Month: September 2021

5:00 PM ET Memphis Depay scored a hat trick as the Netherlands ran out 6-1 winners over 10-man Turkey at the Amsterdam Arena on Tuesday to go top of World Cup qualifying Group G on goal difference. It was the first international treble for the 27-year-old striker — who joined Barcelona as a free agent
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4:41 PM ET United States midfielder Weston McKennie was sent home by national team manager Gregg Berhalter for spending a night outside of the team’s COVID-19 bubble in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as bringing an unauthorized individual back inside the bubble to his hotel room on a different evening, both of which violated the team’s
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4:49 PM ET Antoine Griezmann played chief tormentor as France sprung back into life to end a five-game winless streak by beating visitors Finland 2-0 in a World Cup Group D qualifier on Tuesday. Griezmann struck in each half after his partnership with Karim Benzema bore fruit in satisfying fashion to put the world champions
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11:59 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jesse Lingard has rejected a new contract at Manchester United as he seeks assurances about his first team prospects at Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN. Lingard has entered the final year of his deal and has been offered fresh terms to extend his stay at the club. However, the
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7:28 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Demetri Mitchell was Manchester United’s U23 player of the year in 2018 and tipped as a candidate for Jose Mourinho’s first-team squad. Getty Images For footballers up and down the U.K., the start of a new season is filled with hope. But for some, the big kick-off is just another reminder
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7:13 AM ET Barcelona‘s LaLiga fixture against Sevilla on Saturday has been postponed because of a clash with World Cup qualifiers in South America, the Spanish sports ministry announced Tuesday. LaLiga’s original request to have the game called off was rejected by the Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] last week, leading league president Javier Tebas to
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7:26 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur are expected to fine Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso after the pair travelled to Brazil without permission to play for Argentina, sources have told ESPN. The Premier League had previously announced a decision supported by all 20 clubs that players would not be released for matches held in countries
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5:57 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Joan Laporta has revealed Barcelona made a move to sign Neymar prior to the summer because the player was “crazy” about a return. Laporta said Neymar approached Barca about coming back and that at the time the Camp Nou president had a different understanding of the LaLiga fair
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6:05 AM ET Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek has opened up about his lack of playing time at the club and said it has been “mentally difficult” at times. The 24-year-old moved to Old Trafford from Ajax last summer for £40 million but only started four Premier League games last season and was
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6:22 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Gerard Pique said his relationship with former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola changed after he started dating the Colombian singer Shakira. Pique re-joined Barca from Manchester United in 2008 and was part of the team that won three LaLiga titles and had two Champions League successes in the next
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6:00 PM ET United States manager Gregg Berhalter sent midfielder Weston McKennie back to club side Juventus ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Honduras, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Monday. The decision comes after McKennie was suspended for Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Canada in World Cup qualifying. McKennie later posted on Instagram that
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3:39 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Austin Lindberg Not every team was in action this past week across Major League Soccer, but we still saw plenty of decisive results as the jostle for playoff spots and good seeding continues up and
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6:34 PM ET Could Franck Kessie follow Gianluigi Donnarumma from Milan to PSG next summer? Nicolo Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals
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7:24 AM ET Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita remains in Guinea following coup. Visionhaus/Getty Images Liverpool are attempting to get Guinea international Naby Keita back to Anfield “in a timely and secure manner” following a coup d’etat in the West African country which resulted in the cancellation of Monday’s World Cup qualifier against Morocco. The Morocco squad
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7:10 AM ET Jean-Pierre Adams (left) had 22 caps for France. Photo by Universal/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images Former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73, almost 40 years after falling into a coma following a medical error, his former clubs, Paris Saint-Germain and Nimes, said on Monday. In 1982, Adams was administered
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6:42 AM ET Adriana Garcia Argentina captain Lionel Messi has said he was dismayed by the Brazilian health authorities’ decision to stop Sunday’s World Cup qualifier after the match had started. Just five minutes after kickoff at Sao Paulo’s Corinthians Arena, officials from the health authorities entered the pitch to announce the game could not
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