6:36 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said Barcelona‘s asset sales in the summer to fund signings were “not fair” and suggested UEFA would investigate their legality. Barca sold stakes in their domestic television rights and Barca Studios, an in-house production company, for over €700 million to allow them to
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6:06 AM ET Adriana Garcia Spain‘s all-time women’s top scorer, Jenni Hermoso, has said the national team’s ongoing hostile situation is “one of the worst times in the history of Spanish women’s football.” The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced last week that 15 players in the women’s national team had threatened to quit, citing their
12:00 AM ET Luis Sinisterra scored twice and Wilmar Barrios added another as Colombia fought back from two goals down to beat Mexico 3-2 in a friendly at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Tuesday. Mexico took the lead in the fifth minute when winger Alexis Vega scored a penalty after Luis Diaz brought
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
6:06 PM ET A banana was thrown from the crowd at Brazil players celebrating a goal in a friendly against Tunisia in Paris on Tuesday. Tottenham Hotspur forward The flaws of every World Cup favorite– World Cup finals bracket and fixtures schedule The Brazilian soccer federation condemned the incident and reinforced its stance to “fight
10:32 PM ET Associated Press Lionel Messi scored two goals from the bench as Argentina extended their unbeaten streak to 35 matches over three years by beating Jamaica 3-0 on Tuesday night in a penultimate World Cup warmup match in Harrison, New Jersey. Julian Alvarez put Argentina ahead in the 13th minute, while Messi came
7:19 PM ET United States and Chelsea midfielder Christian Pulisic said he’s looking forward to a fresh start under new Chelsea manager Graham Potter. Pulisic played 76 minutes of the Americans’ 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, his longest outing of the season for either club or country. Now he heads back to Chelsea
4:50 PM ET Spain snatched a place in the Nations League final four after striker Alvaro Morata’s late goal secured a 1-0 win over hosts Portugal on Tuesday to ensure top spot in their group. Portugal had dominated the match but Spain stayed in the contest and in the 88th minute a long ball into
4:52 PM ET England and France could face a tricky route to the finals of Euro 2024 as they will be unseeded in the qualifying draw. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) The seeding pots are decided by the final rankings in the 2022 UEFA Nations League group stage, with both countries
4:00 AM ET The “butterfly effect” which Barcelona president Joan Laporta imagined when he mortgaged chunks of the club’s future so he could immediately invest a couple of hundred million euros in transfer fees and wages, was that of an isolated, unattractive footballing larva transforming into a beautiful, colourful, much-admired creature. However, the impact which