Adriana Garcia Jun 2, 2023, 09:41 AM ET Barcelona captain Alexia Putellas wants to make up for last season’s “traumatic” final loss to Lyon when her team takes on Wolfsburg in Saturday’s UEFA Women’s Champions League final. Barca are playing in their third straight European Final and fourth overall, looking for their second title since
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 2, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Manchester United are set to be without Antony for the FA Cup final against Manchester City on Saturday with the winger struggling to recover from an ankle injury, manager Erik ten Hag said. The Brazil forward was stretchered off during United’s 4-1 win over Chelsea on May
Jun 2, 2023, 07:35 AM ET Leeds United announced the departure of manager Sam Allardyce by mutual agreement on Friday after the club’s relegation from the Premier League. Allardyce, 68, was parachuted in to rescue the club in May with only four games remaining but Leeds finished second from bottom, five points adrift of the
Jun 2, 2023, 06:09 AM ET Erling Haaland has said he will do “everything” to secure his “biggest dream” of winning the Treble in his first season at Manchester City. The striker enjoyed a record-breaking debut campaign in England to help Pep Guardiola’s side win the Premier League for a third season in a row.
Adriana Garcia Jun 2, 2023, 04:32 AM ET Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez has said Lionel Messi will decide next week where he will continue his career, adding that the Catalan club are still interested in signing the forward should he choose to return. Messi, 35, will play his last game for Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday
Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 07:10 AM ET Polish referee Szymon Marciniak has apologised for speaking at a business event tied to a far-right politician and will officiate next week’s Champions League final, UEFA said on Friday. Marciniak’s appointment for the game between Manchester City and Inter Milan on June 10 was at risk after
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerJun 2, 2023, 05:00 AM ET New ground will be broken in the annals of English football on Saturday when Manchester United and Manchester City come face-to-face in the FA Cup final (10 a.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+) for the first time in the competition’s 151-year history. Editor’s Picks 2
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 1, 2023, 01:47 PM ET On FA Cup final day — also a Manchester derby day — it’s impossible not to compare the blue half with the red half. Yin to yang. And sure, there are plenty of vantage points from which to do it. One club (Manchester City)
Jun 1, 2023, 06:14 PM ET Inter Miami have fired head coach Phil Neville, with the team sitting bottom of MLS’ Eastern Conference. Miami suffered a fourth successive MLS loss on Wednesday — a 1-0 home defeat to the New York Red Bulls — to leave it languishing in 15th and last place in the
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJun 1, 2023, 09:40 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. CARY, N.C. — West Ham United F.C. walked off the field during a match in The Soccer Tournament on Thursday, alleging a Dallas United player may have used a racial slur. The allegation