Cristiano Ronaldo has said his ambition has “no finish line” after signing a new contract with Al Nassr. The Portugal captain on Thursday put pen to paper on a two-year deal that will see him remain in the Saudi Pro League (SPL) until June 2027. “The ambition I feel has no finish line,” Ronaldo, 40, told Record. “It is consistency, commitment, and collective work that will make us better. And…
Another summer packed full of international tournament action continues with the UEFA Women’s European Championship in Switzerland, which kicks off in July 2. For the third time since the format was expanded, there are 16 competing nations involved across four groups, with reigning champions England out defend the title they won on home soil in 2022’s pandemic-delayed tournament. Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses are once again among the favorites to lift the…
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is making sweeping changes after deciding on Thursday to part company with the head of VAR and the president of the Technical Committee of Referees. Luis Medina Cantalejo had been in charge of Spain’s Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) since December 2021 while former referee Carlos Clos Gómez was responsible for VAR. “This decision reflects the desire to open a new era in the field…
The Gold Cup group stage is over. And with a team of mostly MLS players and fringe starters from elsewhere, the U.S. men’s national team is perfect through three matches. It has scored eight goals and conceded just one. It beat the only team that beat Argentina at the last World Cup. And a bunch of new players are getting a lot of valuable competitive experience ahead of next summer’s…
New Boston Legacy FC head coach Filipa Patão wants to make this known: Her teams play with passion. Patão, who spent the past five years coaching Portuguese side Benfica, was officially announced on Wednesday as the first head coach of Boston’s 2026 NWSL expansion team, as ESPN previously reported. She promised an aggressive style of soccer from the outset. “First of all, they’re going to see that my teams are…
ATLANTA — If Rodri has come to the Club World Cup to send a message to Pep Guardiola that he’s ready to be thrust back into action, he wasted no time in delivering it. Ahead of Manchester City’s first session on their first day at their Florida training base, it was Rodri who was out on the grass before anyone else. He enlisted one of the many coaches in Guardiola’s…
The Dominican Republic had never qualified before for the Gold Cup, Concacaf’s continental championship, and certainly had never scored a goal. When the moment came, however, something seemingly straightforward took on a different tone. As Peter Gonzalez took possession of a throw-in and wriggled past Mexico defenders to get into the box, an El Tri fan lofted the ball that had gone out of play back onto the field. Gonzalez…
Here is what we’ve learned from the Club World Cup thus far: The Bundesliga is a lot better than the Northern League of New Zealand. The Portuguese league is also better than New Zealand’s league, but not by as much — and it’s also worse than MLS. But MLS is worse than the Tunisian league. And the Tunisian league is worse than the Brazilian league, but that’s nothing to worry…
Enzo Maresca said Chelsea are not under any financial pressure to lift the Club World Cup despite the £97 million ($130 million) on offer to the winner. The Blues face a scramble to qualify for the round of 16, needing to avoid defeat against Esperance de Tunis in Philadelphia on Tuesday to secure second place in Group D. They will receive in the region of £40m just for participating in…
It’s Monday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Who’s climbing the table? Who’s in free fall? Our writers studied the action from across Matchday 13 to come up with this week’s order of all 14 teams in the league. Let’s dive in. Previous ranking: 1 Next match: Friday, Aug. 1 vs. Racing Louisville, 8 p.m. ET Angel City…