Month: June 2021

3:36 PM ET Netherlands captain Georginio Wijnaldum will wear a rainbow armband bearing the phrase “One Love” during Sunday’s Euro 2020 round of 16 tie against the Czech Republic in Budapest, coach Frank de Boer has confirmed. UEFA is investigating allegations of racist and homophobic chanting in the Puskas Arena during France‘s 2-2 Group F
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10:45 PM ET Nani continued his sensational season with a stunning 80th-minute strike to lift visiting Orlando City to a 2-1 victory over Inter Miami on Friday. Nani also assisted Chris Mueller’s equalizer seven minutes earlier as Orlando (6-1-3, 21 points) completed a perfect week with three wins in seven days. In the process, the
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5:30 PM ET Harry Kane has said he is focused on England‘s bid for Euro 2020 glory to the extent he has not held talks over his Tottenham future or followed the club’s chaotic search for a new manager. The 27-year-old informed Spurs of his desire to leave the club this summer with sources telling
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4:25 PM ET Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku said he was motivated by watching the Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance” ahead of his team’s 2020 European Championship match against Portugal. “When I saw ‘The Last Dance’ and Jordan talking about how he motivates himself, I thought to myself, ‘I’m not alone,'” the Belgium striker said
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9:19 AM ET Kathleen McNamee U.S. Soccer and the United States women’s national team continued to clash on Thursday after the governing body accused a lawyer working for the squad in their equal pay lawsuit of showing “a concerning level of dishonesty” presenting “a misleading and inaccurate account of the facts” in a new documentary
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8:49 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United stars could be at risk in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s summer revamp of his squad, sources have told ESPN. Enquiries made by agents and intermediaries over the availability of players like Anthony Martial and Donny van de Beek have been met with a response from the club that “every
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11:54 AM ET The Premier League said on Friday it is funding defibrillators at grassroots clubs and facilities to save lives if someone suffers a cardiac arrest in the wake of Christian Eriksen‘s collapse at Euro 2020. The former Tottenham midfielder collapsed in Denmark‘s group opener against Finland. His life was saved when CPR was
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3:44 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said that “the Super League continues” and “nothing has failed” as the three clubs who maintain their support for the project — Los Blancos, Barcelona and Juventus — await a European court ruling on the competition’s future. UEFA’s disciplinary proceedings against the three rebel
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6:36 AM ET UEFA is investigating “potential discriminatory incidents” which took place during Germany‘s 2-2 draw with Hungary at Euro 2020, European soccer’s governing body said on Friday. UEFA did not give details of the incidents at the match, which was played in Munich on Wednesday. Euro 2020: Fixtures and bracket | Standings | Squads
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5:44 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are close to reaching an agreement with Aston Villa for Jack Grealish, sources have told ESPN. City are ready to pay around £100 million for the midfielder, which would be a British record if the deal goes through, eclipsing the £89.3m Manchester United paid for Paul Pogba in
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