11:30 AM ET England will be without captain Leah Williamson for Friday’s clash against the United States at Wembley. The FA announced on Tuesday that Serena Wiegman had called up Lotte Wubbon-Moy and Nikita Parris to the squad due to injury concerns over Williamson and Lucy Parker. At the time, Parker had been sent back
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10:36 AM ET Coleen Rooney will receive up to £1.5 million after winning her libel case against Rebekah Vardy in July. Neil Mockford/GC Images Coleen Rooney, wife of ex-England football captain Wayne Rooney, will receive up to £1.5 million ($1.7m) in legal fees from the spouse of one of her husband’s former teammates after winning her
7:27 PM ET James Maddison should be in England’s World Cup squad, Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers said after the lively midfielder scored twice in a 4-0 thrashing of Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest on Monday. The attacking midfielder has been overlooked by England manager Gareth Southgate since his one senior appearance as a second-half
1:01 PM ET The independent investigation into player abuse in women’s professional soccer found a long list of failures by National Women’s Soccer League coaches and executives, as well as the United States Soccer Federation itself. “Our investigation has revealed a league in which abuse and misconduct — verbal and emotional abuse and sexual misconduct
4:34 PM ET U.S. Soccer Federation president Cindy Parlow Cone said Monday that the findings of the investigation by Sally Q. Yates are just a “first step” in changing an environment that allowed the abuse of professional women players to take place unchecked for many years. The findings of the USSF-commissioned Yates report, which were
12:15 PM ET Inter Miami CF and former Argentina international forward Gonzalo Higuain announced his retirement on Monday, concluding a 17-year career that saw him play for some of the world’s biggest clubs including Real Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan and Chelsea. Higuain, 34, will play out the rest of the season with Miami, which is
2:08 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez called for Lionel Messi to be left in peace as the Paris Saint-Germain forward continues to be linked with a return to Camp Nou. Messi, 35, is out of contract with PSG at the end of the season and Barca vice president Eduard Romeu
5:02 PM ET Leicester City‘s James Maddison scored two first-half goals as they beat promoted Nottingham Forest 4-0 on Monday to move off the bottom of the table with their first Premier League win of the season. The pressure, for now, is off Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers, who looked and sounded like someone who could
8:00 AM ET It is no secret that Liverpool want to sign Borussia Dortmund‘s Jude Bellingham to solve their midfield problems next summer. Sources have told ESPN that the 19-year-old England international is a prime target for manager Jurgen Klopp and sporting director Julian Ward in 2023, but the shifting sands of form and results
7:00 AM ET Associated Press Relatives grieved on Monday after a crush killed at least 125 people at a football match. Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images Indonesian police said they were investigating over a dozen officers responsible for firing tear gas that set off a crush that killed at least 125 people at a football match. Distraught family