Carlo Ancelotti has said he plans to trial a new formation during Real Madrid’s U.S. tour this month, as the coach looks to fit new arrivals like Jude Bellingham into the team ahead of the 2023-24 season. A busy summer so far has seen midfielder Bellingham, forward Joselu, playmakers Arda Guler and Brahim Díaz and full-back Fran García join Madrid, while Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio, Eden Hazard and Mariano Díaz…
This summer’s Women’s World Cup is going to be one for the books. Not only is it the first to be jointly hosted by multiple nations (matches will take place in both Australia and New Zealand), but it could be the first to see a team three-peat as champions. If that weren’t enough reason to heighten your anticipation, it will also likely be the final World Cup appearance for some…
FIFA said it is giving away 20,000 free tickets for Women’s World Cup games in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Dunedin amid concerns about the slow pace of sales in New Zealand. Co-hosts Australia have snapped up the lion’s share of the 1 million tickets sold so far, with their Matildas team seen as contenders to win the tournament. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) FIFA chief women’s football…
AMSTERDAM — Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will be the first cover star of EA Sports FC since the globally popular football game ended its three-decade partnership with FIFA. Haaland, 22, takes over as the face of the game from Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe and Chelsea’s Sam Kerr, who both adorned the cover of FIFA 23 last year. The Norway international takes the honour after finishing a historic first season…
LAS VEGAS — Typically even-tempered and collected, Mexico interim manager Jaime “Jimmy” Lozano couldn’t help but smile much more after collecting a 3-0 semifinal victory on Wednesday against Jamaica that has guided his team to the Gold Cup final. “If I rewind the tape to three weeks ago, I was unemployed,” said the 44-year-old coach from Mexico City. “There was a person, who was up in that box [at the…
Nottingham Forest defender Harry Toffolo has been charged by England’s Football Association (FA) with misconduct in relation to its betting rules with 375 alleged breaches, the governing body announced on Wednesday. The alleged breaches occurred between 2014 and 2017 when Toffolo was with Norwich City and had loan spells at clubs including Swindon Town, Rotherham United, Peterborough United and Scunthorpe United. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “It’s…
Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out received a record number of reports of discriminatory behavior during the 2022-23 soccer season. Figures released by the organization on Wednesday showed that 1,007 reports — an increase of 65.1% over the previous season — were made during the campaign from the grassroots and professional games in Britain and across social media. Discrimination reports in the professional game rose by 27.4% to 484, including those…
Jordan Spieth and fellow American golfer Justin Thomas have bought shares in the 49ers group that is in the process of taking over English football club Leeds United. The group 49ers Enterprises, the investment arm of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, has been a shareholder in Leeds since its initial investment in May 2018. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Last month, Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani reached an…
The moment seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi announced he would head to the U.S. to begin his MLS career, the “Messi effect” immediately took hold. Inter Miami CF’s social media following exploded, ticket prices skyrocketed and upcoming fixtures sold out. And all before he even signed a contract. Ahhh, the contract. As the league and club went to work on the specifics of Messi joining Inter Miami following the…
David Datro Fofana became the latest player to leave Chelsea this summer after he joined Union Berlin on a season-long loan, both clubs announced on Tuesday. Fofana, 20, made only three Premier League appearances for Chelsea after they signed him for a reported fee of around €12 million ($13.1m) from Norwegian team Molde FK in January. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) – Chelsea launch new home kit…