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Oct 29, 2024, 04:05 PM ET United States women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes has criticized the Ballon d’Or ceremony being held during a women’s FIFA window. Hayes picked up the inaugural Ballon d’Or for best women’s coach on Monday but, along with most players and coaches from the women’s game, she was not…

Charlotte Gibson, ESPNOct 29, 2024, 04:15 PM ET NWSL veteran forward Sydney Leroux agreed to a new three-year contract through 2027 with Angel City FC, the club confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Leroux, 34, joined Angel City midway through the club’s inaugural 2022 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season after being traded from the Orlando…

Oct 29, 2024, 02:56 PM ET Jose Mourinho believes he is not getting the same treatment by UEFA as other coaches ever since the 2023 Europa League final. While in charge of Roma, Mourinho was last year hit with a four-match touchline ban by European football’s governing body for verbally abusing referee Anthony Taylor following…

Oct 29, 2024, 03:22 PM ET UEFA is giving the professional footballer’s union a seat on its executive committee in a move meant to give players more input on issues such as the congested match calendar. UEFA and FIFPRO Europe announced a working agreement Tuesday that the union said will “increase the voice of players…

Oct 29, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Arsenal will remain without captain Martin Ødegaard for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup fourth round clash at Preston North End but manager Mikel Arteta said he is hopeful the Norwegian will return to fitness before the start of the November international break. Arteta has been ruing an ever-growing injury list, with…

Oct 29, 2024, 11:37 AM ET Enzo Maresca has said he is under no pressure from Chelsea to secure Champions League qualification in his first season at the club. Chelsea face Newcastle United in their Carabao Cup round-of-16 clash on Wednesday after defeating them 2-1 in Sunday’s league match at Stamford Bridge. Editor’s Picks 1…

Manchester United are hoping to finalise a deal with Rúben Amorim to become their new manager in time for the Sporting CP coach to take charge of their Premier League clash against Chelsea on Sunday, sources have told ESPN. Amorim, 39, has been identified by the United hierarchy as the No. 1 candidate to replace…

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 29, 2024, 09:31 AM ET Erik ten Hag craved control at Manchester United but it meant that, with problems piling up, there was nowhere to hide. In the end, his fingerprints were all over too much of the failure — there were no excuses left — and Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at West…

Oct 29, 2024, 10:57 AM ET Kansas City Current celebrate their win in the Summer Cup. Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup concluded on Friday a lot like it began three months earlier: with little fanfare. Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chawinga scored a brace to lift…