Oct 24, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Barcelona midfielder Pedri has praised coach Hansi Flick for giving young players the confidence needed to thrive. Barça have the youngest team in LaLiga, with an average age of 23.6 years. Barça are three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the standings heading into Saturday’s Clásico…
Oct 24, 2024, 11:38 AM ET The Utah Royals have named Jimmy Coenraets the team’s new head coach, removing the interim tag from the Belgian manager after four months overseeing a revival of the team. “I am incredibly proud to take on the role of head coach for the Utah Royals,” Coenraets said in a…
Oct 24, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Defender Jordi Alba has said the 2025 Club World Cup will not be easy for Inter Miami CF, as the Major League Soccer team looks to compete against several European giants and “elites.” FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced Inter Miami as the final MLS participant of the competition, after…
Oct 24, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Borussia Dortmund’s capitulation at the hands of Real Madrid in the Spanish capital on Tuesday somehow seems in keeping with the wildly out-of-balance nature of the Schwarzgelben in their current guise. It was a reunion on multiple levels: a meeting with the team that defeated them in the UEFA…
Oct 24, 2024, 07:30 AM ET The Emma Hayes era of the U.S. women’s national team got off to a fairy-tale start this summer, when the Americans returned to the top of the podium in Paris for the program’s fifth Olympic gold medal. Now comes Hayes’ primary assignment. She was hired as head coach to…
Oct 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Spain’s national police have arrested four people responsible for a hate campaign against Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior. The investigation began following three complaints filed by LaLiga ahead of Madrid’s 1-1 league draw at Atlético Madrid on Sept. 29. Police confirmed to ESPN that those arrested “incited fans through…
The stage is perfectly set for this season’s first Clásico. How do Real Madrid and Barcelona’s teams compare? What are the key clashes? Who will win?
Rodrigo Faez, Madrid correspondentOct 24, 2024, 06:42 AM ET Thibaut Courtois has been ruled out of this weekend’s El Clásico (live on ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET) against Barcelona due to an “adductor injury in his left leg” that could keep him out for three to four weeks, sources have told ESPN. The Real Madrid…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 24, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has admitted feeling burnt out at the end of last season has contributed to his slow start to the new campaign. The midfielder was on the scoresheet in City’s 5-0 win over Sparta Prague on Wednesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related It was…
Oct 24, 2024, 06:42 AM ET Leah Williamson has endured a difficult start to the season with Arsenal. Getty England captain Leah Williamson has admitted it is “refreshing” to be back with the Lionesses ahead of their two friendlies against Germany and South Africa amid turbulence at Arsenal. Williamson returned to England duty on Monday as…