Teams competing in next year’s FIFA Club World Cup must arrive in the United States three to five days before their first game, FIFA confirmed via tournament rules published on Tuesday. This leaves players facing the prospect of no rest days between international World Cup qualifiers and the start of the club tournament. FIFA has…
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nov 5, 2024, 10:28 AM ET LaLiga have requested Valencia and Levante’s matches this weekend be postponed as recovery efforts continue in the region following deadly flooding which has left at least 218 people dead. Valencia are due to travel to Espanyol on Saturday in LaLiga, while Levante, who are also…
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentNov 5, 2024, 10:45 AM ET Plans to stage a LaLiga match in Miami have been put on hold for now, sources have told ESPN, due to the time constraints involved in moving Barcelona’s game against Atlético Madrid in December. ESPN revealed last month that the Spanish league was increasingly optimistic of…
ESPN Nov 5, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Martin Ødegaard has missed a significant chunk of Arsenal’s season through injury. Getty Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard returned to training on Tuesday as he edges closer to a comeback from an ankle injury. The Norway international took part in Arsenal’s session at Sobha Realty…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 5, 2024, 07:25 AM ET Manchester United fans are in favour of building a new stadium rather than redeveloping Old Trafford, a club survey has revealed. The club are consulting supporters over a project which could end up costing £2 billion ($2.6bn). Fans were asked whether they would prefer to see a…
Graham Hunter, Spain writerNov 5, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. There’s a long and glorious history of the greats in life using failure, rejection and criticism to spur them on to heights that, perhaps, they wouldn’t…
Neymar was not too downcast after being forced to leave Monday’s Asian Champions League Elite match due to injury with the Al Hilal forward saying he felt the issue was nothing more than a strong cramp. Brazil forward, who limped off 30 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute in Al Hilal’s 3-0 win…
On Sunday, the 2024 Chinese Super League campaign came to a close with Kevin Muscat leading Shanghai Port to a thrilling title victory. getting the job done in style with a 5-0 win over Tianjin Jinmen Tiger to finish a solitary point ahead of local rivals Shanghai Shenhua. It marked a fine first year at…
Imagine a cursed franchise or suffering fan base — say, the Cleveland Browns, to name one easy example. Now imagine that team putting together the best season in league history, rattling off 23 games without defeat. What sounds unthinkable is reality for the Orlando Pride in 2024. The franchise that was once the laughingstock of…
It’s Monday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta computer ratings and the observations of our writers. Who’s climbing the table?…