Month: December 2022

5:42 AM ET Australian A-Leagues club Melbourne Victory has said that it is “devastated” and issued a formal apology after its fans forced the abandonment of a clash with local rivals Melbourne City by staging a violent pitch invasion, an incident which Football Australia has promised will lead to “strong sanctions.” Planning on staging a
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5:13 PM ET Sophie Lawson Paris Saint-Germain held on to beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Parc des Princes on Friday to book their place in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Champions League at their opponents’ expense. A late goal from Claudia Zornoza wasn’t enough for Real Madrid after goals from Elisa De Almeida and
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3:26 PM ET Bournemouth‘s new American owner Bill Foley has said the Premier League club was a “bargain” compared to the price it would take to bring a Major League Soccer expansion team to Las Vegas. Foley, owner of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights, acquired a 50.1% stake in Bournemouth this week through his Cannae
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4:25 PM ET Former Argentina international Gabriel Batistuta said he was happy to see Lionel Messi overtake him as the country’s top scorer at the World Cup in Qatar, where the South Americans are preparing to fight for the title against France on Sunday. Messi reached 11 World Cup goals in his career after scoring
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12:41 PM ET Darwin Nunez fires the ball into the net as he scores his first goal of the match. John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Darwin Nunez bagged a brace while Mohamed Salah and Thiago also scored as Liverpool thrashed AC Milan 4-1 in an exciting friendly at the Dubai Super Cup on Friday. Forward
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9:35 AM ET France have been hit with a virus that could see the team’s starting centre-back pairing miss the World Cup final, sources have told ESPN. According to sources, Raphael Varane has small symptoms of the virus and fellow defender Ibrahima Konate has not left his room after feeling unwell. – Stream on ESPN+:
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8:21 AM ET DOHA, Qatar — FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said players should “respect football” and not protest on the pitch because fans want to forget their problems during matches. Multiple human rights groups have expressed concerns about the treatment of migrant workers and LGBTQ+ people in Qatar, leading to participating teams facing increased
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7:13 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Spain midfielder Sergio Busquets has announced his retirement from international football after his country’s World Cup exit at the hands of Morocco in the round of 16. Busquets, 34, was the only remaining survivor of the Spain side that won the World Cup in South Africa in 2010
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4:47 AM ET Morocco coach Walid Regragui has admitted Saturday’s third-place play-off against Croatia is the “worst game to play” but is still targeting another milestone finish for an African nation at a World Cup. The Atlas Lions were beaten 2-0 by France in Wednesday’s semifinal and have several injury concerns, including captain Romain Saiss
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Dec 14, 2022 Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Cristiano Ronaldo trained alone at Real Madrid‘s Valdebebas training ground on Wednesday, sources have told ESPN, as he prepares to take a decision on his future. Ronaldo, who is without a club after leaving Manchester United last month, returned to Madrid after Portugal‘s exit at the World Cup
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7:40 PM ET Associated Press Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema sustained a knee injury and was taken off the field on a stretcher while playing for Arsenal in a women’s Champion’s League match against Lyon on Thursday. The Dutch forward went down under no contact in the first half after landing awkwardly as she challenged for
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2:56 PM ET Associated Press The chances of the winning the World Cup might have gone for Croatia and Morocco, but “immortality” is at stake when the two teams meet in Saturday’s third-place playoff. That’s according to Croatia forward Andrej Kramaric, who dispelled the notion it would be a meaningless contest at Khalifa International Stadium.
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