Month: May 2022

4:56 PM ET Ajax have been confirmed as the last of the eight seeded teams for the 2022-23 Champions League group stage draw following Real Madrid’s 1-0 win over Liverpool in this season’s final on Saturday. Pot 1 contains the titleholders of the Champions League and the Europa League (Eintracht Frankfurt), plus the champions of
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10:25 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico’s pre-World Cup schedule kicked off with a win over Nigeria. Omar Vega/Getty Images Mexico earned a 2-1 victory over Nigeria in a friendly on Saturday night as El Tri launched a stretch of summer matches in preparation for the 2022 World Cup. In front of 56,872 fans at AT&T Stadium
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3:24 PM ET The Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris was delayed on Saturday amid chaotic scenes outside the Stade de France as thousands of Liverpool fans were stuck outside and police deployed pepper spray and tear gas on supporters. Video footage on social media highlighted large crowds of supporters outside
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9:18 AM ET Actors and team owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney watch Wrexham vs. Grimsby Town. Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney watched their side lose 5-4 to Grimsby in an nine-goal thriller on Saturday with promotion to League Two on the line. The National League sides met
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5:07 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has raised concerns about the playing surface at the Stade de France ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid, saying it was an “interesting idea” to lay a new pitch less than 72 hours before kick-off in Paris. The entire grass surface at the stadium, which
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4:30 AM ET A consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly has completed its takeover of Premier League club Chelsea in a deal worth up to £4.25 billion. The deal was formally announced on Saturday, bringing Roman Abramovich’s 19-year tenure to an end and freeing Chelsea from restrictions relating to sanctions imposed on
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7:41 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino confirmed that he isn’t willing just yet to guarantee a return to the national team for LA Galaxy striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez. Ahead of a friendly against Nigeria at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas this Saturday, Martino stated in a Friday press conference that despite
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3:43 PM ET Teams from Belarus and Ukraine will be prevented from being drawn against each other in any UEFA competition going forward, the executive committee of European soccer’s governing body said on Friday. The move comes following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for which Belarus has been a key staging area. Teams from Russia and
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12:42 PM ET Associated Press Zack Steffen has been in a battle with Matt Turner to be the USMNT’s starting goalkeeper. Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Manchester City goalkeeper Zack Steffen will miss the United States‘ four World Cup prep matches next month for what the team said was family reasons, and he was replaced
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12:00 PM ET Leeds United have signed United States men’s national team star Brenden Aaronson from FC Salzburg, the club announced. The midfielder has joined the Premier League club for a fee believed to be $29.5 million, sources have told ESPN, and on a contract until 2027. – Hamilton: The Aaronsons – U.S. soccer’s next
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11:45 AM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has downplayed talk of wanting revenge against Real Madrid in Saturday’s Champions League final, and said that midfielders Fabinho and Thiago Alcantara have given the club a major fitness boost by returning to training. Mohamed Salah said earlier this month that he wanted to play Madrid in Saturday’s
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1:21 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Fernando Ortiz has been rewarded for an impressive spell in interim charge of Club America. AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo Club America have announced that interim coach Fernando Ortiz will continue to lead the team for the 2022 Apertura season. America and Ortiz have agreed to a one-year contract, sources confirmed to ESPN’s
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2:34 PM ET Thibaut Courtois has sent a warning to Liverpool with the Champions League trophy on the line by declaring: “When Real Madrid play a final, they win it.” Real face Liverpool in Saturday’s showpiece at the Stade de France aiming to lift the trophy for a record-extending 14th time. Since the European Cup
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