Month: January 2023

8:21 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jadon Sancho (right) has been out of action for Manchester United since October. Photo by Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images MANCHESTER, England — Erik ten Hag has left the door open for Jadon Sancho to make his Manchester United return against Reading in the FA Cup. The winger has not
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5:26 AM ET Adriana Garcia Sergio Aguero hit back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic after he criticised the behaviour of the Argentina team. Photo by Visionhaus/Getty Images Former Argentina international Sergio Aguero has hit back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic over the Sweden forward’s remark that the World Cup champions “will not win anything more.” Ibrahimovic said certain Argentina players
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8:51 AM ET Anthony Gordon has failed to report for training at Everton, sources have told ESPN, as the forward attempts to force through a transfer to Newcastle United. Gordon, 21, was one of several members of the squad to have been given time off on Tuesday, but sources have said that the England under-21
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9:08 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said Mikel Arteta could have been manager of Manchester City but he “didn’t wait” for the top job at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola gave Arteta his first coaching job when he was named City assistant in 2016. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) He spent
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7:42 PM ET Dutch champions Ajax Amsterdam have fired coach Alfred Schreuder after a 1-1 draw with Volendam on Thursday extended his side’s winless run to seven league games, the club said. Schreuder was appointed on a two-year contract in May to replace Erik ten Hag after he left the Amsterdam-based club to take over
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4:52 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo evades a defender during Al Nassr’s Saudi Super Cup match against Al Ittihad. Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo‘s Al Nassr were knocked of the Saudi Super Cup on Thursday after a 3-1 semifinal loss to Al Ittihad in Riyadh. The 37-year-old Portugal international, five-times Ballon D’Or winner, had a couple of chances to
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5:31 PM ET Claudio Reyna has stepped down as sporting director of Austin FC, and will “transition into a technical advisor role,” the Major League Soccer club announced on Thursday. The move comes in the wake of controversy involving U.S. men’s national team World Cup manager Gregg Berhalter and the family of U.S. and Borussia
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8:58 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Atletico Madrid and LaLiga condemn latest racist incident towards Vinicius Junior ahead of Copa del Rey tie. Angel Martinez/Getty Images Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and LaLiga have condemned an incident in which a doll wearing a Vinicius Junior shirt was hung from a bridge near his club’s training ground
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12:10 PM ET U.S. Soccer Federation sporting director Earnie Stewart is leaving to join PSV Eindhoven after the departure of men’s national team general manager Brian McBride, a management shakeup that leaves the position of men’s coach Gregg Berhalter in uncertainty. Berhalter and McBride were hired by Stewart, and the coach’s contract expired Dec. 31.
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10:27 AM ET Associated Press TSG Hoffenheim is bringing American defender John Brooks back to the Bundesliga from Portuguese club Benfica. The 29-year-old Brooks signed a deal through June 2024, Hoffenheim said Thursday in a statement. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Kicker magazine reported Hoffenheim paid €300,000 ($327,000) for the transfer. “I’m
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5:24 AM ET Associated Press Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic hit out at Serge Gnabry’s trip to Paris Fashion Week. Markus Gilliar – GES Sportfoto/Getty Images Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has criticised forward Serge Gnabry for an “amateurish” trip to Paris Fashion Week between games as the Bundesliga champions endured a mixed start to
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6:02 AM ET Alex Kirkland Moises Llorens LaLiga has rejected Barcelona’s request to register Gavi as a first-team player with a new, improved contract, sources have told ESPN. The 18-year-old midfielder, agreed terms in September on a new deal to keep him at Camp Nou until 2026, including a €1 billion release clause. – Stream
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8:20 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti said veteran midfielders Luka Modric and Toni Kroos understand that Real Madrid‘s “moment of transition” means they won’t start every game — but backed them to still be “decisive,” starting with their Copa del Rey quarterfinal derby with Atletico Madrid on Thursday. Modric and Kroos were
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12:04 AM ET Serbia players celebrate after scoring a goal against the U.S. in a friendly. Getty Images The United States let an early lead slip in a 2-1 loss to Serbia at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on Wednesday night in its first match since being eliminated from the 2022 World Cup by the Netherlands.
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