Month: April 2021

7:34 AM ET Brothers Federico Higuain and Gonzalo Higuain both scored as Inter Miami CF came from behind to rally past the host Philadelphia Union 2-1 on Saturday. Before the game, the Union unveiled a banner celebrating their Supporters’ Shield from last season. Unlike last season, when the Union went unbeaten at home in nine
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7:53 AM ET UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has said all 12 teams will face consequences for initially joining the European Super League but that some teams will face lesser ones for quickly opting out. The 12 sides — six from England and three from both Spain and Italy — announced on April 18 that they
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5:00 PM ET English football, including clubs in the Premier League and Women’s Super League, will undertake a three-day social media boycott next week in response to “the ongoing and sustained discriminatory abuse received online by players and many other connected to football.” High-profile players such as Manchester United‘s Marcus Rashford and Lauren James, Manchester
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4:18 PM ET Frustrated West Ham United manager David Moyes described defender Fabian Balbuena‘s red card as a “rank, rotten decision” after his side’s 1-0 defeat by Chelsea on Saturday. Timo Werner‘s first-half goal sealed victory to move fourth-placed Chelsea three points above West Ham in the battle to secure a top-four finish in the
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6:11 PM ET Zinedine Zidane has denied that Real Madrid are out of the La Liga title race after their 0-0 draw with Real Betis — but defender Dani Carvajal admitted the result was a “step backwards” in the battle for the trophy. Real Madrid ratings: Varane stellar but attack disappoints in drawLowe: How La
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6:47 PM ET Eleven Serie A clubs have called for AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus to face consequences for their involvement in the failed European Super League project. AS Roma, Torino, Bologna, Genoa, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Spezia, Benevento, Crotone, Parma and Cagliari co-signed a letter addressed to league president Paolo Dal Pino, according to Italian
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1:05 PM ET Kylian Mbappe scored either side of halftime but picked up a thigh injury as Paris St Germain returned to the top of Ligue 1 with a 3-1 victory over Metz at the Stade Saint-Symphorien on Saturday. The France forward was substituted in the closing moments with a heavily strapped thigh, casting doubts
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11:01 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Hundreds of Manchester United protested the Glazer ownership outside Old Trafford on Saturday, following the club’s intent to join the breakaway European Super League. Protests have been a familiar sight across the Premier League this week after United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester
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8:23 AM ET It’s been quite a week if, like millions of football fans, you had to process the shock news that your favourite football club was in the process of breaking away to form a lucrative new European Super League. For supporters of the 12 would-be “founder” clubs, this was doubtless a source of
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3:00 PM ET Sebastian Lletget has been given a two-game suspension for using an anti-gay slur. Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Major League Soccer has suspended LA Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget for two games and fined him an undisclosed amount for using a anti-gay slur on Instagram. In a video Lletget posted to Instagram on April 9,
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10:22 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said his side didn’t fight hard enough and don’t deserve a Champions League spot after Newcastle United sneaked a 1-1 draw at Anfield on Saturday. Klopp’s side had 22 shots on goal throughout the game but only converted one through Mohamed Salah in the opening three minutes.
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6:46 AM ET Alex Kirkland Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has said the Super League “must have done something wrong” with their launch of the project after a furious reaction from football’s governing bodies, politicians and fans’ groups, and said the founders will take “some weeks to reflect” on their next steps. The Madrid president
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6:02 PM ET Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta slammed his side’s home form as “terrible, unacceptable” after they slumped to a 1-0 Premier League defeat by Everton on Friday to fall even further behind in the chase for European football next season. Arsenal had plenty of chances in the second half and a penalty decision reversed
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1:44 PM ET Several hundred Arsenal fans protested outside Emirates Stadium before the team’s English Premier League match against Everton on Friday to call for owner Stan Kroenke to leave the club over its bid to join the Super League. – Marcotti: How Super League fell apart– Hamilton: How fan revolt helped end Super League
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