1:34 PM ET The Washington Spirit fired coach Kris Ward on Monday amid a disappointing 1-6-9 season. Ward, 42, helped the Spirit win the franchise’s first NWSL championship in 2021 but was undone by an ongoing 15-match winless streak. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access The
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12:30 PM ET Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has been charged with “improper conduct” following his comments on referee Anthony Taylor’s decision in the ill-tempered Premier League draw with Tottenham Hotspur, England‘s Football Association (FA) said on Monday. Tuchel accused Taylor and the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) Mike Dean of making wrong decisions which ultimately helped
11:21 AM ET England striker Ellen White has announced her retirement from football. White, 33, helped England to their triumph at this summer’s European Championship and on Monday called time on a career that sees her finish just one goal short of equalling Wayne Rooney’s record as England’s all-time top scorer. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide:
12:00 PM ET Tab Ramos’ first match in charge will be on Sept. 10 when Hartford hosts FC Tulsa. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports USL Championship side Hartford Athletic has named National Soccer Hall of Famer Tab Ramos to be its new manager. Ramos, 55, was most recently the manager of MLS side the Houston Dynamo, where
7:52 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Casemiro has denied that his move from Real Madrid to Manchester United is motivated by money, saying he’s joining “the biggest club in England” and is looking forward to linking up again with Cristiano Ronaldo. The two clubs announced on Friday that a deal had been agreed in
11:03 AM ET Alex Morgan, Lindsey Horan and Megan Rapinoe headline the 23-player roster named by United States manager Vlatko Andonovski on Monday for a pair of friendlies against Nigeria in September. The first match will take place Sept. 3 at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, while the second will be held three
6:18 PM ET Robert Lewandowski scored a brace as Barcelona cruised to a 4-1 victory at Real Sociedad on Sunday, their first win of the new LaLiga season. Spanish teenage sensation Ansu Fati, who has been struggling to recover after a series of knee surgeries in the last two years, came off the bench in
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag said he is convinced he will “get the job done” at Manchester United despite a nightmare start to his first season in charge. United face Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday having lost their first two games of the season against Brighton and Brentford. Ten Hag, though,
4:50 PM ET Kylian Mbappe scored the fastest Ligue 1 goal for 30 years to set champions Paris Saint-Germain on their way to a runaway 7-1 victory at Lille on Sunday as they kept up their 100% start to the new season. Mbappe took only eight seconds to lob the ball into the Lille net
9:04 PM ET Another weekend of headlines, golazos and unpredictable finishes across Europe’s biggest leagues. From Borussia Dortmund‘s meltdown to Leeds’ dominating performance over Chelsea, there was no shortage of drama. ESPN correspondents Rob Dawson, Alex Kirkland, Julien Laurens, Sam Marsden, James Tyler and James Olley break down the big stuff you need to know