Month: March 2021

5:58 AM ET Adriana Garcia Brazilian clubs have approved a historic proposal from the country’s Football Association that will limit them to make one coaching change throughout the campaign from next season. Until now, there has been no limit when it came to clubs hiring coaches. The new rule means that each club can only
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5:32 AM ET Daniel Guerini was on loan at Torino before returning to Lazio. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images Italian football was in mourning on Thursday following the death of Lazio youth player Daniel Guerini. The 19-year-old died following a car crash in Rome on Wednesday in which two other people were left seriously injured. The collision involved
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7:10 PM ET Cameroon have vigorously disputed the suggestion that Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting missed out on a national team call-up because of an administrative error, and have suggested the Bayern Munich striker was simply ignoring their attempts to contact him. Last week, Bild reported that an administrative error from the Cameroon FA (FECAFOOT) sent Choupo-Moting’s
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12:34 AM ET Associated Press Uriel Antuna scored the winner as Mexico defeated the United States in in Guadalajara on Wednesday night. ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images Uriel Antuna scored following a sloppy giveaway by Sebastian Soto in the 45th minute as Mexico beat the United States 1-0 in Guadalajara on Wednesday night in qualifying for
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9:41 PM ET Norway players marked the start of their quest to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by protesting against the gulf state’s alleged treatment of workers before kick off in their opening match against Gibraltar on Wednesday. The Norway side, including Arsenal‘s loanee from Real Madrid Martin Odegaard and Borussia Dortmund
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4:33 PM ET Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford and Arsenal midfielder Bukayo Saka are doubtful for England‘s three World Cup qualifiers, manager Gareth Southgate said ahead of Thursday’s opener against San Marino at Wembley. Rashford missed United’s FA Cup defeat at Leicester City on Sunday due to a foot injury and has yet to train
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9:30 AM ET Sam Marsden Barcelona beat Manchester City 3-0 in Monza on Wednesday to put one foot in the Champions League semifinals. Asisat Oshoala opened the scoring in the first half and then won a second-half penalty, which was converted by Mariona Caldentey. City spurned the chance to score an away goal when Chloe
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12:53 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Nicky Butt took on the role of head of first-team development at Man United in 2019. Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Nicky Butt has left his role as head of first team development at Manchester United. Butt, who made 387 appearances as a player at Old Trafford and
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11:33 AM ET Kelly CohenESPN United States star Megan Rapinoe said Wednesday that the world is missing out on the “real potential of women’s sports” due to inequalities that still exist, including pay and working conditions. Rapinoe, who won gold for the U.S. in the 2012 London Summer Olympics, 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and
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7:48 AM ET Associated Press Sepp Blatter has received a second ban from FIFA. Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images Sepp Blatter was banned for a second time by FIFA on Wednesday for financial wrongdoing, seven months before the 85-year-old former president’s first ban expires. Blatter has recently been in poor health and was put in an
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12:13 AM ET A Brazilian football team was ordered to remove a “sexist and misogynist” advertisement on Tuesday after it posted a picture of a semi-naked woman offering fans a club discount at a sex hotel, a regulator said. The ad featured the scantily clad woman with the words, “Score that Goal, Boliviano!” Boliviano is
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