5:42 AM ET Paul Izzo of Melbourne Victory removes a flare from the pitch after a Melbourne City goal. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images Football Australia has promised that “strong sanctions” will be handed down after an Australian A-League Men’s Melbourne Derby between Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory was abandoned to ensure player safety after a violent pitch
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5:01 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — France captain Hugo Lloris has said the adrenaline of playing in a World Cup Final will help his teammates overcome the disruption caused by a virus in the camp. Raphael Varane, Ibrahima Konate and Kingsley Coman have all trained away from the rest of the squad after showing signs
4:25 PM ET Former Argentina international Gabriel Batistuta said he was happy to see Lionel Messi overtake him as the country’s top scorer at the World Cup in Qatar, where the South Americans are preparing to fight for the title against France on Sunday. Messi reached 11 World Cup goals in his career after scoring
3:26 PM ET Bournemouth‘s new American owner Bill Foley has said the Premier League club was a “bargain” compared to the price it would take to bring a Major League Soccer expansion team to Las Vegas. Foley, owner of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights, acquired a 50.1% stake in Bournemouth this week through his Cannae
5:13 PM ET Sophie Lawson Paris Saint-Germain held on to beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Parc des Princes on Friday to book their place in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Champions League at their opponents’ expense. A late goal from Claudia Zornoza wasn’t enough for Real Madrid after goals from Elisa De Almeida and
9:19 AM ET Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic has said he believes Luka Modric will extend his international career to Euro 2024. The 37-year-old is set to extend his own national record by earning his 162nd cap in Saturday’s World Cup third-place playoff match against Morocco at Khalifa International Stadium. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
9:35 AM ET France have been hit with a virus that could see the team’s starting centre-back pairing miss the World Cup final, sources have told ESPN. According to sources, Raphael Varane has small symptoms of the virus and fellow defender Ibrahima Konate has not left his room after feeling unwell. – Stream on ESPN+:
7:13 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Spain midfielder Sergio Busquets has announced his retirement from international football after his country’s World Cup exit at the hands of Morocco in the round of 16. Busquets, 34, was the only remaining survivor of the Spain side that won the World Cup in South Africa in 2010
12:41 PM ET Darwin Nunez fires the ball into the net as he scores his first goal of the match. John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Darwin Nunez bagged a brace while Mohamed Salah and Thiago also scored as Liverpool thrashed AC Milan 4-1 in an exciting friendly at the Dubai Super Cup on Friday. Forward
2:58 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on Friday the introduction of a new 32-team men’s Club World Cup to launch in June 2025. As part of his closing news conference at the World Cup in Qatar, Infantino said during a meeting of the FIFA Council held earlier in the day,