Month: August 2021

8:24 AM ET Liverpool welcomed a very special visitor to their training ground this week as the Reds’ old Premier League adversary Arsene Wenger was their guest of honour, and the former Arsenal manager came bearing gifts. In his role as FIFA’s chief of global football development, the 71-year-old was in town to present coach
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12:23 AM ET Matt Turner made two saves in a penalty shootout, and Ricardo Pepi scored the decisive goal in the fifth round to give the MLS All-Stars a victory over the Liga MX All-Stars from Mexico on Wednesday in Los Angeles. The match was tied 1-1 after 90 minute before going straight to the
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5:34 PM ET The final three places in the Champions League group stage were sealed on Wednesday evening, completing the 32-team line up for Thursday’s group-stage draw. Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Salzburg booked a return, while Sheriff Tiraspol will become the first Moldovan team to play in the group stage of Europe’s premier club competition
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4:36 PM ET Bayern Munich beat fifth-tier side Bremer SV 12-0 to advance to the second round of the German Cup. The result was Bayern’s largest win since a 16-1 victory over DJK Waldberg in Aug. 1997. It is the fifth time that the Bavarians have won a competitive match by 10+ goals. – Bundesliga
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7:56 AM ET Harry Kane has confirmed he is staying at Tottenham Hotspur, ending Manchester City‘s long-running pursuit of the England captain. The 28-year-old informed Spurs of his desire to leave in May and despite City boss Pep Guardiola confirming the Premier League champions’ interest in signing Kane, an agreement could not be reached between
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2:57 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) has announced a reduction to FIFA’s original two-match ban for anti-gay chants heard at Olympic qualifying matches last March. A statement released by the FMF explained that due to the organization’s “efforts toward eradicating discrimination at matches,” FIFA decided to diminish the initial penalty.
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10:28 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have not dismissed the possibility of signing Cristiano Ronaldo after Harry Kane committed his immediate future to Tottenham, sources have told ESPN. Kane posted on social media on Wednesday to confirm he will not leave Spurs this summer, bringing an end to City’s pursuit of the England captain
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9:34 AM ET Barcelona defender Gerard Pique‘s company Kosmos Holding has bought the rights to Ligue 1 in Spain for the next three years after Lionel Messi‘s move to Paris Saint-Germain, a source has confirmed to ESPN. Messi’s potential debut will be shown free-to-air on the streaming service Twitch this Sunday when PSG travel to
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11:41 AM ET Brazil would stand to lose the greatest number of players, including Alisson Becker and Roberto Firmino, should the Premier League refuse to release players for World Cup qualifers next month. Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images The English Premier League and Spanish LaLiga should release players for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers next month
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9:37 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has said that Kylian Mbappe wants to leave the club and confirmed the French giants turned down an offer from Real Madrid for the France international. Sources told ESPN on Tuesday that Madrid had seen an €160 million offer for the 22-year rejected,
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4:45 PM ET Julien Laurens Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid have launched a €160 million offer to sign Kylian Mbappe which has been immediately rejected by Paris Saint-Germain, multiple sources have told ESPN. Sources close to Real Madrid admit to ESPN that the negotiations will be difficult but they still hope to convince PSG to agree
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5:38 PM ET Norwich City thumped second-tier Bournemouth 6-0 in the Carabao Cup second round on Tuesday, with United States international Josh Sargent scoring twice in his full debut for the club. The floodgates opened straight away at Carrow Road with Sargent and Greek winger Christos Tzolis, also making his full debut, each scoring twice.
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3:28 PM ET The U.S. Department of Justice unveiled a football corruption probe in 2015, with more than 50 defendants criminally charged. Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images FIFA will receive over $201 million in forfeited funds seized during a global football corruption probe, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), said on Tuesday. In the years since the
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11:00 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Chelsea are in talks with Atletico Madrid over the signing of Saul Niguez on a season-long loan with an option to sign a permanent deal, sources have told ESPN. Manchester United also asked about the midfielder earlier this month and remain interested, sources said, but have not yet
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