Month: December 2022

6:56 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has urged Marcus Rashford to continue his World Cup form now that Manchester United have resumed their domestic campaign. Rashford scored a clinical solo goal as United beat Burnley 2-0 in the Carabao Cup fourth round on Wednesday — his first game since returning from England duty
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9:10 PM ET Lionel Messi has reached a verbal agreement with Paris Saint-Germain to extend his contract with the club for at least one more season, according to multiple reports. The 35-year-old forward, who has won the Ballon d’Or seven times, helped Argentina lift the World Cup trophy by beating France on penalties in the
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11:14 AM ET Before penalties started at the end of the World Cup final, I left the room on the second floor of the Football Cafe in New York City’s Chinatown neighborhood, where I was watching the match along with a friend, a foot or so from Susan Sarandon (somehow), and ran up to the
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5:51 PM ET Associated Press Pele’s health has worsened during his hospital stay to regulate his cancer medication, doctors said Wednesday. The Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo said in a statement Wednesday that Pele’s cancer has advanced and that the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer great is under “elevated care” related to “kidney and cardiac dysfunctions.”
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Premier League referees made six incorrect VAR interventions in the first part of the season before the break for the World Cup which, according to ESPN sources, includes Arsenal‘s goal at Manchester United. An independent panel, made up of three former players and one representative for both the Premier League and PGMOL, assesses all key
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8:32 AM ET Adriana Garcia Isco made 19 appearances for Sevilla, scoring just one goal. Fran Santiago/Getty Images Sevilla have announced that midfielder Isco has left the club, mutually terminating his contract after less than five months. Isco, who has played 38 times for Spain, joined Sevilla eager to revive his career, having been a fringe
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8:40 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said his time at Manchester City “will not be complete” unless he wins the Champions League. Guardiola signed a contract extension during the break for the World Cup which will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until 2025. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) He
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7:46 AM ET Kylian Mbappe‘s rousing half-time pep talk to France teammates at the World Cup final has been revealed in a new documentary. The 24-year-old is heard encouraging his international teammates after they fell behind 2-0 to Argentina following a poor first-half display. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) A documentary called
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5:39 AM ET Chelsea have appointed Christopher Vivell as technical director after his departure from RB Leipzig, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday. Vivell left Leipzig earlier this year, with the Bundesliga side citing “differing views” in the statement confirming his exit. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) He previously spent
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8:39 PM ET Associated Press Supporters cheered Morocco’s players after becoming the first African team to reach the semifinals at a men’s World Cup. Jalal Morchidi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Tens of thousands of jubilant Moroccans welcomed their national team home Tuesday after the players exceeded the North African nation’s wildest expectations and finished fourth at
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6:50 PM ET Associated Press Argentina‘s dramatic victory over France in a penalty shootout at the World Cup final was the second most-watched soccer match of any kind in the United States. The early numbers from Nielsen, Fox and Telemundo show Sunday’s match had an English- and Spanish-language combined audience of 25,783,000. That trails the
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4:23 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison will undergo an MRI scan after picking up a hamstring injury during Brazil‘s World Cup quarterfinal loss against Croatia, coach Antonio Conte said on Tuesday. The other Tottenham players who sustained injuries at the World Cup, Uruguay‘s Rodrigo Betancur and Wales‘ Ben Davies, have returned to training. Betancur
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1:35 PM ET Ivan Toney has scored 10 goals in 14 Premier League games for Brentford so far this season. David Rogers/Getty Images Brentford striker Ivan Toney has been charged with 30 more breaches of betting rules, England’s Football Association (FA) said on Tuesday. The 26-year-old was charged in November with misconduct, breaching the rules 232
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12:34 PM ET Associated Press The French soccer federation wants to go after social media users who targeted some of the national team’s players with racist comments following France‘s loss to Argentina in the World Cup final. The federation said Tuesday that some players were hit by “unacceptable racist and hateful comments on social networks”
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2:00 PM ET Major League Soccer released its regular season schedule on Tuesday, revealing the full slate of games for opening day on Feb. 25, and setting the date for Decision Day on Oct. 21. The MLS Cup playoff schedule will be released at a later date. The first match of the 2023 season will
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10:26 AM ET England manager Sarina Wiegman has criticised the scheduling of top-level women’s football, saying the top players are being forced to play too much. There has been a series of serious injuries sustained by players this year. Euros 2022 golden boot winner Beth Mead is a potential doubt for next year’s World Cup
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