Month: January 2022

4:43 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has joined Sevilla on loan. The France international will spend the rest of the season with the Spanish side, who sit second in the LaLiga table behind leaders Real Madrid. The deal is a loan with no option to
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12:14 PM ET Every run-up to a World Cup qualifying window has its area of focus. Usually it centers around player availability, or the opponent. But the upcoming trio of games for the United States men’s national team against El Salvador in Columbus, Ohio, Canada in Hamilton, Ontario and Honduras in St. Paul, Minnesota has
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6:22 PM ET Associated Press At least eight people died and 38 were injured in a crush outside a stadium hosting an Africa Cup of Nations soccer game in Cameroon, the government said in a statement on Tuesday. The crush happened as crowds struggled to get access to Olembe Stadium in the Cameroon capital of
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4:23 AM ET Roy Hodgson is set to become Watford manager. Photo by STEVEN PASTON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Former England coach Roy Hodgson is set to be announced as the new Watford manager, sources have told ESPN. Hodgson, 74, is due to sign a six-month contract at the struggling Premier League club. Hodgson will replace Claudio
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5:41 AM ET Dusan Vlahovic has been strongly linked with a move from Fiorentina to Juventus. Franco Romano/NurPhoto via Getty Images Racist and threatening banners aimed at Dusan Vlahovic appeared outside Fiorentina‘s Artemio Franchi stadium on Tuesday following reports the Serbia forward is set to move to Juventus. Vlahovic is one of the most in-demand forwards
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2:26 PM ET Claudio Ranieri lasted just 13 matches in charge of Watford. Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images Watford have sacked manager Claudio Ranieri after just three months in charge at Vicarage Road, the club announced on Monday. The Italian was hired as manager on Oct. 4 following the dismissal of Xisco, who had helped
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10:17 AM ET Ed DoveSpecial to ESPN Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Malawi head coach Mario Marinica has hit out at the conditions his team have encountered at their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) accommodation
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12:53 PM ET Mario Balotelli has been recalled to the Italy squad by Roberto Mancini. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images Mario Balotelli has been recalled to the Italy squad by Roberto Mancini for the first time since 2018 for a special training camp. In anticipation of March’s World Cup qualifying playoffs against North Macedonia and then potentially Portugal
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10:02 PM ET United States women’s national team goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher is fully recovered from the right knee injury she suffered during the Tokyo Olympics and says she has returned with a newfound appreciation for the sometimes cruel sport. The veteran player collided with a teammate while trying to intercept a crossing pass early in
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6:36 PM ET The 2022 January transfer window is open (find out when it closes here), and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Wijnaldum wants Prem return with Arsenal Georginio Wijnaldum could
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2:23 PM ET Orlando City announced the signing of Penarol winger Facundo Torres on Monday. Paolo Aguilar – Pool/Getty Images Orlando City SC signed 21-year-old Penarol winger Facundo Torres to a four-year contract with a club option for 2026, the Major League Soccer side announced on Monday. The Uruguay international comes to Central Florida on a
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1:41 PM ET Ed DoveSpecial to ESPN Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Comoros left-back Chaker Alhadhur will start in goal for the island nation’s AFCON match against Cameroon. Getty Images Left-back Chaker Alhadhur will be in
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