6:15 PM ET Injuries across Europe’s five major leagues rose by 20% last season and cost clubs over £500 million, a new study has found, raising concerns about player welfare amid fixture congestion. Insurance broker Howden’s European Football Injury Index for the 2021-22 season estimated that injury costs went up by 29% to £513.2 million
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12:48 AM ET Associated Press Although the field is not quite set, tickets for the 2023 Women’s World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand go on sale next month. Ticket package sales begin on Oct. 6 and run through Oct. 12 for sponsor Visa cardholders, then Oct. 13-21 for others. The draw is set
Sep 27, 2022 South America’s four World Cup-bound squads — Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Ecuador — all played friendlies on Monday as they prepare for Qatar. Brazil and Uruguay earned respective wins over teams that will also be at the World Cup (5-1 over Tunisia and 2-0 over Canada) while Ecuador played a scoreless draw
9:23 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona vice president Eduard Romeu has said Lionel Messi‘s return to the club as a player would be financially possible next summer. Messi, 35, will be out of contract with Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season and could potentially move back to Barca on a free
11:53 AM ET Associated Press Denmark will wear team jerseys at the World Cup that protest the human rights record of host nation Qatar, with a black option, which was unveiled on Wednesday, to honour migrant workers who died during construction work for the tournament. “The color of mourning,” kit manufacturer Hummel said in a
4:16 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino hit back at criticism after his team failed to hold onto a 2-0 lead in a 3-2 friendly loss to Colombia on Tuesday, instead focusing on what he believes are structural issues in the country’s program. “[Soccer in] Mexico is peculiar,” Martino said, alluding to
5:00 PM ET Dutch star Vivianne Miedema scored a crucial goal on her return to the Netherlands to give Arsenal a 1-0 victory over Ajax and 3-2 win on aggregate to progress to the group stage of the UEFA Women’s Champions League on Wednesday. Miedema scored the only goal of Wednesday’s qualifying Round 2 second
1:03 PM ET With two final friendlies before the World Cup starts in November, the United States men’s national team turned in a lesson in how to inspire pessimism. A disjointed 2-0 loss to Japan preceded a dull 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia, leaving the team utterly momentumless 55 days before they kick off against
10:48 AM ET The countdown is on to the start of the World Cup in Qatar, with the host nation kicking it all off on Nov. 20 when they take on Ecuador. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) All 32 finalists are making their closing plans for the tournament, hoping that star
8:00 AM ET With FIFA 23 being released around the world this week, fans of the game have been in awe at just how good the graphics are in the latest instalment of EA Sports’ flagship franchise. 2 Related Images and screenshots have been circulating on social media demonstrating the incredible detail of the high-resolution