Month: January 2023

8:19 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti said midfielders Luka Modric and Toni Kroos are “untouchable” at Real Madrid but “that doesn’t mean they play every game” with competition from youngsters Aurelien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga and Federico Valverde. Modric missed Thursday’s 3-2 Copa del Rey comeback win at Villarreal through injury, while Kroos
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10:13 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said Chelsea will not be able to sustain their level of spending since the arrival of owner Todd Boehly. Chelsea completed their fifth signing of the January transfer window on Saturday when they beat Arsenal to the signature of Mykhailo Mudryk — a deal ESPN sources have
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12:29 AM ET Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Rose Lavelle scored a pair of goals and the United States women’s national team beat New Zealand 5-0 in an exhibition on Saturday. Ashley Hatch, Mallory Swanson and Taylor Kornieck also scored for the U.S. at Auckland’s Eden Park stadium. It was the second of two
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8:30 AM ET Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has said the club will be looking for opportunities to improve their squad with further signings in the January transfer window. United have signed striker Wout Weghorst and goalkeeper Jack Butland in the January transfer window so far, and Ten Hag said that if he has
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5:42 PM ET Chelsea have completed the signing of winger Noni Madueke from PSV Eindhoven, the Premier League club announced Friday. Madueke, 20, signed a seven-and-a-half-year contract, with a club option to extend for a further year. Reports suggest the total transfer fee is around €35 million ($38m). – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
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3:19 PM ET Juventus have been deducted 15 points for the current season by an Italian soccer court investigating its transfer dealings, the national soccer federation (FIGC) said on Friday. With 20 games left to play in this season, Juve were third in Serie A, 10 points adrift of leaders Napoli. The points deduction would
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1:13 PM ET Arsenal have completed the signing of winger Leandro Trossard from Brighton, the club announced on Friday. Sources told ESPN the Premier League leaders beat local rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea to the signature of the 28-year-old. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Trossard becomes Arsenal’s first arrival during the January
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12:04 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Fifteen groups have been revealed for the expanded Leagues Cup tournament that for the first time will feature every MLS and Liga MX club in the 2023 summer competition. Kicking off on July 21 and closing out with a final on Aug. 19, the month-long event is billed as a
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12:08 PM ET Dani Alves will be held without bail in Barcelona. Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Former Brazil international Dani Alves was charged with sexual assault and ordered by a Spanish judge to be held without bail after appearing in court on Friday. Alves, 39, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman
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3:29 PM ET Barcelona women players celebrate after scoring a goal against Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup. Getty Images Barcelona needed extra time to beat Real Madrid 3-1 on Thursday to set up a Spanish Women’s Super Cup final against Real Sociedad, despite playing for over an hour with 10 players. A 111th-minute penalty
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5:15 PM ET Real Madrid came from two goals down to beat Villarreal 3-2 in the Copa del Rey last 16 on Thursday thanks to a brilliant second-half performance by substitute Dani Ceballos. The 26-year-old midfielder delivered an assist for Madrid’s first goal, created the opening for the second and scored the winner for the
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8:02 PM ET Associated Press Seattle Sounders FC has signed forward Jordan Morris and midfielder Cristian Roldan to five-year contracts that will likely keep the pair with the club for the remainder of their MLS careers. Both players talked about the process for the deals following training on Thursday ahead of the team’s departure for
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10:46 PM ET Associated Press Former Germany striker and coach Rudi Voller is the new sporting director of the men’s national team, the German soccer federation said Thursday. Federation president Bernd Neuendorf and vice president Hans-Joachim Watzke will present Voller as Oliver Bierhoff’s replacement on Friday. He will take over officially on Feb. 1. –
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