Month: June 2021

5:28 PM ET Associated Press UEFA has said “several people” are being treated in the hospital for injuries caused by a protestor who parachuted into Munich’s Allianz Arena before France‘s 1-0 victory over Germany at Euro 2020. – Euro 2020 on ESPN: Latest news, features, video– Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games and replays
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10:19 AM ET Jamie Vardy is one of the Premier League’s most recognisable players. Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images Premier League striker Jamie Vardy has bought a stake in U.S. football club Rochester Rhinos. The Rhinos have been out of action for four years, but are targeting a 2022 comeback. Vardy, 34, has said
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3:23 PM ET Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid have been admitted to next season’s Champions League despite their involvement in the proposed breakaway European Super League project. Admission letters have been sent to all Champions League participants, European football’s governing body UEFA has said. – Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S.
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11:30 AM ET England defender Tyrone Mings has rejected the suggestion from UK Home Secretary Priti Patel that taking a knee is “gesture politics” and vowed the squad will continue “educating the minority” by promoting racial equality. Manager Gareth Southgate held two meetings with his players earlier this month at which they decided to carry
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12:00 PM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo made history on Tuesday afternoon when he became the first man to play in five European Championship tournaments when he started for Portugal against Hungary (noon ET, stream live on ESPN) in Budapest. The Portugal captain led his team on to the pitch in their Group F opener
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5:13 AM ET Associated Press Brazil’s health ministry has documented 41 cases of COVID-19 related to the Copa America, including 31 players or staff members and 10 workers who were hired for the event. The ministry said in a statement that all workers who tested positive were in Brasilia, where Brazil kicked off the tournament
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5:12 AM ET Albert Sambi Lokonga is wanted by Arsenal as they revamp their midfield options. Photo by Herman Dingler/BSR Agency/Getty Images Arsenal have had a £12.9 million bid rejected by Anderlecht for midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga, sources have told ESPN. The Gunners have been told a fee of £17.2m will be enough to land the
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5:10 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona Femeni celebrate clinching the Treble after victory over Levante in the Copa de la Reina. Oscar J. Barroso / Europa Press Sports via Getty Images The Spanish government has begun to pay off the “historic debt” the country’s sports council said it owes women’s football by declaring its top league
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6:56 PM ET Argentina‘s Lionel Messi scored one of his trademark free kicks in the first half but Eduardo Vargas equalised for Chile to leave honours even at 1-1 in their Copa America opener in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. – Copa America bracket and fixtures schedule Messi curled a superb free kick into the
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3:30 AM ET Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen has said he feels “fine — under the circumstances” in his first message to fans since he suffered a cardiac arrest on Saturday. Eriksen, 29, collapsed in the 43rd minute of Denmark’s Euro 2020 opener against Finland in Copenhagen. He was administered CPR on the field and then
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10:51 AM ET Scotland opened their first major tournament match in 23 years with a 2-0 defeat to Czech Republic at Euro 2020, with Patrik Schick scoring twice — including a goal of the tournament contender. Bayer Leverkusen striker Schick’s header on 42 minutes put the Czechs in front at Hampden Park, before he scored
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10:53 AM ET Austria forward Marko Arnautovic on Monday apologised for his angry reaction towards North Macedonia supporters after scoring in their 3-1 victory over the European Championship debutants, but he denied using racist language against them. Arnautovic, who came on as a second-half substitute and struck late in Sunday’s comfortable victory, appeared furious as
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1:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Joel Glazer has defended Manchester United debt levels and the dividend payments his family have issued to themselves and says it will not stop the club from competing at the top of the transfer market. The Glazer family have taken heavy criticism from supporters during their 16-year ownership after paying
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