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Graham Hunter, Spain writerJul 7, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions Both of the past two explosive tournament matches between Spain and France have distinctly felt like a battle for the very soul of

Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have seen a second bid worth a total of £50 million ($64m) for Jarrad Branthwaite rejected with Everton holding out for closer to £70m for the defender, sources have told ESPN. The 22-year-old made his senior England debut against Bosnia & Herzegovina at the end of last season before missing

Open Extended Reactions UEFA have appointed a referee previously convicted of match-fixing and whose integrity was publicly questioned by Jude Bellingham for England’s Euro 2024 semifinal against the Netherlands. Felix Zwayer will officiate Wednesday’s clash in Dortmund despite being banned for six months in 2005 after taking a €300 ($325) bribe from another official named

Multiple ESPN writers Jul 8, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s clear the U.S. men’s national team needs a new direction. Since the 2022 World Cup, when the USMNT exited in the round of 16 against a superior Netherlands side, there has been little to no evidence of progression. In fact, it looks

Adriana Garcia Jul 8, 2024, 04:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo has hinted he will continue playing for Portugal following the team’s painful Euro 2024 exit. Ronaldo started in all of Portugal’s five games in the tournament in Germany, averaging 97 minutes per match. Editor’s Picks 2 Related However, for the first time

Jul 7, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Twenty teams down, four left standing. Euro 2024 has reached the semifinal stage. One of Spain, France, England or Netherlands will be crowned champions in one week’s time, cementing their legacy and securing their own mini piece of history in the process. Editor’s Picks 2 Related

Jul 3, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 is down to the final four teams, but we can all enjoy another round of fixtures before the winner is crowned on July 14. So far, the tournament in Germany has been full of surprises, but what has stood out from the quarterfinals as

Tim Vickery, South America correspondentJul 7, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It would probably have been better to scrap Saturday’s Copa América quarterfinal between Brazil and Uruguay and skip straight to the penalty shootout. There was barely an outbreak of football between the two teams in Las Vegas, as a much-anticipated clash was

Jul 6, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has declared he was not nervous as he stepped up to take the penalty that sent England to the semifinals of Euro 2024. Gareth Southgate’s team beat Switzerland in a penalty shootout after the teams were level at 1-1 following 120 minutes

The Associated Press Jul 6, 2024, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkish supporters making their way to the European Championship quarterfinal against the Netherlands on Saturday have been making the same nationalistic hand gesture that saw a Turkey player banned from the match. Berlin police said on X on Saturday that the gesture was

Jul 6, 2024, 03:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Uruguay striker Luis Suárez said he knows he is inching closer to retirement but is hoping to enjoy the final stretch of a stellar career, regardless of how many minutes he gets on the pitch at the Copa América. Suarez is Uruguay’s all-time top scorer with

ESPN News Services Jul 5, 2024, 08:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Portugal coach Roberto Martínez said it was “too soon” to say if Cristiano Ronaldo had played his last game for his country following the team’s Euro 2024 exit at the hands of France in Hamburg on Friday. Portugal lost 5-3 to France on

Jul 5, 2024, 10:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City and Manchester United have been cleared to take part in European competition next season by UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB). Doubts had been raised after both Man City and LaLiga side Girona, who are both part of the City Football Group, both qualified

Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNJul 5, 2024, 12:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON, Texas — On America’s Independence Day, Lionel Messi and Argentina wanted to set off the fireworks for their fans with a quarterfinal win but once again, just like the 2022 World Cup final, it was their goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez, who took the

Canada coach Marsch: ‘Lack of discipline’ led to U.S. Copa América exit Canada coach Jesse Marsch has spoken of his disappointment at the United States’ poor performance at the Copa America as his side prepare to take on Venezuela in the quarterfinals at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.

Jul 4, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions From left to right, Emmanuel Ochoa, Ricardo Pepi and Fidel Barajas are three of the countless Mexican Americans navigating the life and career of a dual-national soccer player. Illustration by ESPN Ricardo Pepi, proudly boasting the red, white and blue as he represented the U.S. men’s national

ESPN News Services Jul 3, 2024, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former San Diego Wave employee Brittany Alvarado alleged a pattern of abusive behavior by club president Jill Ellis in a social media post on Wednesday. The team vehemently denied the accusations in a statement, calling them “inaccurate and defamatory,” and defended the former

Jul 3, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 is down to the final eight teams, but we can all enjoy another three rounds of fixtures before the winner is crowned on July 14. So far, the tournament in Germany has been full of surprises, but what has stood out? Which players have