Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 11:20 AM ET Fiorentina general manager Joe Barone has died following a cardiac arrest, the club said on Tuesday. He was 57. Barone fell ill on Sunday at the team hotel, shortly before Fiorentina’s match at Atalanta, and was rushed to a hospital in Milan, Italy. The Serie A match
Adriana Garcia Mar 19, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham forward Richarlison has said therapy “saved my life” as he welcomed the incorporation of a psychologist to Brazil‘s national team staff. Brazil’s Football Confederation (CBF) unveiled on Monday their new technical staff working under coach Dorival Junior, with Marisa Lucia Santiago appointed as
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 19, 2024, 01:44 PM ET The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has offered its “total and unconditional support” to a referee accused of negligence by Real Madrid for failing to report insulting chants aimed at Vinícius Júnior. Referee Juan Martinez Munuera did not include chants from the crowd of “Vinícius, die”
Mar 19, 2024, 10:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo has been called into Gareth Southgate’s England squad, the Football Association confirmed on Tuesday. Having originally been named in the England under-21 side, Southgate has now promoted Mainoo into the senior side, meaning he could make his first team debut in
Open Extended Reactions Premier League referees’ chief Howard Webb insisted that Michael Oliver didn’t make a mistake in not awarding a 98th-minute penalty to Liverpool in their draw against Manchester City earlier this month. The game was poised at 1-1 when Liverpool won a late corner, from which City’s Jérémy Doku caught Alexis Mac Alister
Julien Laurens Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Mar 19, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud is in talks with LAFC over a potential transfer this summer, with the France international keen on joining last
Sarah Barshop, ESPN Staff WriterMar 19, 2024, 04:16 PM ET Close Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for
Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterMar 19, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterMar 19, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 03:25 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Open Extended Reactions After jumping from the PGA Tour to the LIV Golf League in December, Jon Rahm didn’t get a chance to defend his first three