Month: December 2022

8:22 AM ET Pablo Mari is loan at Serie A side Monza from Arsenal. Sportinfoto/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Arsenal defender Pablo Mari has returned to training with his loan club Monza two months after surviving a knife attack in an Italian supermarket. Mari had surgery to reconstruct two injured muscles in his back following the
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1:08 PM ET Portugal have parted ways with coach Fernando Santos following the team’s 2022 World Cup quarterfinal exit to Morocco, the Portuguese federation (FPF) announced Thursday. Santos, 68, took charge in 2014 and guided Portugal to their first-ever senior international title when beating France in the final of Euro 2016. The former Greece national
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2:01 PM ET Misconduct continues to be reported in more than half of the teams in the National Women’s Soccer League, according to a final report from the NWSL/NWSLPA joint investigation unit, a year on from reports of sexual coercion and harassment by coaches going public. The joint investigation results, released on Wednesday, echo many
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5:41 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez The Super League’s claim that UEFA’s governance of European football constitutes an illegal monopoly under EU competition law has been rejected by the European Court of Justice’s advocate general. The non-binding opinion from advocate general Athanasios Rantos was published on Thursday ahead of the court’s final ruling on
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3:55 PM ET France beat Morocco 2-0 in the semifinals of the World Cup at the Al Bayt Stadium on Wednesday night to end the African side’s dream run in Qatar. An early goal from Theo Hernandez and a late tap in from substitute Randal Kolo Muani earned defending champions France a hard-fought win over
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2:34 AM ET Manager Erik ten Hag said the Glazer family’s decision to explore a sale of Manchester United could be a good thing and that he has been reassured any change in ownership would not impact the “objectives, goals and culture” of the club. United’s U.S. owners last month began looking at options for
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9:11 AM ET Associated Press Grant Wahl died of an aneurysm in his heart while covering a World Cup match this past weekend, according to an autopsy of the well-known American soccer writer. Wahl’s wife, Dr. Celine Gounder, said Wednesday that an autopsy was conducted by the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office. “Grant died
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6:15 PM ET AL KHOR, Qatar — Didier Deschamps has revealed France are taking precautions to stop a virus spreading through the squad before the World Cup final against Argentina. Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot were unavailable for Wednesday’s 2-0 semifinal win over Morocco at Al Bayt Stadium after suffering with sickness in recent days.
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7:54 AM ET A security guard has died after a fall at the World Cup’s Lusail Stadium on Tuesday. Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images A security guard at the World Cup’s Lusail Stadium in Qatar died on Tuesday after suffering a fall while on duty, tournament organisers the Supreme Committee for Delivery &
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