1:32 PM ET Associated Press The United States women’s national team will make at least three times more from the men’s World Cup than they received for winning the 2019 women’s tournament, thanks to a new deal to split World Cup earnings. A 1-0 win by the men’s team over Iran on Tuesday night increased
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1:47 PM ET DOHA , Qatar — Ben White will take no part in England‘s World Cup campaign after flying back home for personal reasons, the Football Association confirmed on Wednesday. The Arsenal defender was yet to play a single minute in Qatar and missed Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Wales through illness. – Stream on
11:01 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Real Madrid and Barcelona have both announced they will boycott an “urgent” meeting called by LaLiga in Dubai next week. The Spanish league has summoned its member clubs to the United Arab Emirates on Dec. 7 with the aim of addressing “several important modifications to the statutes and
1:39 PM ET ESPN news services Mexican boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has apologised to Lionel Messi after Alvarez called out the Argentina captain for nudging away a Mexico shirt on the dressing room floor following Argentina’s 2-0 World Cup win over their CONCACAF rivals on Saturday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “In
11:39 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Luis Enrique has said Spain won’t “gamble” by playing for a second-place finish in Thursday’s final World Cup group match against Japan in the hope of avoiding a possible quarterfinal clash with favourites Brazil. Spain won their opening game against Costa Rica 7-0 before Sunday’s 1-1 draw with
11:39 PM ET Atletico Tucuman’s Andres Balanta collapsed at training on Tuesday. AFA/Twitter Colombian midfielder Andres Balanta died on Tuesday after collapsing during a training session of Atletico Tucuman, the Argentina first division club officials announced. Balanta, 22, collapsed during his team’s first practice after the holiday break and was taken to a hospital in San
5:38 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Cristiano Ronaldo has a lucrative offer to move to Saudi Arabia on the table following his departure from Manchester United but the Portugal forward is set to wait until after the World Cup before deciding on his next move, sources have told ESPN. Al-Nassr are willing to offer the 37-year-old
6:52 AM ET Associated Press One day after Iran and Wales were eliminated at the World Cup, FIFA finally gave a public assurance Wednesday that rainbow items and banners supporting protests in Iran will be allowed into stadiums. Stadium security staff organized by Qatari authorities had seized items with rainbow colors and slogans such as
4:42 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sergio Busquets hopes to have made a decision on his future by February and admits he is attracted by the possibility of playing in Miami. Busquets, 34, is out of contract with Barcelona at the end of the season and is one of several big European-based players that
7:51 PM ET DOHA, Qatar — On Monday, United States men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter was asked to be, among other things, an economist, a customs agent, an expert on military policy and a United Nations ambassador. On Tuesday, he finally got to be what he most wanted: a coach who has taken his