Month: November 2021

2:15 PM ET Associated Press Oscar Tabarez led Uruguay to three World Cups and a Copa America title. Javier Mamani/Getty Images Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez was fired Friday amid his team’s poor run in World Cup qualifying. The Uruguayans are in seventh place in CONMEBOL’s 10-team South American qualifying group. They have four matches remaining to
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6:01 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona defender Oscar Mingueza said the players had “stopped believing” under former coach Ronald Koeman and has welcomed the appointment of Xavi Hernandez. Mingueza, 22, was promoted to the first team by Koeman and handed his full debut by the Dutchman, but believes a change of manager was
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10:23 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens New Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has said Philippe Coutinho can become an important player for the club if he can rediscover his confidence. Coutinho, 29, has failed to live up to expectations at Barca since signing from Liverpool in a club-record transfer worth €160 million in 2018. –
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9:05 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists he still has the backing of the board and his players as he heads into a crucial clash with Watford. United have lost six of their last 12 games to heap the pressure on Solskjaer but the Norwegian says everyone at the club
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5:23 AM ET Adriana Garcia Argentinian football is in mourning after the death of Barracas Central youth player Lucas Gonzalez following a city police shooting Gonzalez, 17, was shot in the Buenos Aires district of Barracas by police on Wednesday while he was in the car with three other colleagues returning home from training. “With
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6:15 AM ET FIFA is set to approve a yellow-card amnesty that would prevent players from being banned for the UEFA World Cup playoff finals through accumulated bookings, sources have told ESPN. A total of 107 players across 12 teams go into the March playoff semifinals one yellow card away from a suspension, and if
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3:44 AM ET We’re three seasons into VAR in the Premier League, and ESPN has looked at which players have suffered or profited the most at the hands of the video referee. We’ve trawled through the stats for all 870 top-flight games so far to find out who has had the most goals disallowed, caused
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12:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are facing the prospect of losing Jesse Lingard for nothing in the summer after the midfielder decided to shelve contract talks because of a continued lack of game time at Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN. Lingard has already rejected one offer to extend his deal, which has
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4:34 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Bob Bradley is out as LAFC manager after being in charge of the club’s first four seasons. Brace
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9:57 AM ET Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has denied that he is interested in the Manchester United job amid mounting pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Last month, ESPN reported that Rodgers is a potential replacement for the Norwegian after impressing senior figures at Old Trafford during his short tenure at Leicester. – Insider Notebook:
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2:59 PM ET FC Dallas star Ricardo Pepi was named the 2021 Major League Soccer Young Player of the Year on Thursday. The 18-year-old forward led his club with 13 goals and added three assists in 31 games, including 24 starts. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– World Cup 2022 qualifying:
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3:37 PM ET The most dramatic Decision Day in Major League Soccer history is behind us, and while we’re sad to see the season end for 13 unlucky clubs (and their even unluckier fans), our enthusiasm for the beginning of the MLS Cup playoffs knows no bounds. The New England Revolution and Colorado Rapids will
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8:29 AM ET Associated Press Kim Kardashian West helped fly members of the Afghan women’s team to safety. James Devaney/GC Images Members of Afghanistan’s women’s youth development team arrived in Britain early Thursday after being flown from Pakistan with the help of a New York rabbi, Premier League side Leeds United and Kim Kardashian West. A
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