Month: June 2022

6:58 AM ET The International Football Association Board (The IFAB), football’s lawmaker, says Artificial Intelligence-driven semi-automated VAR offside technology is on course to be implemented for this year’s World Cup in Qatar. The time taken to make an offside decision, in some cases up to four minutes, has been a major issue with VAR. The
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8:00 AM ET A transfer that has been reported for weeks is finally official: Longtime Juventus and Italy national team defender Giorgio Chiellini has signed with LAFC, the team said Monday. Chiellini signed a contract through the 2023 season and is expected to be available for selection for LAFC when the summer transfer window opens
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3:32 AM ET Manchester United stars Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford have not played for England since the Euro 2020 final last summer. Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images England manager Gareth Southgate said the Manchester United players who are out of the national squad have a “lot to do” to get back into the frame
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5:00 AM ET Erling Haaland has completed his move to Premier League champions Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund, the club announced. The 21-year-old has put pen to paper on a five-year deal at the Etihad Stadium. – Dawson: The inside story of how Man City signed Haaland– Marcotti: Why Haaland is a perfect fit for
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4:59 PM ET A first-minute strike by striker Haris Seferovic earned Switzerland a 1-0 victory over Portugal on Sunday as Murat Yakin’s side grabbed their first win in this year’s Nations League. Seferovic put Switzerland ahead 57 seconds into the clash at Stade de Geneve with a close-range header after defender Silvan Widmer set him
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5:34 PM ET Substitute Emmanuel Boateng scored in the 87th minute to lift the visiting New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on a steamy Sunday afternoon. Gustavo Bou added his second goal of the season in the first game for the Revolution (5-5-4, 19 points) since its leading scorer Adam
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2:04 PM ET Erling Haaland scored two goals and made another as Norway thumped neighbours Sweden 3-2 in their Nations League Group B4 clash at the Ullevaal Stadium on Sunday, taking his total to 20 international goals and four in two games against the Swedes. The 21-year-old stooped to head home Fredrik Bjorkan’s chipped pass
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2:55 PM ET Andrea Pirlo will take his second step in management at Turkish side Fatih Karagumruk SK. ALBERTO LINGRIA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Former Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo has been appointed as manager of Turkey’s top-tier side Fatih Karagumruk SK, the club said on Sunday. Juve sacked Pirlo in May 2021 after just one season having
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9:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Benfica forward Darwin Nunez in a transfer worth up to €100 million, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported on Friday that both clubs were in advanced talks over a deal, and sources confirmed that Liverpool are set to break their transfer record to
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9:26 AM ET Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has said he was “shocked” after finishing in seventh place in the 2021 Ballon D’Or ranking. Despite enjoying a stellar year with club and country, Salah missed out on the top three with Lionel Messi winning the prize for a record seventh time ahead of Bayern Munich‘s Robert
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7:01 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona president Joan Laporta has praised the club’s board for rescuing the Spanish giants from their “terminal” financial situation. Laporta, who returned as Barca president in November 2020, said they are “still working” to reduce the club’s debt and balance their books, but added that the club are in a
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5:43 AM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico kicked off their 2022-23 CONCACAF Nations League campaign with a 3-0 victory over Suriname on Saturday night with goals from Israel Reyes, Henry Martin and Erick Sanchez. Featuring an alternate roster in the Group A match from League A of the Nations League — held at Santos Laguna’s Estadio
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4:52 PM ET Germany’s Thomas Muller looks on frustrated during his side’s Nations League draw with Hungary. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Germany came from a goal down and survived late pressure to rescue a 1-1 draw against hosts Hungary in their Nations League A Group 3 match on Saturday for their fourth consecutive draw. The Germans, undefeated
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4:45 PM ET Netherlands forward Memphis Depay reacts after his missed penalty against Poland. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Davy Klaassen and Denzel Dumfries scored second-half goals as the Netherlands rallied from two down to secure a 2-2 draw against Poland in an entertaining Nations League A clash on Saturday. Home captain Memphis Depay missed a late penalty
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4:36 PM ET Neither England nor Italy could find a breakthrough in Saturday’s UEFA Nations League encounter at Molineux. Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images England remain without a win in this year’s UEFA Nations League after a goalless draw with Italy at Wolverhampton’s Molineux on Saturday. The match was played behind closed doors following sanctions against the
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6:27 PM ET The summer transfer window is approaching, and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Arsenal join race for Madrid’s wantaway Asensio Marco Asensio‘s future at Real Madrid remains unclear, but
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