Bill Connelly is a writer at ESPN. He focuses on competitive sports, particularly team sports, and combines his expertise in analytics with a passion for storytelling. Bill has been featured in numerous outlets including ABC 7 Chicago, ESPN, and the Appeal-Democrat.
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Bill Connelly's coverage mainly focuses on sports, particularly football (soccer) and college football. He appears to be very interested in event coverage and investment analysis related to these sports.
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Jul 11, 2026, 09:25 AM Lizzy Becherano Tim Vickery Mark Ogden
KANSAS CITY - Despite his recent struggles, Lionel Messi will continue to take Argentina 's penalty kicks unless he decides not to, according to Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni.
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By: Bill Connelly
play Despite a beautifully unpredictable group stage and a consistently dramatic set of three knockout rounds, we've somehow managed to land exactly where everyone thought we would at the start of the 2026 World Cup.
By: Bill Connelly
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente said he knows France are a much better team than the one they defeated in the Euro 2024 semifinals two years ago.
Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente said he knows France are a much better team than the one they defeated in the Euro 2024 semifinals two years ago.
ARLINGTON, Texas -- France head coach Didier Deschamps said his team wasn't technically sound enough in his team's 2-0 loss to Spain in the FIFA World Cup semifinals.
Repeat run for Miami? Revenge for Duke? Reset for Clemson? Redemption at UNC? Intrigue abounds in the ACC.
Bill Connelly In this summer's expanded FIFA World Cup , the entire world got a taste of peak March Madness. And it loved what it saw.
Spain are known as the modern purveyors of the beautiful game, but what has got them to within 90 minutes of another World Cup win is an elite defense.
