Month: April 2021

8:52 AM ET Associated Press Players should get yellow cards for covering their mouths to speak to opponents, football great Clarence Seedorf told European lawmakers on Wednesday in a forum on hate speech in sport. Seedorf spoke to the 47-nation Council of Europe on the day UEFA announced that Slavia Prague player Ondrej Kudela had
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9:52 AM ET Glen Kamara of Rangers argues with Slavia Prague’s Ondrej Kudela. Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela has been banned for 10 matches for “racist behaviour” in their Europa League round-of-16 match against Scottish side Rangers last month, UEFA said on Wednesday. Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara accused
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4:57 PM ET Chelsea sneaked into the Champions League semifinals despite a 1-0 defeat against FC Porto in Seville on Tuesday,with a 2-1 victory on aggregate. Medhi Taremi scored the only goal of the night with a stunning bicycle kick four minutes into stoppage time, but it was not enough for the away side over
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6:19 PM ET United States women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski said he feels that forward Alex Morgan is regaining her sharpness after watching her score one goal and win a penalty in the Americans’ 2-0 win over France. – Missed the match on ESPN2? Stream the replay (U.S. only)– Futbol Americas on ESPN+: MLS,
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7:10 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar said he didn’t mean to intentionally celebrate in front of Bayern Munich‘s Joshua Kimmich after PSG advanced on away goals and into the Champions League semifinals. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The tie, which finished 3-3 on aggregate, was a rematch of last
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11:33 AM ET Adriana Garcia A Chinese pharmaceutical company will donate 50,000 doses of their COVID-19 vaccine for national teams to use ahead of the Copa America, CONMEBOL announced on Tuesday. The deal is part of an agreement between CONMEBOL and Beijing-based biopharmaceutical company Sinovac. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) “It
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8:44 AM ET Eric Bailly is ready to reject a new contract at Manchester United and seek a summer move amid concerns over a lack of opportunities under manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, sources have told ESPN. The Ivory Coast defender, who was former United manager Jose Mourinho’s first signing at Old Trafford with a £30
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7:45 AM ET The son of Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has weighed in on his father’s spat with Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho after the Norwegian coach said he wouldn’t feed his son if he simulated an injury. The row erupted following Sunday’s 3-1 win in the Premier League for United when Solskjaer
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10:21 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ilkay Gundogan has said Manchester City‘s Champions League showdown with Borussia Dortmund will be less intimidating without fans present. City only need a draw in Germany on Wednesday night to progress to the semifinals after a 2-1 win in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium. Gundogan is aware of
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9:52 AM ET Alex Kirkland Jurgen Klopp has said Liverpool “don’t have a lot to lose” in their Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Real Madrid at Anfield, admitting that a comeback after their 3-1 first leg defeat will be “incredibly difficult.” Goals from Vinicius Junior and Marco Asensio put Madrid 2-0 up before half-time
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3:37 AM ET Florentino Perez has been re-elected unopposed as Real Madrid president for another four years after no other candidates came forward to challenge him for the position. Perez, 74, has been president of the La Liga giants for a total of 18 years over two spells, from 2000 until 2006 and then since
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