3:25 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putellas has won the Ballon d’Or Feminin for a second successive year, becoming the first woman to win the award twice since it launched in 2018. Putellas, 28, was named the best women’s player in the world at the Monday gala in Paris despite being
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1:24 PM ET Associated Press Nearly 2.9 million tickets have been sold for the World Cup in Qatar, FIFA and organizers said Monday, leaving about 7% of seats still available. People living in the United States, Saudi Arabia and England topped the list of international ticket buyers, while Mexico was the biggest market outside Qatar
1:49 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Fernando Hierro had two previous stints with the Spanish Football Federation as sporting director. no_source Former Spain sporting director and manager Fernando Hierro was named the new sporting director of Liga MX’s Chivas on Monday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) Monday’s announcement comes less than a week
12:16 PM ET Associated Press Manchester United‘s Mason Greenwood has been remanded in custody until Nov. 21 after appearing in court charged with attempted rape. Greenwood, 21, left in a prison escort van on Monday after appearing before District Judge Mark Hadfield at Manchester Magistrates’ Court. He has also been charged with assault and repeatedly
4:45 PM ET Cesar Hernandez The San Diego Wave set a new attendance mark for an NWSL playoff game with 26,215 fans watching them beat the Chicago Red Stars 2-1 on Sunday at Snapdragon Stadium. The crowd numbers snapped the previous mark of 21,284 fans, set earlier in the day in the Houston Dash’s 2-1
10:09 AM ET Antonio Conte has confirmed Richarlison will be fit for the World Cup despite the club still waiting on the full extent of a calf injury sustained during Saturday’s 2-0 win over Everton. The Brazil forward was on crutches and in tears after the game, telling ESPN Brazil he feared that “the realisation
9:51 AM ET Some Manchester City fans sung chants related to the deaths of 97 Liverpool supporters at the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. Getty Manchester City will not face sanctions for supporters chanting “Murderers” during Sunday’s Premier League 1-0 defeat against Liverpool at Anfield, sources have told ESPN, with the Football Association (FA) powerless to take action
8:18 AM ET Neymar went on trial on Monday charged with fraud and corruption. David Zorrakino/Europa Press via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil football star Neymar and eight others went on trial in Barcelona on Monday charged with fraud and corruption over the player’s transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013. Neymar, who arrived in
8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Luke Shaw has said the days of having guaranteed starters at Manchester United are over because manager Erik ten Hag is not afraid to drop his star names. Shaw, Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo have all been dropped at different points this season — something Shaw said might not have
6:00 AM ET Liverpool‘s 1-0 victory over Manchester City on Sunday did more than end the reigning Premier League champions’ unbeaten record this season; Mohamed Salah‘s decisive goal at Anfield also set up the prospect of the most unpredictable and open title race for years. Only the most optimistic Arsenal supporter would argue against the