Football

May 8, 2024, 08:07 AM ET French club Troyes have suspended four players and banned nine fans for throwing flares at each other at the abrupt conclusion of Saturday’s game with Valenciennes which left the team on the brink of their second successive relegation to the third tier. Troyes, who are owned by the Abu

Open Extended Reactions Brazil has moved ahead of a joint Germany-Belgium-Netherlands bid to stage the 2027 Women’s World Cup after being given a higher rating by FIFA’s technical inspection team ahead of next week’s vote to decide the host nation of the event. With a joint United States-Mexico bid being withdrawn last month in order

Emily Keogh May 8, 2024, 09:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham owners Rob McElhenney, left, and Ryan Reynolds celebrate on a shared bus parade following promotion for both men’s and women’s teams last season. Jan Kruger/Getty Images NEWPORT, Wales — Wrexham A.F.C. are in a cup final. The weather might be dismal, but the rain is

Associated Press May 8, 2024, 07:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Football fans around the world will now have a day to celebrate the world’s most popular sport every year — May 25. The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday proclaiming May 25 as World Football Day. The sport is called soccer in

Daniel Hajducky May 8, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The English Premier League and Fanatics have announced that, starting in June 2025, Fanatics Collectibles will become the exclusive provider of EPL trading cards, trading card games and stickers in a multi-year deal. “We are delighted to welcome Fanatics as the official sticker and

Open Extended Reactions Brighton have thrived with a model that gives players like (l-r) Leandro Trossard, Moisés Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister the chance to earn moves to bigger clubs for big transfer fees. Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images BRIGHTON & HOVE, England — At a time when many clubs are struggling to comply with the Premier League‘s

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 7, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Thomas Tuchel said his Bayern Munich players must “connect with their inner child” if they’re to beat Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday to advance to the Champions League final. Bayern were the better side in last week’s semifinal first

Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Score this one for the unwanteds. The motley crew of strays and mutts, old yellers and foundlings from Dortmund scampered into the Parc des Princes and, just as they did in front of the Yellow Wall six days earlier, felled mighty Paris Saint-Germain, the team with the highest budget and,

ESPN News Services May 7, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain had no shortage of chances and possession in their Champions League semifinal loss to Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, but they didn’t have the one thing that mattered: goals. With nearly 70 percent of the ball and 30 shots in the 1-0

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 7, 2024, 03:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United‘s owners will take their time before making a decision about Erik ten Hag’s future, sources have told ESPN. Ten Hag’s position as manager is at risk following a disappointing season, but new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS team have continued