Oct 5, 2023, 02:38 PM ET A day after Morocco and Spain were nominated as joint hosts of the 2030 World Cup — along with Portugal — there were signs of friction, with both countries laying claim to being the venue for the final. Spain’s Sports Minister Miquel Iceta on Thursday on Onda Cero radio
ESPN News Services Oct 5, 2023, 12:42 PM ET Lionel Messi was picked Thursday for Argentina‘s next two World Cup qualifying matches despite a leg injury that has kept him off the field for two weeks with club team Inter Miami CF. The 36-year-old Messi has missed five of Miami’s last six matches, including a
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 5, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The return of Borussia Dortmund attacker Gio Reyna under U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter highlights the 23-player roster that will prepare for friendlies against Germany in Hartford, Connecticut, on Oct.
Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 01:36 PM ET North Carolina wide receiver Tez Walker will be eligible to play in 2023 after new information emerged that the NCAA said school officials “failed to provide” previously. Walker is a transfer from Kent State, and his initial eligibility for the 2023 season was denied because he had
Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2023, 01:00 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. PITTSBURGH — Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada expressed frustration Thursday with the CBS broadcast commentary from Sunday’s loss to the Texans, saying his words from a pregame
Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2023, 02:18 PM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Coach Brian Daboll said he spoke with embattled offensive lineman Evan Neal about his “poor comments” taking
Stephen Holder, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 12:51 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national
Scott Van Pelt, Host, SportsCenter with SVPOct 4, 2023, 10:44 AM ET Close Scott Van Pelt joined ESPN in Spring 2001 as the network’s lead professional golf reporter. He has since become a SportsCenter anchor, primarily hosting the 11 p.m. ET edition while remaining the lead reporter and host of the network’s coverage of golf’s
Mike Coppinger, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 11:49 AM ET Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are likely to fight not once, but twice, for heavyweight supremacy. The deal for the undisputed heavyweight championship fight, which will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, contains a two-way rematch clause that the loser of the matchup can trigger for a
Netherlands allrounder Bas de Leede is clear about his team’s targets at the World Cup. For starters, they aren’t thinking of themselves as Associates. They want to play as equals with the big boys. For de Leede, there’s no bigger motivation than that. “We want to make the semi-finals,” he announced ahead of their first