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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 16, 2023, 01:53 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — After an international break filled with controversy and club statements, Manchester United got an opportunity to let their football do the talking. Rather than taking a positive step forward to help steady the ship, Erik ten Hag and his team were plunged further into

Sep 16, 2023, 07:25 AM ET Gareth Bale‘s love for golf has been well-documented and the former Real Madrid and Wales forward has swapped the pitch for the green after becoming a playable character in the PGA Tour 2K23 video game. Bale, 34, made his PGA Tour debut at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February

ESPN News Services Sep 15, 2023, 12:06 PM ET Inter Miami CF star Lionel Messi didn’t travel with the team for Saturday’s road game against Atlanta United FC, a source told ESPN Argentina. Messi uncharacteristically left Argentina‘s World Cup qualifying win last week over Ecuador before the final whistle, and although he did make Wednesday’s

Associated Press Sep 15, 2023, 01:18 PM ET The U.S. Soccer Federation is planning to build a national training center in Atlanta with financial support from Arthur Blank. The USSF announced plans for the training center on Friday. Blank, who owns the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and MLS’ Atlanta United, is contributing $50 million for the

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 15, 2023, 06:04 AM ET Spain‘s World Cup winning footballers will continue their boycott of the national team despite the resignation of Luis Rubiales and dismissal of Jorge Vilda, according to Associated Press and EFE. The squad for UEFA Nations League games against Sweden and Switzerland this month is due

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 14, 2023, 02:31 PM ET A player for Real Madrid’s reserve team Castilla, and three players for the club’s third team, Real Madrid C, have given evidence to Spanish police over “the sharing of a private video on WhatsApp,” the club has confirmed. Earlier on Thursday, Spanish newspaper El Confidencial

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 14, 2023, 11:43 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Gregg Berhalter is back as U.S. men’s national team boss, the September international window is over and next summer’s Copa America has come closer into focus. Unlike when Berhalter first took over at

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 14, 2023, 05:49 AM ET Alexia Putellas has said Spain‘s footballers are fighting for changes beyond just football as the fallout to Luis Rubiales’ behaviour after last month’s World Cup final continues. Rubiales resigned from his role as Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president earlier this week after multiple investigations were

Germany have lost four of their past six friendly matches, including Saturday’s 4-1 defeat to Japan. Marco Steinbrenner/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Germany and Italy both suffered a turbulent few days in the past week after poor performances at the weekend: the Germans lost at home to Japan 4-1 and eventually fired coach Hansi Flick, while

Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerSep 13, 2023, 01:51 PM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most

The United States came to life in the second half to put together a 4-0 win over Oman in a friendly in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Tuesday night. Back on the sidelines for the second time since returning as U.S. coach, Gregg Berhalter watched his team labor at first — as it had in Saturday’s

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 12, 2023, 11:25 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The United States wrapped up coach Gregg Berhalter’s first window back as head coach with a dominant 4-0 win against Oman at Allianz Field in Minnesota on Tuesday. Folarin Balogun got the U.S.

Sep 12, 2023, 03:28 PM ET Lionel Messi has been left out of Argentina‘s matchday squad for Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Bolívia in La Paz. The Inter Miami star was substituted late on in Argentina’s victory over Ecuador on Thursday after he had scored the only goal of the game with a free kick.

ESPN News Services Sep 11, 2023, 08:02 PM ET One day after Spanish official Luis Rubiales resigned from his leadership jobs, European soccer body UEFA hosted a storied group of women players and coaches for a conference Monday to help shape a brighter future for their game. And when it was over, UEFA thanked its

Associated Press Sep 11, 2023, 01:52 PM ET Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba tested positive for testosterone, Italy’s anti-doping agency announced Monday. The test was carried out after Juventus’ game at Udinese on Aug. 20. Pogba did not play in the Serie A match, but was on Juve’s bench. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more

It’s been very much the “Summer of Saudi” not just when it comes to football, but to sports in general — from the LIV Golf/PGA merger to the acquisition of a stake in a major U.S. mixed martial arts (MMA) league last month. All summer long, until the Saudi transfer window shut on Sept. 7,

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 11, 2023, 05:50 AM ET Jadon Sancho is set for talks with Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag, sources have told ESPN, following the public spat between the pair in the aftermath of the 3-1 defeat at Arsenal. Sancho is due back at Carrington on Monday along with the rest of the

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 10, 2023, 04:30 PM ET Luis Rubiales has resigned as the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] due to the ongoing investigations against him following his unsolicited kiss on Spain forward Jenni Hermoso. Hermoso filed a criminal complaint earlier this week, which led to prosecutors filing a case