Month: November 2021

11:39 PM ET When Lionel Scaloni took over as caretaker Argentina coach after the last World Cup, he was obsessed with France, the team who had just won the competition — eliminating Argentina on the way. The future, said Scaloni, lay in quick transitions, in rapid counter-attacks. It was the style Argentina needed, and the
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8:33 AM ET Adriana Garcia France forward Karim Benzema “will not be excluded” from the national team if he is found guilty in his trial over alleged blackmail, according to France Football Federation president Noel Le Graet. A French court will hand down a verdict on Nov. 24 with the prosecutors’ office having recommended a
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12:58 PM ET Austin FC defender Matt Besler announced his retirement Wednesday after 13 MLS seasons, the first 12 spent with Sporting Kansas City. The five-time MLS All-Star and two-time MLS Best XI honoree was named the league’s Defender of the Year in 2012. He won the 2013 MLS Cup and three Lamar Hunt U.S.
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6:20 AM ET The Premier League has been criticised for not allowing clubs to support a Boxing Day campaign. Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images The Premier League has refused a request from clubs to wear their away kits at home matches on Boxing Day in support of homeless charity Shelter. Shelter tweeted on Tuesday it is launching
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8:50 AM ET West Ham will remain majority owned by David Gold and David Sullivan. Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has completed a deal to purchase a minority stake in West Ham United, the club announced on Wednesday. Both the men’s and the women’s teams have enjoyed positive starts to the
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5:02 AM ET Chelsea remain unbeaten in the competition and have now hit 12 goals in three Champions League games. RvS.Media/Basile Barbey/Getty Images Chelsea manager Emma Hayes hailed an “outstanding” performance as the Blues answered her call for more goals in the 7-0 thrashing of Servette in the Women’s Champions League on Tuesday. Hayes had challenged
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11:54 AM ET Becky Sauerbrunn, Rose Lavelle and Catarina Macario were named in coach Vlatko Andonovski’s 22-player United States women’s national team (USWNT) who head to Australia for two matches to end the 2021 schedule. The USWNT roster features 10 players from the 2020 Olympic squad and 12 players with 10 caps or less —
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5:30 PM ET Emile Smith Rowe has revealed he had to overcome a fear of playing in front of crowds as he broke into the Arsenal first-team. The 21-year-old earned his first senior England call-up this week after Marcus Rashford and James Ward-Prowse pulled out, a reward for a fine campaign with the Gunners in
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10:55 PM ET Formiga, 43, will play her final game for Brazil in a friendly against India. Silvestre Szpylma/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Brazil’s most-capped player Formiga is to retire from international duty later this month, bringing an end to a career that included seven World Cups and Olympic Games, the Brazilian Football Confederation said. Formiga has
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3:59 PM ET San Diego’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) expansion team that will start playing next year with former U.S. women’s national team coach Jill Ellis as president will be known as Wave Fútbol Club, they said on Tuesday. – Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access– ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup,
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