Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 1, 2024, 08:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti has said the racist abuse suffered by Vinícius Júnior away at Valencia last season shouldn’t be forgotten ahead of the player’s return this weekend. Real Madrid visit Valencia’s Mestalla in LaLiga on Saturday for the first time since the Brazil
Adriana Garcia Mar 1, 2024, 11:29 AM ET Spain’s state prosecutors will appeal against the four-and-a-half year sentence handed to Dani Alves and seek a longer prison term, judicial sources told Efe. A Spanish court on Feb. 22 found the former Brazil international guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December
ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 03:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi will lead an Argentina squad featuring four players aged under 20 in two friendlies in the United States in March with the Copa América and Paris Olympics in mind. One of the biggest surprises of coach Lionel Scaloni’s squad named on
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 1, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the format for the 2023-2024 U.S. Open Cup on Friday, confirming that only eight out of a possible 26 MLS teams will have their
John Keim, ESPN Staff WriterMar 1, 2024, 03:25 PM ET Close John Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can
Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNMar 1, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of
6.23.2003 Drafted No. 1 overall by Cleveland Cavaliers 10.29.2003 at Kings Baseline midrange jumper over Brad Miller for first NBA basket 8:57 left in first quarter Career point total: 2 Everything was ready. The players were on the court, the referees had the ball, and the fans were in their seats. But the start of
ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The prosecutor handling the sports wagering case against four former or suspended Iowa State athletes has asked a judge to dismiss all charges. In a motion filed Friday in Story County District Court, assistant county attorney Benjamin Matchan wrote that the Division of
ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 12:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Andrey Rublev was defaulted from his semifinal at the Dubai Championships on Friday for yelling in the face of a line judge, allowing Alexander Bublik to advance to the final. The second-seeded Rublev erupted after Bublik won a point to take a 6-5
Mir Hamza, the Pakistan left-arm seamer, has signed to play for Glamorgan in the first half of the upcoming County Championship season. He will be joined in Cardiff by Mason Crane after Hampshire allowed the legspinner to join Glamorgan on a season-long loan. Mark Wallace, Glamorgan’s director of cricket, hailed the arrival of Crane, describing