Month: March 2021

4:59 AM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC With the 2021 MLS season just weeks away, it’s the time of year when the league is inundated with new kits for all clubs. With so many teams unveiling new threads in recent weeks, we decided to look back at the 10 best and 10 worst kits in Major
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7:18 AM ET Associated Press Karim Benzema has 81 caps for France but has not played with them since 2015. Photo by Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images The Versailles prosecutor’s office has said Karim Benzema will face trial in October for his alleged involvement in blackmailing former France teammate Matthieu Valbuena over a sex tape. Benzema
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5:28 AM ET Arsenal have created a new taskforce to help support their players as part of an initiative to tackle online hate. The club revealed their #StopOnlineAbuse action plan on Tuesday which features a more formal process for players and staff to report incidents of discrimination. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+
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5:38 AM ET Lyon and PSG women will now face each other in the Champions League at a rearranged date. Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images The women’s Champions League quarter-final second leg between Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain has been postponed due to a string of COVID-19 cases within
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9:43 AM ET Gareth Bale has reiterated his stance on returning to Real Madrid after his loan spell at Tottenham is over and said it is “legally what I have to do.” Bale, 31, re-joined Spurs in September on a season-long loan in a bid to get more playing time after falling out with Madrid
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1:25 PM ET RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate is edging closer to a move to Liverpool with the 2019-20 Premier League champions ready to pay his €41.5 million release clause, sources have told ESPN. Liverpool have struggled defensively this season as injuries to Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip have reduced their options
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3:08 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Sergio Aguero will leave Manchester City at the end of the season, the club has confirmed. The 32-year-old’s contract at the Etihad Stadium will expire in the summer when he will leave on a free transfer. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Aguero, City’s record goalscorer with
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9:47 AM ET The European Club Association (ECA) has said a women’s Club World Cup could be set up “fairly soon” and sees the tournament as part of its strategy to help develop women’s football, chief executive Charlie Marshall said. The ECA, whose members include all of Europe’s biggest clubs, launched the “Be a Changemaker”
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12:19 AM ET Chelsea‘s Kai Havertz struggled to adapt to the demands of the Premier League following his arrival from Bayer Leverkusen but the Germany midfielder said he has finally settled down and sees a bright future for himself at Stamford Bridge. Havertz managed just one goal and two assists in the league since arriving
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8:01 AM ET Adriana Garcia Dutch referee Danny Makkelie has apologised after denying Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal the winning goal in Saturday’s 2-2 controversial draw against Serbia in a World Cup qualifier. Serbia defender Stefan Mitrovic attempted to clear Ronaldo’s goal-bound strike in stoppage time, but despite his efforts, the ball had crossed the line.
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12:04 AM ET Associated Press Uriel Antuna opened the scoring for Mexico in Sunday’s 2-0 win over Canada. ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images Mexico booked its place at the Olympic men’s tournament after defeating Canada 2-0 in the semifinal of the CONCACAF qualifying round for the 2020 games in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Sunday. Chivas‘ Uriel Antuna
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