Month: January 2023

6:29 AM ET Adriana Garcia Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has said he believes Lionel Messi can play at the 2026 World Cup. Messi, 35, led Argentina to glory in Qatar last month and repeatedly said throughout the tournament that it was going to be his last World Cup. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
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7:03 AM ET Chelsea have completed the signing of forward Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid, the club announced on Wednesday. Sources told ESPN the deal’s initial loan fee is in the region of £11 million. Arsenal and Manchester United were both offered Felix but were unwilling to meet Atletico’s financial demands. – Stream
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2:25 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes‘ sporting empire grew on Tuesday when the Kansas City Current announced he has bought into the National Women’s Soccer League franchise. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback also posted the news to his Twitter account. Mahomes’ wife Brittany was already a part of the team’s ownership group
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7:06 PM ET Associated Press FIFA president Gianni Infantino met with special prosecutors in Switzerland on Tuesday as part of their criminal investigation into his undisclosed meetings with the country’s attorney general during a wider probe of soccer officials. Criminal proceedings against Infantino were recommended in 2020 by a previous special prosecutor — who was
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6:34 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has told Marcus Rashford that if he keeps his level of “effort and focus” he can continue his goalscoring streak. Rashford found the net for the six game in a row after coming on as a substitute to score twice in the 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has revealed he’s thinking about unleashing some “ridiculous” tactical ideas against Manchester United on Saturday. Manchester City will have just 48 hours to prepare for the trip to Old Trafford following Wednesday’s Carabao Cup quarterfinal against Southampton. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) But, speaking at
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4:53 PM ET A late brace from Marcus Rashford allowed Manchester United to ease into the Carabao Cup semifinals with a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic in Tuesday’s quarterfinal at Old Trafford. Antony‘s fine curling strike in the 21st minute gave United a deserved lead before their League One opponents’ resistance was ended by two
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2:12 PM ET Associated Press Less than six months after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, Sebastien Haller was back on the field for Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday in a friendly game. The Ivory Coast striker came on as a 74th-minute substitute for Dortmund in a 5-1 win over Fortuna Dusseldorf during a winter training
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4:31 PM ET Associated Press United States men’s national team defenders DeAndre Yedlin and Walker Zimmerman praised coach Gregg Berhalter for bringing the Americans together at the World Cup in Qatar, amid an investigation by U.S. Soccer into a 1991 incident during which he kicked his future wife in the legs. Yedlin and Zimmerman said
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11:10 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Thibaut Courtois and Carlo Ancelotti on Tuesday both backed Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia as the forward’s former club Real Madrid prepare to play the Spanish Supercopa in the country. Ronaldo, 37 — who starred for Madrid for nine seasons, becoming the top scorer in the club’s
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8:59 AM ET Dani Alves in action for Brazil at the 2022 World Cup. Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves is under investigation over an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman in a nightclub in Spain last month, Catalonia’s Supreme Court said on Tuesday. Alves denies any wrongdoing. The
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7:05 AM ET Associated Press Noel Le Graet has been French football federation president since 2011. Lionel Hahn/Getty Images A sports agent has accused French football federation president Noel Le Graet of improper conduct over several years, saying he only was interested in her sexually. The 81-year-old football executive has previously faced claims of sexual harassment,
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6:00 AM ET Adriana Garcia Mexican team Pachuca unveiled a permanent throne for the late Brazil legend Pele at their Hidalgo stadium. Since Pele died on Dec. 29 at the age of 82, many tributes have taken place around the world to honour the three-time World Cup winner. Prior to Monday’s 5-1 home league win
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9:44 AM ET Lukas Podolski was shown a red card in a charity match on Sunday. Photo by Joern Pollex/Getty Images Germany‘s World Cup winner Lukas Podolski has long dazzled crowds with his power and speed but he left fans at a charity match on Sunday speechless when he was sent off for dissent. The 37-year-old
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