Month: March 2021

2:03 PM ET England were knocked out at the group stage of the Under-21 Euros in stoppage time of their final match despite a 2-1 win over Croatia in Koper, Slovenia. Aidy Boothroyd’s side needed a victory by a two-goal margin and for Portugal to beat Switzerland in the group’s other game which they did.
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4:59 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal in this World Cup qualifying campaign but then inexplicably missed a sitter as Portugal were forced to come from behind to beat Luxembourg 3-1 away on Tuesday. Luxembourg went into the game full of confidence after winning 1-0 at Ireland and they took a shock lead
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4:59 AM ET Napoli forward Hirving Lozano proved to be the matchwinner for Mexico in a 1-0 international friendly victory over Costa Rica on Tuesday. Mexico had to wait until the 89th minute to find the only goal of the game, being played in the Austrian town of Wiener Neustadt, just south of Vienna, as
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5:14 AM ET Toni Kroos has said that awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar was “wrong,” but the Germany and Real Madrid midfielder added that he does not believe a boycott of the tournament would help the migrant workers in the Gulf state. The 30-year-old became the latest footballer to add his voice to
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6:00 AM ET Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said that he once refused to sign a player because of his mohawk haircut. During his time at Norwegian club Molde, Solskjaer revealed he traveled with a member of his scouting staff to watch a potential signing but was put off by the player’s hairstyle.
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5:16 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Inter Miami CF won’t play their three scheduled preseason matches this week “out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of players and staff,” the club announced Tuesday. – 2021 MLS: All you need to know– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A,
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11:29 AM ET Bayern Munich‘s Poland striker Robert Lewandowski has been ruled out for four weeks after suffering sprained ligaments in his right knee, the German champions said on Tuesday. Lewandowski sustained the injury in Poland’s World Cup qualifying win over Andorra on Sunday, ruling him out of their match against England on Wednesday, and
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3:28 PM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said that Sergio Aguero has conquered the Premier League in the way Barcelona‘s Lionel Messi did it in La Liga and Diego Maradona did for Napoli in Serie A. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Who could replace Aguero at Man City? Aguero,
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4:39 PM ET Belgium‘s second-string used the opportunity of a rare start to impress coach Roberto Martinez as they thumped Belarus 8-0 in their World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. With Martinez warning players were under scrutiny for places in the Euro 2020 squad, Michy Batshuayi, Hans Vanaken, Leandro Trossard, Jeremy Doku, Denis Praet and Christian
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8:51 AM ET Japan thrashed Mongolia 14-0 on Tuesday to move closer to the third round of Asia’s qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar. Yuya Osako scored a hat trick, while Southampton‘s on-loan playmaker Takumi Minamino was also among the scorers as Hajime Moriyasu’s side made short work of the minnows.
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