Hakeem al-Araibi plays for a team in Australia’s Victoria State league. The Australian government has called for an Australian-based refugee footballer to be released from detention in Thailand immediately. Hakeem al-Araibi was detained in Bangkok in November on an Interpol warrant issued at the request of Bahrain. ESPN+ is America’s home for a host of
Fans from all over the world converged on Madrid to watch the Copa Libertadores final. Here’s the best of the best from a historic day of football. Just like the first leg of the Copa Libertadores final, the controversial return match in Madrid was full of ebbs and flows and ended with four goals being
An Afghan official said Keramuddin Keram, the head of the Afghan Football Federation, had been suspended. The head of the Afghan Football Federation has been suspended by the country’s attorney general after an investigation into allegations that members of the national women’s football team were sexually abused, a spokesman for the attorney general said on
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has had all of his Galaxy demands met, says Leonardo. Zlatan Ibrahimovic will remain at the Los Angeles Galaxy after the Major League Soccer club agreed with his requests, according to AC Milan sporting director Leonardo. Milan had been trying to bring back the 37-year-old on a loan from the Galaxy. The former
12:28 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The rookie scored a decisive win over the five-time All-Star in the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ 116-101 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. Collin Sexton, the Cavaliers’ first-year point guard, matched a season high with 29 points, while John Wall was held to a career-low one point in
11:17 PM ET NEW YORK — Emanuel Navarrete was fighting outside of his native Mexico for the first time but never seemed unnerved by it or the fact that he would be on the biggest stage of his career when he faced junior featherweight world titlist Isaac Dogboe. And Navarrete, the mandatory challenger, took it
Matildas’ head coach Alen Stajcic believes the Women’s World Cup is one of the most open it has been with a number of teams having a good chance of winning the tournament. A task force set up to examine FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plans for a new Club World Cup and a Global Nations League
Jose Mourinho jokingly suggested Man United were trying to save money for January after he found no water at his press conference. ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno feels Miguel Almiron may be better suited for a move to La Liga with reports swirling over a potential move to Newcastle. Alejandro Moreno examines the latest transfer rumours
11:03 PM ET DALLAS — The person least impressed by Dallas Mavericks rookie star Luka Doncic‘s performance in Saturday night’s 107-104 comeback win over the Houston Rockets was probably the Slovenian teen himself. “I wasn’t playing great,” he said after scoring 21 points and taking over the game down the stretch. “My game wasn’t good
12:36 AM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Boston Celtics turned in a record-setting performance in their steady climb in the Eastern Conference. Jaylen Brown scored 23 points off the bench, Daniel Theis added a career-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and the Celtics routed the Chicago Bulls 133-77 on Saturday night for their