Month: November 2021

5:51 AM ET A young girl who was fined for invading the pitch to grab Cristiano Ronaldo‘s shirt after Portugal‘s draw with Republic of Ireland said her dad will pay the €3,000 penalty. Addison Whelan, 11, evaded security at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium in the aftermath of the 0-0 draw in World Cup qualifying on Thursday
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12:20 PM ET Adriana Garcia A number of Spain’s women’s top-flight clubs put forward a proposal to Spain’s government in July yet no agreement has been reached. Ian Walton/Getty Images Players in Spain’s women’s top division began staging 30-second protests at the start of every game this weekend to highlight the delay of the beginning of
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12:21 AM ET England defender Harry Maguire defended his goal celebration during Friday’s World Cup qualifying victory over Albania which former players described as over the top and unnecessary following his poor performances for Manchester United. England thrashed Albania 5-0 to all but qualify for the World Cup after Maguire opened the scoring with a
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3:06 PM ET Defender Dani Alves has completed a shock return to Barcelona and becomes the first signing under new head coach Xavi Hernandez, the club announced on Friday. The Brazil international had been a free agent since leaving Sao Paulo in September. – Notebook: The inside stories from around the world– Stream ESPN FC
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11:07 PM ET Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie both scored as the United States beat Mexico 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Cincinnati, Ohio on Friday night. Pulisic put the U.S. in front minutes after coming off the bench with a glancing header and McKennie struck from close range shortly before full-time to give
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7:59 PM ET Argentina started without Lionel Messi but a moment of magic from Angel Di Maria was enough to give them a barely deserved 1-0 win over Uruguay in Friday’s World Cup qualifier in Montevideo. Uruguay surrendered meekly to Argentina in a 3-0 defeat last month but this time they took the game to
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6:50 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United women played for the first time at Old Trafford in March behind closed doors. Getty Images Manchester United‘s women’s team are set to play at Old Trafford in front of supporters for the first time. United women, formed in 2018, played at Old Trafford for the first time in
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2:26 PM ET Scotland will look to end their 22-year World Cup appearance drought, having last qualified in 1998. Alan Harvey/SNS Group via Getty Images Scotland booked their place in the 2022 World Cup playoffs in March with a 2-0 away win over Moldova at the Zimbru Stadium on Friday. A year to the day that
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8:46 AM ET Emiliano Sala died in a plane crash in January 2019. Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images David Henderson, the businessman who organised the flight that crashed and led to the death of footballer Emiliano Sala, was sentenced to 18 months in prison at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday. Henderson, 67, was accused of failing to follow
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