Month: February 2022

12:46 PM ET Chelsea forward Hakim Ziyech says he will no longer play for the Morocco national team. Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images Chelsea forward Hakim Ziyech says he has no plans to return to the Morocco national team even if they qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, suggesting he has quit international football for good
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11:01 AM ET Lucy Bronze has not featured for England since undergoing knee surgery in summer. Lynne Cameron – The FA/The FA via Getty Images England Lionesses manager Sarina Wiegman has named a 24-player squad for the Arnold Clark Cup, with Lucy Bronze, Leah Williamson and Ellie Roebuck all returning from injury. However, captain Steph Houghton
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6:59 AM ET Alex Kirkland Moises Llorens Barcelona chief executive officer Ferran Reverter has resigned, with sources telling ESPN that the club’s sponsorship deal with Spotify was the latest in a series of contentious issues between the CEO and president Joan Laporta. Reverter had been seen as a key member of Laporta’s management team since
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8:07 AM ET Mousa Dembele will retire at the end of the season. Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images Former Belgium and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele will retire from playing at the end of his contract with Chinese Super League club Guangzhou City, the 34-year-old said on Tuesday. Dembele, who won the Dutch league with
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1:02 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 Who makes ESPN’s Africa Cup of Nations Dream Team following a month of thrilling football at the biennial continental showpiece? Edouard Mendy won
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7:06 PM ET Everton manager Frank Lampard lept to the defence of new signing Dele Alli after the midfielder was criticised by former England manager Glenn Hoddle for his choice of attire at his Goodison Park welcome following a move from Tottenham Hotspur. Lampard said he would never “handcuff” the personalities of his players, adding:
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4:03 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are looking to make the loan of Andrea Pereira to Flamengo a permanent move. Getty Images Manchester United are in talks with Flamengo about turning Andreas Pereira’s loan move into a permanent transfer, sources have told ESPN. The Brazilian side had a £6.7 million offer for Pereira, 26, rejected
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick has told his Manchester United players he would prefer they solve disputes with him face-to-face rather than venting on social media. Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard have both posted on social media to give their version of events after comments made by Rangnick in news conferences. – Stream
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3:57 PM ET Caitlin Murray Sarah Fuller made history as a Vanderbilt placekicker in 2020. Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Sarah Fuller, the former Vanderbilt kicker who made history as the first woman to play and score in a Power 5 college football game, has signed her first professional contract in soccer. Fuller will join
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2:50 PM ET Caitlin Murray Striker Trinity Rodman has been added to the United States women’s team roster for this month’s SheBelieves Cup, U.S. Soccer announced on Monday. Rodman will replace defender Abby Dahlkemper, who was ruled out with a back injury. Rodman will be among the 23 players competing in the USWNT’s first games
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12:37 PM ET Giroud’s heroics for Milan don’t just mean derby delight over rivals Inter. The victory also reopens the title race with three months left in the season. Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images The weekend in soccer had everything: seismic results (Milan winning the derby, Barcelona scoring four against Atletico Madrid, Senegal‘s first Africa Cup of
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9:53 AM ET Associated Press Nike is no longer sponsoring Mason Greenwood, with the Manchester United player on police bail after being questioned on suspicion of the rape and assault of a woman. The sportswear firm initially suspended its deal with Greenwood after his arrest last week, saying it was “deeply concerned by the disturbing
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6:17 PM ET Marc Overmars has left Ajax after complaints from female colleagues over inappropriate messages. ANP Sport via Getty Images Marc Overmars has resigned as Ajax Amsterdam‘s director of football after multiple complaints from female colleagues over inappropriate messages, the club confirmed on Sunday. “A series of inappropriate messages sent to several female colleagues over
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9:27 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick has said he has “no problems whatsoever” with Jesse Lingard and added that the Manchester United midfielder will be back in the squad to face Burnley on Tuesday. Rangnick said last week Lingard had asked for time off to “clear his mind” after a proposed deadline day move
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5:15 AM ET UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has taken a swipe at Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus over their continued push for a European Super League and compared the clubs to flat-earthers. A total of 12 of Europe’s top clubs — led by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez — announced in April 2021 that they
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8:21 AM ET Manchester United have been named the club with the biggest transfer losses in the last decade, splashing out more than €1 billion ($1.14bn) on players. A study published by Switzerland-based independent research group CIES Football Observatory revealed United had a net spend of €1.075bn since 2012, spending €1.545bn on transfers while making
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