Month: June 2021

10:42 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United have confirmed that United States women’s national team stars Christen Press and Tobin Heath have left the club following the completion of their one-year contracts. The two World Cup winners, who were announced as part of the USWNT’s Olympic roster on Wednesday, joined
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3:11 PM ET Luis Enrique said he’d “settle for just going through” against Slovakia but instead, Spain strolled into the knockout stages thanks to a statement 5-0 victory in Seville, a margin which equalled the biggest one-sided wins in the history of the European Championship. While Spain will face far greater tests in the round
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3:14 PM ET Mohamed Salah is unlikely to travel to the Tokyo Olympics to represent Egypt next month, sources have told ESPN, with the Liverpool forward expected to play a full part in the club’s preseason preparations for the upcoming Premier League campaign. The president of the Egyptian Football Association, Ahmed Megahed, has claimed this
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10:05 AM ET UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has announced an end to the away goals rule. Photo by Paul Murphy – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images UEFA announced on Thursday that the away goals rule will be abolished in European tournament knockout ties from the 2021-22 season. The rule, which had been in place since 1965, was
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12:11 PM ET Brazil scored an equaliser after referee Nestor Pitana had touched the ball in the build up. MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images The Colombian Football Federation (FCF) has asked Copa America organisers to suspend the referee from their 2-1 defeat by Brazil, saying he prejudiced the result by not halting play when the ball
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8:55 AM ET Netherlands captain Georginio Wijnaldum said he will wear a rainbow captain’s armband and could walk off the pitch if he is racially abused during the Euro 2020 round-of-16 clash with Czech Republic in Budapest on Sunday. Hungary are under investigation from UEFA for “potential discriminatory incidents” during their games against France and
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5:29 AM ET Derby Count could yet face relegation from the Championship to League One. Getty Images Derby County have been fined £100,000 ($139,670) for accounting irregularities and have been handed fixture lists in both the Championship and League One as relegation to England’s third tier is still a possibility. Both Derby and the English Football
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6:44 AM ET Moises Llorens Sam Marsden Barcelona would be open to swapping Jordi Alba for Internazionale‘s Alessandro Bastoni but the Spain left-back has no intention of leaving Camp Nou, various sources have told ESPN. Alba, 32, has a contract with Barca until 2024 and a €500 million buyout clause, but he is one of
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4:56 PM ET Check out all the fixtures, venues and kick-off times — plus ESPN schedule — for Euro 2020 and the knockout bracket. Euro 2020: News and features | Standings | Squads | Live on ESPN | VAR watch | Pick ’em What is the Euro 2020 format? The 24 teams have been drawn
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12:57 AM ET Carlos Vela scored a goal in the fourth minute and added an assist in the second half as LAFC earned a 2-0 victory Wednesday over visiting FC Dallas. In his MLS debut, LAFC goaltender Tomas Romero needed to make just one save in the shutout, while Latif Blessing added the second-half goal
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2:23 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are closing in on a deal for Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho, although the two clubs remain apart in their valuation of the England winger, sources have told ESPN. United have intimated they are willing to pay £72 million for Sancho even though the Dortmund star is asking
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4:58 PM ET Portugal‘s Cristiano Ronaldo tied the all-time men’s record for international goals with a pair of penalties in a 2-2 draw with France in Group F in Budapest on Wednesday. The result sees both teams advance to the round of 16 at the 2020 European Championship. – VAR at Euro 2020: Every decision
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4:19 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC An emotional Sergio Busquets has admitted that he doubted whether he would be able to feature in Euro 2020 before putting in a man-of-the-match performance in Spain‘s 5-0 win over Slovakia that saw them qualify for the last 16. Busquets tested positive for COVID-19 on June 6 and had
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