Month: February 2022

2:12 PM ET ESPN News Services Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich suddenly handed over the “stewardship and care” of the Premier League club to its charitable foundation trustees Saturday. The move came after a member of the British Parliament called for the Russian billionaire to hand over the club in the wake of Russia’s invasion of
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2:42 PM ET Man City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko wears jersey with flag of his native Ukraine on front. Getty Images Manchester City and Everton players took to the field wearing Ukrainian flags before their Premier League game on Saturday, while there were anti-war messages at stadiums elsewhere following Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine. City players walked out before
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11:14 AM ET Christian Eriksen played competitive football for the first time since suffering cardiac arrest at Euro 2020, returning as a substitute in Brentford‘s clash with Newcastle United on Saturday. Eriksen came on in the 52nd minute to rapturous applause. Earlier this month, he said he told paramedics to keep his boots, citing that
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2:41 PM ET A late goal from Karim Benzema rescued a 1-0 win for Real Madrid at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday and allowed the LaLiga leaders to extend their advantage at the top of the standings. They are now nine points clear of second-placed Sevilla, who will play third-placed Real Betis on Sunday. – ESPN+
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11:50 AM ET Manchester United were left to regret a multitude of missed chances as they were held to a 0-0 draw to Watford in the Premier League on Saturday. United enjoyed a couple of glorious early attacks at Old Trafford. Cristiano Ronaldo almost netted on five minutes as he saw his effort hit the
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11:50 AM ET Manchester United were held to a 0-0 draw over Watford on Saturday. Jan Kruger/Getty Images Manchester United were left to regret a multitude of missed chances as they were held to a 0-0 draw to Watford in the Premier League on Saturday. United enjoyed a couple of glorious early chances at Old Trafford.
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4:59 AM ET Poland are refusing to play their World Cup qualifier against Russia in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Polish soccer federation president Cezary Kulesza said on Saturday. Russia are set to face Poland on March 24 and the winner of that match plays whoever triumphs between Sweden and Czech Republic in
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4:47 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick says Marcus Rashford is “not happy” with his form and has challenged the Manchester United forward to follow Jadon Sancho‘s example to get back to his best. Rashford has gone more than a month without a goal and was substituted early in the 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid
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12:04 PM ET Borussia Dortmund and United States international midfielder Giovanni Reyna said that he’s “pretty positive” he’ll return from his latest injury setback in time to help the U.S. in the last round of World Cup qualifying. In last weekend’s 6-0 Bundesliga win against Borussia Monchengladbach, Reyna suffered a recurrence of the hamstring injury
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10:21 AM ET Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham has said Gonzalo Higuain is one of the most important figures at the club, but joked his relationship with the striker would be better if he scored more goals. The forward from Argentina was Miami’s top goal scorer in the 2021 season, netting 12 goals in 30
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8:46 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said Oleksandr Zinchenko is ready to play for Manchester City this weekend despite being “worried” about the situation in Ukraine, while West Ham manager David Moyes has confirmed Andriy Yarmolenko has been given time off following Russia’s invasion. Zinchenko will be available for City’s trip to Everton
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Feb 23, 2022 Austin LindbergESPN FC It wasn’t that long ago when Major League Soccer and Adidas came under criticism for unveiling a slew of white kits that could only be differentiated by subtle accents or team-specific Easter eggs hidden under the collar. That’s no longer the case, with 2022’s offerings bringing plenty of bold
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11:24 AM ET Adriana Garcia Tite led Brazil to quarterfinals at the 2018 World Cup. Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images Brazil will have a new coach in charge in 2023 following Tite’s announcement that he will not remain at the helm of the national team. Tite, 60, confirmed he will remain with the squad through the 2022 World
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