for two yellow cards in their Premier League clash at Selhurst Park on Monday. Both sides had a number of decent chances in the first half-hour with the best of them
Ross Devonport Aug 21, 2023, 03:00 PM ET Inter Miami will play their sixth match in 22 days Wednesday when they take on FC Cincinnati in a U.S. Open Cup semifinal, with three more matches coming up in the following 11 days when they resume MLS play. Miami’s busy schedule may raise some concern about
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 21, 2023, 10:00 AM ET Mason Greenwood will leave Manchester United after the club concluded their investigation into the circumstances around his arrest in January 2022. United said in a statement on Monday they “recognise the difficulties with him recommencing his career at Manchester United” and that he will do so away
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 21, 2023, 02:06 PM ET Manchester City have agreed a deal with Rennes for winger Jérémy Doku, sources have told ESPN. City have reached an agreement worth €65 million ($71m) for the Belgium forward, who is now set to travel to Manchester to undergo a medical. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 21, 2023, 09:54 AM ET Manchester City are close to agreeing new contracts with Bernardo Silva and Kyle Walker, sources have told ESPN. Silva and Walker have both been linked with moves away from the Etihad Stadium this summer but are now set to stay. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
Phew: another great weekend of European soccer is more or less complete, as we said “Wilkommen” to the German Bundesliga and “Ciao!” to Italy‘s Serie A in opening their seasons this weekend. As if that wasn’t enough, the Premier League — Spurs over Man United, Chelsea losing to West Ham — and LaLiga also gave
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR decisions have affected