Month: May 2021

3:28 PM ET Kevin De Bruyne should be ready for the Euro, according to Belgium coach Roberto Martinez. Getty Kevin De Bruyne does not require surgery after fracturing his nose and eye socket and will join the Belgium squad next week ahead of the European Championship, coach Roberto Martinez said on Monday. The 29-year-old De Bruyne
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10:19 AM ET Brazil, winners in 2019, will host the 2021 Copa America. LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images The 2021 Copa America will be staged in Brazil after being moved from Colombia and then Argentina, CONMEBOL announced on Monday. It was due to be hosted jointly by Colombia and Argentina. However, civil unrest in the country saw the
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11:36 AM ET The 2020-21 Premier League season was unlike any other. With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the 2019-20 season to conclude in late July, teams had a little over six weeks to reboot, reset and regroup. From there, the grueling calendar took hold, with a compressed league schedule and cup competitions squeezed around international
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6:54 AM ET Rodrigo Faez Alex Kirkland Manchester City are following Sergio Ramos‘ situation closely and are considering offering him a two-year contract if the defender doesn’t renew at Real Madrid, multiple sources have told ESPN. Coach Pep Guardiola values Ramos’ experience and leadership qualities. – La Liga on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays
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6:25 AM ET Adriana Garcia Players of Cruz Azul celebrate after becoming Mexican league championship for the first time in 23 years, defeating Santos Laguna 2-1 on aggregate. Mauricio Salas/Jam Media/Getty Images Cruz Azul ended a 23-year wait to be crowned Mexican league champions after beating Santos Laguna 2-1 on aggregate. The Mexico City-based club went
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4:00 AM ET The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the world of football and while the summer transfer window will open as normal across Europe (just like the January window), the summer’s budgets for clubs are expected to be hit hard again. 2 Related Clubs spent nearly €1.5 billion less ($1.9bn) in summer 2020 than
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10:16 PM ET Associated Press The Copa America is without a host country only two weeks before kickoff after South American soccer federation CONMEBOL ruled out Argentina amid the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country. CONMEBOL said Sunday night on Twitter — and it was later confirmed by an official — that it was
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9:37 PM ET Kacper Przybylko had one goal and one assist to lift the host Philadelphia Union past the Portland Timbers 3-0 on Sunday. Sergio Santos and Jack Elliott each added one goal for the Union, who extended their unbeaten streak to five straight. Kai Wagner and Cory Burke contributed assists for the Union. Two-time
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2:08 PM ET Associated Press Thierry Henry is back in Roberto Martinez’s Belgium coaching staff for the European Championship. Belgium, the world’s top-ranked team, made the announcement on Sunday, saying Henry and the national team had “unfinished business.” – European Soccer Pick ‘Em: Compete to win $10,000 The former France striker was an assistant coach
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7:34 AM ET Manchester City‘s Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker were racially abused on Instagram after the team’s 1-0 loss to Chelsea in Saturday’s Champions League final, and the social media firm has removed the accounts of those guilty. Sky Sports reported that the pair were sent monkey emojis on their Instagram pages after the
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4:57 PM ET Chelsea have secured the last place among the seeded teams for the 2021-22 Champions League group-stage draw. Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 in this year’s final in Porto, thanks to a first-half goal from Kai Havertz, securing their place alongside the champions of Europe’s top six leagues in Pot 1 for the
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