Month: January 2023

12:30 PM ET Argentina featured heavily in shortlists for FIFA’s Best awards following their World Cup triumph, with forwards Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez, goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and coach Lionel Scaloni receiving nominations in their categories. Messi, along with Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe and Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland, are among the 14 players shortlisted
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12:10 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo‘s first appearance in Saudi Arabia against a Paris Saint-Germain team containing Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar led to over 2 million online requests for tickets, sources told ESPN. Former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward Ronaldo signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Riyadh-based Al Nassr FC worth $75 million a
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7:10 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Wout Weghorst is expected to fly to England within the next 24 hours to complete his loan move to Manchester United, sources have told ESPN. United have agreed a €3 million fee to sign the striker on a short-term deal until the end of the season. The money will be
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4:46 AM ET Macclesfield have granted Tom Clare temporary leave to appear on the show. James Gill/Getty Images Macclesfield announced on Thursday they have allowed forward Tom Clare to leave the club temporarily to appear on the reality dating show Love Island. Clare joined the club in 2021 and helped his team to win the North
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5:03 PM ET Thibaut Courtois saved Jose Gaya‘s poorly-struck spot kick to give Real Madrid a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Valencia after the teams had finished level at 1-1 after extra time in their Spanish Super Cup semifinal in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Karim Benzema gave holders Real Madrid the lead from the spot
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6:25 PM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola gave a scathing assessment of his side’s performance after they exited the League Cup in a dismal 2-0 defeat to Southampton on Wednesday. The competition has long been a domain dominated by City, who have won the Cup on six occasions since 2014, but for the second
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4:52 PM ET Lionel Messi scored in his return for Paris Saint-Germain after his triumphant World Cup winning campaign with Argentina in a 2-0 Ligue 1 win over Angers at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. Messi had taken an extended leave from the team after helping Argentina beat France in the final in Qatar
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5:31 PM ET Manchester United will take on Nottingham Forest in the two-legged Carabao Cup semifinals, with Manchester City‘s conquerors Southampton facing Newcastle United in the other tie from Wednesday’s draw. Man United eased past League One Charlton 3-0 in the quarterfinals as they seek a first trophy since 2017. Forest will host the first
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5:36 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nine-time winners Barcelona face being thrown out of the Copa de la Reina for fielding an ineligible side in Tuesday’s 9-0 win over Osasuna. Brazil forward Geyse, who scored one of the nine goals, was sent off in the quarterfinals of last season’s competition while playing for former
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1:45 PM ET The “rent boy” chant will be considered a breach of the Football Association’s rules, it said on Wednesday in a statement condemning all offensive, abusive and discriminatory chanting in football stadiums. The FA said those chants can have a “lasting and damaging impact” on people and communities within the game and must
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2:23 PM ET OL Reign has re-signed captain and U.S. women’s national team icon Megan Rapinoe through the 2023 NWSL season. The deal was announced Wednesday, the 10th anniversary of her joining the club as an original member in 2013. Financial terms were not disclosed. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “I’m back,
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12:00 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez is targetting Spanish Supercopa success in Saudi Arabia this week to kickstart a new era at the club. Xavi took over Barca when they were ninth in LaLiga 14 months ago and led them to a second-placed finish, while they currently sit top of
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9:32 AM ET Christian Pulisic is expected to be out for up to two months with a knee injury, Chelsea head coach Graham Potter confirmed on Wednesday. The United States international limped out of last week’s Premier League home defeat to Manchester City and has since undergone a series of tests to determine the extent
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