Month: June 2021

4:47 PM ET Germany scored five first-half goals on the way to a 7-1 demolition of Latvia on Monday, completing a successful dress rehearsal for their European Championship campaign starting next week. With Manuel Neuer becoming the first German keeper to reach 100 caps, the hosts were firing on all cylinders from the start and
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7:34 AM ET Pep Guardiola wants Jack Grealish as part of Manchester City‘s summer squad strengthening programme, with sources telling ESPN that the City manager regards the Aston Villa midfielder as important a target as Tottenham forward Harry Kane. Grealish, in contention to be in the starting lineup for England‘s Euro 2020 opener against Croatia
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5:50 AM ET France coach Didier Deschamps has taken aim at Jose Mourinho’s spell at Tottenham after the Portuguese claimed it would be a failure if the World Cup winners don’t win the European Championship this summer. Les Bleus are looking to become the first side since Spain (2008-2012) to win back-to-back tournaments and replicate
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5:09 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Cristiano Ronaldo‘s representatives are continuing to gauge interest from some of Europe’s top clubs despite holding talks with Juventus over the Portugal captain’s future, sources have told ESPN. Ronaldo has a year left on his contract with Juventus but that has not stopped intermediaries assessing whether there is appetite elsewhere
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5:01 AM ET Ukraine’s new shirt for Euro 2020 has been called a political provocation in Russia.’ Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images The head of the Ukrainian football association has caused outrage in Russia by unveiling a new national team shirt emblazoned with a map of Ukraine that includes Crimea. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine
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11:53 PM ET The CONCACAF Nations League final match between the United States and Mexico was briefly halted due to fans using an anti-gay chant during the match. The pause occurred the final moments of the second half before it into extra-time. Play resumed after three minutes as players on both sides pleaded to the
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3:51 AM ET Adriana Garcia Spain‘s Euro 2020 preparations have been disrupted after captain Sergio Busquets tested positive for COVID-19. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced that all the other squad members have tested negative. Spain begin the European Championship against Sweden on June 14 in Sevilla. – Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games
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4:25 PM ET Adriana Garcia Famous Italian singer-songwriter Enrico Ruggeri made his debut for fourth division club ASD Sona at the age of 64 on Sunday. Ruggeri started in his team’s 1-0 league home loss to Tritium Calcio 1908. He wore the No.10 jersey and played nine minutes before leaving the pitch. – Euro 2020
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5:35 PM ET Germany beat Portugal to win the Under-21 European Championship on Sunday night. Lukas Nmecha of Manchester City scored the only goal of the game to help the Germans to a third U21 Euro title in the history of the tournament. – Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only)
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1:59 PM ET Memphis Depay, Wout Weghorst and teenager Ryan Gravenberch scored for the Netherlands on Sunday as they beat Georgia 3-0 in Enschede to record a morale-boosting victory ahead of the European Championship. Depay tucked away a 10th-minute penalty but Georgia finished the first half stronger as they had more shots on goal and
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10:35 AM ET Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has emulated Premier League legends Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry by becoming only the third player to win consecutive PFA Players’ Player of the Year awards, while Chelsea‘s Fran Kirby has been awarded her second PFA Women’s Players’ Player of the Year award. De Bruyne, who
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1:40 PM ET England captain Marcus Rashford converted a penalty to secure Gareth Southgate’s side a 1-0 win against Romania ahead of their first Euro 2020 fixture in a week’s time. Despite Southgate slamming fans who booed his players taking the knee at a news conference on Saturday, some supporters still chose to boo the
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