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Jul 18, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have completed the signing of 18-year-old defender Leny Yoro from French Ligue 1 side Lille, the clubs confirmed Thursday. United agreed a fee of €62 million ($67.6m), plus a potential €8m ($8.7m) in add-ons, to sign the France under-21 international, sources told ESPN. Yoro

Jul 18, 2024, 07:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Multiple lawsuits have been filed by fans against South American soccer’s governing body CONMEBOL and the operators of Hard Rock Stadium in the wake of the chaos surrounding Sunday’s Copa América final. The complainants claim that they purchased tickets for the final but that crowd-control issues

Jul 18, 2024, 12:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City have completed a deal for 20-year-old Brazil winger Sávio on a five-year-deal, the club confirmed on Thursday. Sávio joins City from French side Troyes after loan spells at PSV Eindhoven and Girona. Both Troyes and Girona are part of the City Football Group (CFG),

Field Level Media Jul 18, 2024, 02:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Joseph Paintsil recorded one goal and two assists to help the LA Galaxy produce a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night at Carson, Calif. Diego Fagundez and Riqui Puig added goals and Gabriel Pec had two assists as the Galaxy

ESPN News Services Jul 17, 2024, 09:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cavan Sullivan broke Freddy Adu’s longstanding record as the youngest player to feature for a senior MLS side when he took the field for the Philadelphia Union in their match against the New England Revolution on Wednesday. Sullivan, who is 14 years 293

Open Extended Reactions Messi and Argentina claimed the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the second of three straight trophies they’ve won as a nation, but what will 2026 hold? Michael Regan – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images What a summer of football we have just witnessed. Spain were crowned European champions by winning Euro 2024, defeating England

Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are close to overcoming competition from Real Madrid to seal a £52.1 million ($67.9m) deal for Leny Yoro after the Lille defender was granted permission to travel to Old Trafford for a medical, sources have told ESPN. United, who completed the £35.8m ($46.7m) signing of Netherlands forward Joshua Zirkzee from

The United States women played to a 0-0 draw with Costa Rica in sweltering temperatures on Tuesday night in its final exhibition tune-up game before the Paris Olympics. It was 98 degrees Fahrenheit (37 Celsius) at kickoff after Washington tied the hottest day on record in the nation’s capital at 104 (40C) hours earlier. Coach

Graham Hunter, Spain writerJul 16, 2024, 09:04 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions Spain‘s statistics in winning Euro 2024 are so historic and so startling that it’s easy to be overwhelmed and distracted by them. But

Jul 16, 2024, 06:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Gareth Southgate has left his role as England manager following the team’s Euro 2024 final defeat against Spain, the English Football Association (FA) confirmed on Tuesday. Under his stewardship, England reached the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the final of Euro 2020 (played

Multiple ESPN writers Jul 15, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Copa América has come to an end and, after a tournament full of twists and turns, Argentina were crowned champions, beating Colombia 1-0 on Sunday after some long security-induced delays at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. So, what better

Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerJul 15, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 15, 2024, 03:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — As sunsets go, the one being enjoyed by the “Messi Generation” of Argentina players is almost impossible to top. It’s full of gorgeous hues and

Jul 14, 2024, 09:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’ve reached the 2024 Copa América final! The tournament gave us jam-packed action, thrilling storylines and plenty to talk about. Now Argentina and Colombia face off in Sunday’s final. Will Lionel Messi & Co. win back-to-back titles at the tournament, or will a Colombia side supercharged

Jul 12, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have completed the transfer of Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee in a deal worth more than €40 million ($43m), the club announced on Sunday. Zirkzee has signed a contract at United until June 2029 with the option to extend it for another season. “Having had

Open Extended Reactions The Euro 2024 final is set, with three-time European champions Spain attempting to prevent England‘s men from winning the tournament for the first time and, in the process, ending their 58-year wait for international glory since lifting the World Cup in 1966. It promises to be a clash of styles in Berlin

Open Extended Reactions BERLIN — Come Sunday night, it will be done. Spain‘s collection of wonderkids, comeback kids and kids-at-heart, under the watchful eye of everyone’s favorite substitute teacher, coach Luis de la Fuente, will have delivered the country Euro 2024, a European crown for three out of the past five tournaments. Or England, having

Open Extended Reactions Declan Rice has warned Spain are the “kings of killing matches” but insisted England will “run through brick walls” to win Euro 2024. Gareth Southgate’s side are aiming to lift their first major trophy for 58 years on Sunday in Berlin but face arguably the most impressive team at the tournament so