Month: April 2022

1:34 PM ET Barcelona have reopened talks with Ousmane Dembele over a contract extension, with sources confirming to ESPN that sporting director Mateu Alemany is meeting with the forward’s agent, Moussa Sissoko, in Morocco this week. Alemany arrived in Marrakech on Monday and will remain there until Tuesday to negotiate a potential new deal for
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10:09 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp played down reports that Mohamed Salah is set to commit his long-term future to the club, but said contract talks are ongoing ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal first-leg tie at Benfica on Tuesday. Salah is close to agreeing a contract which would see him finish his career
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8:58 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has laughed off his reputation as an “over-thinker” at the business end of the Champions League and joked that Manchester City could field 12 players against Atletico Madrid in their quarterfinal first leg on Tuesday. Guardiola has been criticised for his tactics in important Champions League games in
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4:22 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said the Champions League final should be a bigger spectacle than the Super Bowl and that it needs to evolve to capture a bigger audience. He told The Athletic he “can’t understand how the Super Bowl can feel bigger than the Champions League final,” despite the fact
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7:08 PM ET Associated Press Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored twice and the LA Galaxy defeated the Portland Timbers 3-1 on Sunday in a testy match that saw a pair of players sent off because of red cards. Chicharito’s early strike and an own goal put the Galaxy up 2-0 in the first 16 minutes. The
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6:12 PM ET Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal said on Sunday that he’s battling prostate cancer. ANP via Getty Images Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal said on Sunday that he is battling prostate cancer. Speaking on Dutch television show Humberto, the 70-year-old former Manchester United and Barcelona manager revealed his diagnosis, but declared he plans to
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick says the Manchester United board must let the next permanent manager rip up the squad in the summer if they want to challenge Manchester City and Liverpool. United are in the process of interviewing candidates for the job, including Ajax manager Erik ten Hag and Paris Saint-Germain coach
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5:03 PM ET A controversial penalty proved the difference in Inter’s narrow win over Juventus. Mattia Ozbot – Inter/Inter via Getty Images A first-half penalty was enough to earn champions Inter Milan a crucial 1-0 win at Juventus on Sunday, dragging Simone Inzaghi’s side back into the Serie A title race. Juve wasted a host of
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11:12 AM ET The Ricketts family has outlined a list of promises should it win the bid to buy Chelsea, saying it would never allow the Premier League club to participate in a European Super League while also exploring the option of redeveloping Stamford Bridge. The Ricketts, who own the Chicago Cubs, have been included
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2:26 PM ET A second-half Fred equaliser earned Manchester United a point at Old Trafford as they came from behind to draw against Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday. A misfired volley from Leicester midfielder James Maddison was the best chance in an underwhelming first half before striker Kelechi Iheanacho nodded Leicester into
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10:10 PM ET Orlando City SC kept top scoring threat Carlos Vela from a goal Saturday night at home. It was the rest of the team the home side couldn’t contain in Los Angeles FC’s 4-2 win at Orlando, Fla. Brian Rodriguez and Jesus Murillo scored first-half goals, then Ilie Sanchez and Kwadwo Opoku tallied
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