Month: December 2021

10:31 AM ET Antonio Conte has said Tottenham are “very, very confident” of overturning what he describes as UEFA’s “incredible” decision to kick them out of the Conference League. Spurs exited the competition after European football’s governing body determined that the club had technically “forfeited” their final Group G match against Stade Rennais as a
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8:08 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has said the decision to continue the Premier League festive schedule is “absurd” and warned the quality of games will decrease due to physical fatigue. During a meeting involving the Premier League, Football Association and representatives of the 20 clubs on Monday, it was agreed
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12:54 AM ET Cesar Hernandez Desiree Monsivais and Monterrey captain Rebeca Bernal lift the Liga MX Femenil Apertura trophy. JULIO CESAR AGUILAR/AFP via Getty Images Monterrey beat Tigres 3-1 on penalties to become the new champions of women’s soccer in Mexico on Monday night. The tie finished 2-2 on aggregate over two legs of the 2021
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2:55 PM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
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6:19 PM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino believes he has majority backing for his biennial World Cup plan, after national football leaders were told the switch would create an extra $4.4 billion in revenues for the world body. FIFA held a “global summit” of leaders of national football federations to discuss its proposal to increase
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3:13 PM ET Cesar Hernandez The next two World Cup qualifying matches at home for the Mexico men’s national team will remain behind closed doors. Initially announced by FIFA in November, a two-match ban and 100,000 Swiss francs fine was placed on Mexico’s Football Federation [FMF] after anti-gay chants were heard in the Estadio Azteca
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3:07 PM ET Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez won’t be popular at Sevilla, and that has nothing to do with whether he inspires his squad of talented youngsters and downbeat senior pros to a slightly unlikely looking victory over Los Rojiblancos at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Tuesday (3 p.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+).
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1:04 PM ET The Premier League has reported that 16% of players registered with its 20 member clubs have yet to receive a first vaccine against COVID-19 and that only 77% of players are classed as fully vaccinated after receiving two doses. During a meeting involving the Premier League, Football Association and representatives of the
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11:40 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez has achieved three wins in 11 games since taking charge at Barcelona last month. Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has said Tuesday’s opponents Sevilla are an example of how a club should be run ahead of his side’s game at the Sanchez Pizjuan.
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8:10 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said the changes he made to his Manchester City team for the 4-0 win over Newcastle on Sunday were linked to “behaviour” issues within his squad. Jack Grealish and Phil Foden, who both scored in the 7-0 victory over Leeds United on Tuesday, were left on the
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7:42 AM ET Champions League winners Barcelona have been set up for an El Clasico meeting against Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the European competition after the draw was held on Monday. Women’s Super League side Arsenal have been drawn against Wolfsburg. French champions Paris Saint-Germain will play German winners Bayern Munich. Juventus will
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7:45 AM ET CAF president Patrice Motsepe arrived in Cameroon on Monday to meet with government officials over the Africa Cup of Nations. DANIEL BELOUMOU OLOMO/AFP via Getty Images The fate of January’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon hangs in the balance due to concerns over the country’s readiness to host the tournament as
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5:25 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur are out of the Europa Conference League after UEFA decided the club “forfeited” their final Group G match against Stade Rennais after the Premier League side cancelled the match following a COVID-19 outbreak within their squad. Spurs were due to play the Ligue 1 side on Dec. 9 but the
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4:24 AM ET Less than 18 months have passed since Mikel Arteta played a pivotal role in convincing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to sign a contract extension with Arsenal. The striker was coveted throughout Europe at the time, with Barcelona, Inter Milan and even London rivals Chelsea sensing an opportunity to snatch away the Gunners’ prized forward
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3:24 PM ET World Cup winner and Brazilian legend Ronaldo has bought a stake in his boyhood club Cruzeiro. David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Retired Real Madrid and Brazil striker Ronaldo has bought a controlling stake in his former club Cruzeiro, the player and the club said on Saturday. Ronaldo, who played for Cruzeiro as a teenager
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4:19 PM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has accused referee Paul Tierney of having a problem with him and claimed opposing striker Harry Kane could have broken defender Andy Robertson‘s leg during his side’s 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Liverpool fell three points behind leaders Manchester City after a pulsating clash in north
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