Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2024, 10:32 AM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions At the end of a summer that’s been full of disappointment for fans of the U.S. men’s national team, the success of the men’s Olympic squad here has been a welcome change. At
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Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterAug 1, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The Euros and Copa America ended barely two weeks ago, bleeding right into the Olympics and club exhibition season. The German second division starts its season this Friday, while other midtier leagues such
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 1, 2024, 05:46 AM ET LOS ANGELES — For most clubs, the summer transfer window is about refreshing the playing squad. For Manchester United, it’s also been about clearing out manager Erik ten Hag’s coaching staff and pretty much starting again. Aside from bringing back one of the greatest goal scorers the
Jeff Kassouf Jul 31, 2024, 04:25 PM ET Time is not the enemy, U.S. women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes has consistently said. Time is simply a circumstance — one she cannot fight against. The new coach had just four friendly matches and less than two months on the sidelines with the USWNT to
Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 31, 2024, 04:54 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MARSEILLE, France — Korbin Albert‘s goal on Wednesday night was impressive enough. The celebration that followed, though, may have been just as meaningful. Albert’s bullet of a strike from about 25 yards out
Jul 31, 2024, 08:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Canada‘s appeal against their soccer team’s points deduction at the Paris Games amid a drone scandal was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the CAS said Wednesday. The CAS said its panel of three judges dismissed Canada’s appeal and confirmed the six-point deduction imposed
Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 30, 2024, 04:57 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Kevin Paredes, left, scored twice in the U.S.’s 3-0 win over Guinea in men’s Olympic soccer on Tuesday. John Todd/ISI/Getty Images SAINT-ÉTIENNE, France — In the 42nd minute on Tuesday night, Kevin Paredes took
Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 30, 2024, 02:58 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions SAINT-ETIENNE, France — After three group stage matches away from the main stage of this Summer Games, the U.S. men’s Olympic team is finally — finally — headed to Paris. What’s waiting for
Emily Keogh Jul 30, 2024, 08:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Lionesses will host the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) in a blockbuster friendly at Wembley Stadium on Nov. 30 after facing Germany on Oct. 25 in preparation to defend their 2022 Euros title. It will be the first time Emma Hayes will
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta said Arsenal “don’t expect” to make another big-money signing like Declan Rice this summer, after the Gunners broke their transfer record last July with a £105 million deal to land the England international. Arsenal made their first significant move of the current transfer window on Monday after Riccardo Calafiori completed
Jul 29, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal have signed Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna for a £42 million transfer fee, the club announced on Monday, ending a month-long chase for his signature. The 22-year-old defender had an excellent campaign with Bologna to help the club into the Champions League for the first time
Jul 29, 2024, 10:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Canada Soccer and the Canadian Olympic Committee have filed a joint appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the six-point deduction handed down by FIFA for drone spying at the Olympic Games in Paris. Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman was suspended from
Emily Kaplan, ESPNJul 28, 2024, 07:18 PM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions SAINT-ETIENNE, France — As the Canada women’s soccer team improbably kept their Olympic hopes alive on Sunday, players said they wanted to let the world know one thing: the defending Gold medalists are not cheaters. Vanessa
Jeff Kassouf Jul 28, 2024, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There was an air of inevitability to the U.S. women’s national team at the height of its most recent run of success, one that evaporated over the past few years as the team struggled to keep up with emerging world powers. It returned with
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Manchester United were dealt a double blow during their friendly against Arsenal with both Rasmus Højlund and Leny Yoro forced off with injuries. Højlund and Yoro were both substituted in the first half as Arsenal beat United 2-1 in front of 62,486 fans at SoFi Stadium. It’s the last thing manager Erik ten
Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 27, 2024, 01:28 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MARSEILLE, France — Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman has been suspended from coaching for one year and the Canadian team has been penalized six points during these Olympics, FIFA announced Saturday, after
Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterJul 27, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions MARSEILLE, France — When news first broke of Canada’s Olympic soccer team being caught using a drone to spy on an opponent’s training session, there was significant shock and surprise among many athletes
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jul 27, 2024, 07:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil teenager Endrick has been unveiled as Real Madrid‘s latest transfer at the Bernabéu, days after he signed his contract with the Champions League holders. Madrid agreed a deal to sign forward Endrick from Palmeiras in December 2022, but the prospect could