Month: May 2021

9:32 AM ET Peter Lawwell will leave Celtic this summer. Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images Police are investigating the cause of a fire and explosion at the home of Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Lawwell and his family managed to escape their home, and no one was injured in
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8:02 AM ET Germany boss Joachim Low has recalled Thomas Muller and Mats Hummels to the squad for the European Championship. Muller, 31, and Hummels, 32, are both included having been told by Low that their international careers were over in March 2019. He moved the duo aside, along with Jerome Boateng, in an overhaul
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7:16 PM ET River Plate may only muster 10 players for a Copa Libertadores match due to COVID positive tests and injuries. Mariano Gabriel Sanchez/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images River Plate will be forced to use an outfield player in goal for their next Copa Libertadores tie after CONMEBOL denied their request to name two reserve
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5:04 AM ET Associated Press Saudi Arabia’s football federation has formally asked FIFA to look at staging biennial World Cups for men and women, football’s world body said Tuesday. The proposal “requesting a feasibility study to be carried out on the impact” of playing both tournaments every two years will be put to the FIFA
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5:45 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has refused to rule out signing a striker in the summer despite Edinson Cavani‘s decision to stay at Old Trafford for another year. Solskjaer was asked about his plans for the transfer window after sources told ESPN Tottenham centre-forward Harry Kane is determined to
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2:32 PM ET France coach Didier Deschamps has called up Karim Benzema to his 26-man squad for Euro 2020, despite the striker facing trial for alleged blackmail. The decision comes more than five years since Benzema’s last cap. Sources told ESPN of the news earlier on Tuesday, before Deschamps announced it live on French television.
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10:10 AM ET United States attacker Josh Sargent could leave Werder Bremen this summer, sources have told ESPN. The 21-year-old is one of only a few players who could command a significant fee for the financially troubled Bundesliga side. – Bundesliga on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) Sources have told ESPN that
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8:59 AM ET Moises Llorens Sam Marsden Barcelona president Joan Laporta has secured a loan from an American investment bank which will allow him to use €100 million ($122m) to settle outstanding payments owed to the players, various sources have told ESPN. Laporta will be able to call on a credit line of up to
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2:51 PM ET Joe Bryan celebrates after scoring for Fulham against Manchester United. Getty Manchester United will have to wait until the final day of the season to confirm a second place finish in the Premier League after being held to a 1-1 draw by relegated Fulham. Edinson Cavani‘s long-range goal looked to have given United
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6:46 AM ET Kiyan Prince has been included in the new FIFA 21 game. EA Sports Queens Park Rangers have re-signed Kiyan Prince who was murdered at the age of 15 in 2006, while EA Sports have included him in the new FIFA 21 computer game. Prince received a single fatal stab wound to the chest
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5:05 AM ET Eric Cantona wasn’t surprised by his inclusion in the Hall of Fame. Photo by Harold Cunningham – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images Manchester United legend Eric Cantona has become the third person inducted into the Premier League’s Hall of Fame, following Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer. Cantona, 54, joined United from Leeds United in
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4:59 AM ET Angel Di Maria and Marquinhos had their house robbed during a PSG match. John Berry/Getty Images Four suspects have been arrested as part of an investigation into robberies at the homes of Paris Saint-Germain players Marquinhos and Angel Di Maria, a police source said on Tuesday. The source, who declined to be named
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