Month: May 2022

5:28 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are monitoring midfielder Frenkie de Jong‘s situation at Barcelona as they look to bolster their midfield this summer, sources have told ESPN. Erik ten Hag knows the 25-year-old from their time together at Ajax. However, sources have told ESPN that Ten Hag is not a particular pull for
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10:57 AM ET Alfred Schreuder will replace Erik ten Hag as the new Ajax manager. Photo by KURT DESPLENTER/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images Ajax named Alfred Schreuder as their new coach to replace Erik ten Hag who will take charge of Manchester United next season, the club announced on Thursday. The Dutch champions have signed a
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12:28 PM ET Associated Press Liverpool midfielder Fabinho will miss the FA Cup final on Saturday (streaming LIVE, 11:45 a.m. ET, ESPN+) but has a chance of playing in the Champions League final on May 28, manager Jurgen Klopp said Thursday. The Brazil international was forced off with a hamstring problem in the 2-1 win
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4:23 PM ET Christian Pulisic celebrates after scoring Chelsea’s second goal against Leeds United. Getty Images Chelsea cemented their place in the Premier League’s top four and dealt another major blow to Leeds United‘s survival hopes with a 2-0 win at Elland Road on Wednesday. Just as in their defeat to Arsenal on Sunday that dropped
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3:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Former Nantes striker Emiliano Sala died in a plane crash in the English channel in January 2019. Sebastien Salon Gomis/AFP/Getty Images Ligue 1 sides Nantes and Nice have strongly condemned chants sung by a section of Nice supporters that mocked late Argentine forward Emiliano Sala on Wednesday. A section of Nice
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10:47 PM ET Associated Press Ukraine men’s team players applaud their fans after playing a friendly against Borussia Monchengladbach. Getty Images The Ukraine men’s national team returned to action Wednesday for the first time since the invasion of their country by Russia, beating Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1 in a charity fundraiser. The friendly was a
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7:24 PM ET Veteran defender Giorgio Chiellini confirmed he will leave Juventus at the end of the season. The 37-year-old, who is third on Juventus’ all-time appearances list behind Alessandro Del Piero and Gianluigi Buffon, made the announcement after his side lost 4-2 to Inter Milan in Wednesday’s Coppa Italia final. – Don’t have ESPN?
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4:31 PM ET Alejandro Garnacho celebrates after scoring one of this two goals in the FA Youth Cup final. Alex Livesey/Getty Images The FA Youth Cup final smashed the all-time attendance record and a largely partisan crowd looked on as Manchester United won it for the 11th time, with Alejandro Garnacho scoring twice in beating Nottingham
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3:57 PM ET Ajax have retained the Eredivisie title to give manager Erik ten Hag the perfect farewell before he joins Manchester United next season. Ajax only needed a point in their two remaining games to seal the title and did so in style with a 5-0 win over Heerenveen on Wednesday. – Stream ESPN
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6:31 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Kevin de Bruyne welcomed new signing Erling Haaland to Manchester City with more than a decent imitation of the prolific Norwegian striker on Wednesday. De Bruyne found the net four times in a 5-1 thrashing of Wolves, even imitating Haaland’s famous meditation celebration pose after completing his hat trick. “I
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4:46 AM ET Debinha won the Challenge Cup MVP award last year too. Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images Brazil’s Debinha collected her second straight National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Challenge Cup MVP honors on Tuesday, after leading the North Carolina Courage to their first title in the standalone tournament. The midfielder recorded goals in five straight
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May 10, 2022 Associated Press FIFA and EA Sports will end their almost three-decade long relationship after next year’s Women’s World Cup. NurPhoto via Getty Images Electronic Arts will stop making its hugely successful FIFA video game in its current name, marking a split in one of soccer’s most successful and lucrative partnerships after the sides
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