Month: March 2022

8:29 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United will weigh up all options before deciding how to revamp Old Trafford and although sources have told ESPN their intention is to remain on the same site and implement a “phased rebuild” one of the possibilities is to knock down the stadium and build a new one. Club
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11:33 PM ET Jorge Aparicio and Malte Amundsen battle for the ball in Tuesday’s CCL match in Guatemala City. JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP New York City FC advanced to the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals despite a 4-2 loss to Guatemala’s Comunicaciones FC on Tuesday in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The clubs tied 5-5 in aggregate, but NYCFC advanced on
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10:29 AM ET Chelsea have withdrawn their request to play Saturday’s FA Cup quarterfinal against Middlesbrough (stream LIVE at 1:10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ in the U.S.) behind closed doors following a backlash. Chelsea cited “sporting integrity” as their reason for asking the clash to be played behind closed doors after they failed to agree
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1:01 PM ET Chelsea forward Kai Havertz has said he would pay for his own travel to away matches while the Premier League club struggles to operate under government restrictions that have impacted their spending. Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the U.K. government and the club is operating under a special licence.
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7:44 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — You know the script by now. Manchester United play a big game, their star players fail to perform as they are out-fought and out-thought by their opponents and, as surely as night follows day, they lose. Atletico Madrid‘s 1-0 Champions League win at Old Trafford, which sent United out
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4:22 PM ET Alex Kirkland Moises Llorens Spotify will become Barcelona‘s main sponsor this summer, the club announced on Tuesday, in a deal which includes the naming rights to Camp Nou for the first time. The agreement will see Barca’s men’s and women’s teams bear the music streaming service’s logo, as well as naming the
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8:48 AM ET Thomas Tuchel has questioned the British government’s priorities after U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman described Chelsea fans singing Roman Abramovich’s name at matches as “completely inappropriate.” Abramovich was disqualified as a director by the Premier League last Saturday following government sanctions which identified the 55-year-old as one of seven Russian oligarchs
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10:04 AM ET Alex Kirkland Moises Llorens Franck Kessie is set to be Barcelona‘s first signing this summer with Andreas Christensen to follow as the club look to strengthen the squad for 2022-23, sources have told ESPN. The AC Milan midfielder will move to Camp Nou on a free transfer, when his contract at the
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6:34 AM ET Artem Dzyuba, one of Russia‘s all-time leading goalscorers, has asked not to be picked for the national team because of the conflict in Ukraine, coach Valery Karpin said in an interview published on Tuesday. Karpin said he had spoken to the 33-year-old Zenit St Petersburg striker at the weekend about selection for
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7:00 AM ET Christian Eriksen has been recalled to the Denmark squad ahead of their matches with Netherlands and Serbia. It is the first time the Brentford midfielder has been named in the national squad after suffering a cardiac arrest in Denmark’s Euro 2020 opener against Finland last June. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
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11:25 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain players, sporting director Leonardo and president Nasser Al-Khelaifi were targeted by insulting graffiti at the club’s training ground, the Parc des Princes and the club’s offices in the early hours of Monday morning. The incident comes a day after Lionel Messi and Neymar were booed and whistled by their own
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5:55 PM ET Manchester City players react after missing a chance against Crystal Palace in the Premier League. Julian Finney/Getty Images Manchester City were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Monday night, giving hope to chasing Liverpool in the Premier League title race. The result means City’s lead over second-place
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3:01 PM ET Scotland will play Poland in a friendly on March 24 in place of the postponed World Cup qualification playoff against Ukraine, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Monday. Last week, Ukraine’s Football Association had asked FIFA to postpone the qualifier against Scotland following Russia‘s invasion of their neighbour, a request that
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