The Jamaica Football Federation said on Friday it had paid the members of their Women’s World Cup squad after players said they had opted out of a pair of Gold Cup qualifiers in protest. The Jamaican women’s team that reached the knockout phase for the first time in Australia this year announced last week that they would withdraw from the Gold Cup qualifiers due to “constant mistreatment” from the national…
Newcastle United’s Italy international Sandro Tonali’s ban for breaches of rules on betting on matches will apply worldwide, soccer’s governing body said on Friday, meaning the midfielder is currently unable to play for the Premier League side. Newcastle manager Eddie Howe earlier said that Tonali could still play this weekend because the Premier League club hadn’t been officially informed of the ban. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)…
When the 2023 Ballon d’Or is awarded on Oct. 30, Bill Reno doesn’t expect to see a goalkeeper receiving it. “There’s got to be some good Vegas odds on that if someone should probably think about betting on [it]. But no, I have no confidence that will happen,” the goalkeeper analyst told ESPN. Part of that is due to the strength of the campaigns for the two leading candidates, Lionel…
Premier League football will be played on Christmas Eve for the first time in 28 years when Wolves host Chelsea at Molineux Stadium, it was announced on Thursday. The decision to reschedule the game, that was originally slated to be played on Dec. 23 but has been moved to Dec. 24 for a 1 p.m. (GMT) kickoff, was criticised by the Chelsea fans who described it as “totally unacceptable.” –…
Saturday is a special day in LaLiga as we get our first Clasico of the 2023-24 season as Barcelona host eternal rivals Real Madrid. These games are always big events — this is their 255th official meeting, with Real Madrid edging the series with 102 wins to Barca’s 100 and 52 draws — and it’s very much true heading into their clash at Montjuic. Even though the game will take…
Gabriel Jesus has urged his Arsenal teammates to believe they can win the Champions League after their hard-fought win at Sevilla. The 26-year-old assisted Gabriel Martinelli’s opening goal on the stroke of half-time before netting a fine 53rd-minute strike himself as Arsenal secured a 2-1 win at Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan on Tuesday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) – Arsenal get glimpse of star trio before fitness clouds…
The summer transfer window has closed throughout Europe, but there are still moves in the works and plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals!
Arsenal have acknowledged there is a lack of diversity in their women’s team after facing a backlash following the release of their team photo for the 2023-24 season which featured an all-white squad. Arsenal published a group photo earlier this month in which none of the 27 players pictured came from a Black or minority ethnic (BAME) background, in contrast to the men’s team which features several BAME players including…
There has never been a season like the 2023 campaign in the 28-year history of Major League Soccer. There’s been hype, sure, when the league began in 1996 and when David Beckham arrived little more than a decade later. But this? Lionel Messi signing for Inter Miami CF? This was unprecedented global fanfare. Life in America began with a bang for Messi. He made his debut in the joint MLS-Liga…
The international break ended and club football returned across Europe with a packed slate of big results and talking points. There was Chelsea v. Arsenal, as the Blues took a 2-0 lead only for the Gunners to fight back and draw with a pair of late goals. We saw an ill-tempered and controversial 1-1 draw between Sevilla and Real Madrid in which Vinicius Jr. was again racially abused. Oh, and…