Month: September 2021

4:41 AM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo‘s mother, Dolores Aveiro, has said her biggest desire before she dies is for her son to return and play for Sporting Lisbon. If that cannot happen, then she would settle for her grandson, Cristiano Jr, playing for Sporting, who became Portuguese champions last season for the first time
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4:36 PM ET Takumi Minamino scored twice in a Liverpool win over Norwich City in the Carabao Cup third round on Tuesday night. Liverpool took an early lead at Carrow Road following a corner kick when Divock Origi’s header fell to the feet of Minamino, who turned and beat Angus Gunn from close range. –
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9:45 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur head coach Nuno Espirito Santo said there are “so many problems that we have to solve” after a difficult start to the season but denied Harry Kane continues to be affected by his failed move to Manchester City. Spurs have suffered consecutive 3-0 Premier League defeats to Crystal Palace and
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11:00 AM ET The United Soccer League (USL) will create a professional Division II women’s league starting in 2023, the USL Super League, it was announced Tuesday. The new professional league will sit under the National Women’s Soccer League, which remains the sole women’s league in the U.S. with the Division One designation from the
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5:14 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman is expected to remain in charge for Thursday’s trip to Cadiz but the club are exploring options to replace him, sources have told ESPN. Koeman’s position was further weakened by Monday’s 1-1 draw at Camp Nou against Granada in LaLiga, which followed last week’s
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12:44 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti said “winning comes first” rather than playing with an entertaining style after his team grabbed late winners against Inter Milan and Valencia last week to maintain their impressive start to the season. An 89th minute strike from Rodrygo gave Madrid a 1-0 victory
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8:34 AM ET Lionel Messi has been ruled out of Paris Saint-Germain‘s Ligue 1 clash at Metz and is a doubt for the Champions League game against Manchester City after picking up a knee injury. Messi was substituted on his home debut in PSG’s victory over Lyon on Sunday and the club has announced he
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10:15 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sevilla have sacked defender Joris Gnagnon after long-term concerns over the player’s professionalism and physical condition, sources have told ESPN. The club paid €13.5 million to sign the highly-rated centre-back from Rennes in 2018 but he made just seven LaLiga appearances in three years. – Don’t have ESPN?
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5:20 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez A Madrid judge has demanded that UEFA comply with an injunction ordering the suspension of disciplinary proceedings against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus over the Super League project, or face punishment. The Super League filed a claim with a commercial court in Madrid — where the company is
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3:47 AM ET Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso has said he will stop taking a knee before matches this season because the anti-racism gesture is “losing a bit of strength.” Players and staff have been taking a knee prior to kickoff since the Premier League returned to action in June last year to show their support
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2:43 AM ET Former England captain David Beckham’s son Romeo has begun to follow in his father’s footsteps with the 19-year-old making his professional football debut for Inter Miami CF‘s reserve team over the weekend. Romeo, one of Beckham’s five children with wife and fashion designer Victoria, played for American third-tier club Fort Lauderdale in
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4:59 PM ET Ronald Araujo‘s late header salvaged a 1-1 draw for Barcelona against Granada at the Camp Nou on Monday night. Ronald Koeman picked a young XI for the match, with 33-year-old Sergio Busquets the only player over 30, while Philippe Coutinho made his first start for Barca since Dec. 19, 2020. – ESPN+
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