Associated Press Jun 28, 2023, 08:05 AM ET Football players in Italy will be banned from wearing No. 88 as part of an initiative combating antisemitism, it was announced on Tuesday. The No. 88 is a numerical code for “Heil Hitler”; H is the eighth letter of the alphabet. In March, a fan wearing a

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJun 28, 2023, 04:49 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Gerardo “Tata” Martino is returning to MLS as the coach of Inter Miami CF, the club announced Wednesday. The hire comes in the wake of fellow Argentine Lionel Messi‘s announcement earlier this month

Joseph Lowery Jun 28, 2023, 08:05 AM ET U.S. women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski has been busy. In the buildup to USWNT’s roster announcement for the Women’s World Cup last week, he made “a total of 39 calls” to let players know that they made the 23-player World Cup squad — or that they

Jun 28, 2023, 04:55 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain would rather lose Kyiian Mbappe this summer for a transfer fee rather than for nothing in a year’s time. Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images The summer transfer window is open for some leagues in Europe, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the

Jun 27, 2023, 04:32 PM ET Rapper Stormzy has teamed up with Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha to buy ninth-tier English soccer side Croydon Athletic, the club said on Tuesday. Zaha was born in the Ivory Coast but grew up in Croydon from the age of four, while Grime sensation Stormzy also hails from the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 27, 2023, 08:35 AM ET Manchester United have money to spend this summer but their transfer budget has been squeezed by Financial Fair Play restrictions, sources told ESPN. United posted positive financial results on Tuesday with revenue up 11% to £170 million ($216.5m) for the three months ending March 31. – Stream

Sophie Lawson Jun 27, 2023, 04:30 AM ET Squads are convening, warm-up games are kicking off and players will soon be boarding flights to Australia and New Zealand with less than a month until the 2023 Women’s World Cup starts in Auckland. Yet with time ticking down to the opening game on July 20, at

Abbie Ingham Jun 26, 2023, 08:53 PM ET The summer transfer window is open for some leagues in Europe, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Kane wants Bayern move Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerJun 22, 2023, 11:00 AM ET With the 2023 Women’s World Cup now just weeks away, EA Sports is preparing to roll out its update for the tournament on FIFA 23, which will be made available as a free add-on to the game from the end of June. In anticipation of

Wael Jabir Jun 26, 2023, 04:20 AM ET The big story of this summer transfer window has been the rise of the Saudi Pro League as a hot destination looking to attract the biggest stars in European football, and with the Saudis, bankrolled by the $620 billion Public Investment Fund (PIF), taking the market by