Month: May 2021

1:49 AM ET Lille president Olivier Letang has confirmed that the Ligue 1 champions have been unable to persuade Christophe Galtier to remain as coach. Galtier, who had a year left on his contract, joined Lille in 2017 after eight years at Saint-Etienne and guided them to their first top-flight title since 2011. The 54-year-old
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8:26 AM ET Gareth Southgate has named an expanded 33-man England squad for Euro 2020 including Liverpool duo Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson but Nick Pope, Eric Dier and James Maddison all miss out. Southgate will cut seven players next week after assessing various injury situations while also waiting to see if there are any
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11:33 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent GDANSK, Poland — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the Europa League final against Villarreal will define Manchester United‘s season. United made progress to finish second in the Premier League behind champions Manchester City but Solskjaer said only by lifting the Europa League trophy on Wednesday will be able to brand the
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3:26 PM ET UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus over their attempts to launch a breakaway Super League, European soccer’s governing body said on Tuesday. The clubs are the only three of the original 12 to have not distanced themselves from the project following an outpouring of criticism. – Super
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1:25 PM ET Moises Llorens Sam Marsden Ronald Koeman is meeting with Barcelona president Joan Laporta at the club’s Camp Nou offices on Tuesday to decide whether he remains in charge of the club next season, sources have told ESPN. Koeman has one year to run on his contract at Barca but ESPN revealed earlier
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6:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo has raised questions about his immediate future at Juventus with an Instagram post where he thanked fans for taking part in his journey. The forward, who has one year remaining on his contract, came under fire in recent months season for his performances, leading to speculation that he
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10:20 AM ET England boss Gareth Southgate has warned Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane it is “very unlikely” his club future will be resolved during Euro 2020. Kane, 27, is pushing to leave Spurs this summer with Manchester City leading Manchester United and Chelsea in a £150 million race for his signature, sources have told
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5:10 AM ET Hansi Flick will replace Joachim Low as Germany manager. Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images Germany have confirmed the appointment of Hansi Flick as their new manager on a contract to 2024. Flick, 56, takes charge after leaving Bayern Munich at the end of the 2020-21 season. His contract starts after
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5:08 AM ET Alex Kirkland Karim Benzema has said that his France recall was a “shock” despite face-to-face talks with coach Didier Deschamps aimed at resolving their differences after a six-year exile from the national team. The forward was named in the France squad last week for this summer’s European Championship, after a stellar campaign
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5:13 PM ET Olivia Moultrie, 15, is seeking to sign a deal with a NWSL team. Getty Images A federal court has issued a 14-day temporary restraining order (TRO) that could allow 15-year-old soccer player Olivia Moultrie to sign a professional contract with any team in the National Women’s Soccer League. At issue is the NWSL’s
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