Open Extended Reactions The 2025 edition of the Leagues Cup tournament will return this summer with an altered format for the group stage and knockouts, along with more guaranteed matches between MLS and Liga MX, the competition announced on Thursday. Kicking off on July 29 with all 18 Liga MX teams and 18 MLS representatives,
Jan 30, 2025, 10:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A record $15.6 million was spent on international women’s football transfers in 2024 according to the latest FIFA report, more than doubling the previous mark set in 2023. The research shared FIFA on Thursday showed that last year saw fees in the women’s game grow by
Jan 30, 2025, 10:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Miguel Almirón has left Newcastle United after five years at the club. Getty Miguel Almirón has rejoined former side Atlanta United from Newcastle United on a permanent deal, the MLS side confirmed. It brings an end to the forward’s five-year spell at St. James’ Park, where he
Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur have had a €60 million ($62.5m) offer accepted by Bayern Munich on Thursday for their French forward Mathys Tel, sources have told ESPN. Tel, 19, has decided to leave the German side and is attracting a lot of interest from English clubs. Bayern wanted €60m for the France under-21 international
Jan 30, 2025, 06:19 AM ET Former Premier League referee David Coote has insisted that his drug use had no influence on his on-pitch decisions as he opened up on his sacking and why he said he is ashamed of his actions. Coote was fired by England’s referee body PGMOL last month after being suspended
Jan 30, 2025, 04:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The first season of the new 36-team, single-league table UEFA Champions League built to a crescendo on Wednesday night with all the final games kicking off at the same time — and it delivered the drama and chaos we crave. Much of the focus, naturally, fell
Greg WyshynskiJan 30, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Mikko Rantanen has been a member of the Carolina Hurricanes for nearly a week, but it’s going to take a bit longer than that for the shock to subside. Carolina stunned the NHL last Friday night by
Associated Press Jan 30, 2025, 10:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KLADNO, Czechia — Ice hockey great Jaromir Jagr is selling a majority stake in his hometown team the Kladno Knights in the Czech league. Jagr said on Thursday he’s selling an 80% stake to businessman Tomas Drastil while holding on to the remaining minority
Jan 30, 2025, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The men’s college hockey season is hitting high gear, with conference races heating up and the selection of the NCAA tournament field less than two months away. While there’s some separation at the top, with Boston College and Michigan State posting key wins of late, the
Mark SchlabachJan 30, 2025, 09:34 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions Wisconsin cornerback Nyzier Fourqurean sued the NCAA on Wednesday, alleging his five-year eligibility clock shouldn’t have been running during his two seasons at Division II Grand Valley