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2:47 AM ET School children walk past a banner placed in various places in Malang, as a call to investigate the crush that killed at least 131 people in Indonesia. JUNI KRISWANTO/AFP via Getty Images Indonesian police said they are bringing criminal charges against three officers and three civilians for their roles in the deaths of
11:37 PM ET Players and coaches cover their faces as tear gas filters onto the field during the match between Boca Juniors and Gimnasia. Getty Images At least one person died after clashes between fans and police forced the Argentine league match between Gimnasia La Plata and Boca Juniors to be abandoned Thursday. The match was
3:55 PM ET In its decade of existence, the National Women’s Soccer League has been rocked by widespread allegations of emotional, verbal and sexual abuse. The E60 documentary “Truth Be Told,” which is now available to watch on ESPN+, chronicles some of the most serious allegations of abuse in the NWSL, with a closer look
Oct 5, 2022 The aftershocks from the release Monday of the Yates Report into abuse in the National Women’s Soccer League are still reverberating throughout the sport. Not only have players on the U.S. women’s national team reacted to the report’s disclosures of systemic verbal, emotional and sexual abuse of the league’s players, but fans,
Oct 5, 2022 Monday saw the release of the independent investigation commissioned by the U.S. Soccer Federation and conducted by former U.S. deputy attorney general Sally Yates, which chronicled the extent to which abuse and sexual misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) was overlooked and ignored “systemically” by executives, coaches and club owners.
2:29 PM ET The 2022 World Cup in Qatar next month will be the last of Lionel Messi‘s storied career. The 35-year-old Argentina star, who will play in his fifth World Cup, is still seeking his first title at the showpiece tournament (which begins on Nov. 20 this year) and admitted he feels nervous ahead
4:11 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has defended his team’s display despite being given a scare by Cypriot minnows Omonia Nicosia in Europa League group stage play. United won 3-2 at the GSP Stadium on Thursday after trailing 1-0 at half-time. Marcus Rashford scored twice and Anthony Martial got another
4:50 PM ET Arsenal rode goals from Eddie Nketiah, Rob Holding and Fabio Vieira to a straightforward 3-0 Europa League win over Bodo/Glimt at the Emirates on Thursday night. Mikel Arteta’s side took the lead midway through the first half when Nketiah deftly redirected the rebound from a Kieran Tierney shot that came crashing off
2:23 PM ET Marcus Rashford came off the bench to score twice and help Manchester United overcome a half-time deficit to beat Omonia Nicosia 3-2 in a Europa League group phase clash in Cyprus on Thursday. With United stunningly trailing to a first-half goal from Karim Ansarifard, Rashford came on at the interval and scored