Month: February 2023

1:27 PM ET The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has the right to sanction teams whose employees or fans commit acts of racism with the loss of points, according to the league’s statute approved by the 20 first division clubs. In the CBF’s fight against racism and discrimination in the country’s stadiums, the ground-breaking measure will
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9:54 AM ET Jeff Kassouf ORLANDO, Fla. — The Canada women’s team players said they will not participate in matches in April if their dispute with the Canada Soccer Association is not resolved. The players did confirm they will play, albeit under protest, in the SheBelieves Cup, a four-team tournament in the United States that
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6:59 AM ET Nice were alerted to the footage after it was published online and took immediate action. CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU/AFP via Getty Images Ligue 1 club Nice have a filed a police complaint after a pornographic video was filmed at their stadium during a match last month, the club confirmed to ESPN. The amateur video, which
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6:04 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Mason Greenwood was due to stand trial in November for alleged attempted rape but charges were dropped. LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images Manchester United will canvass player opinion from their men’s and women’s teams before deciding whether to reintegrate Mason Greenwood, sources have told ESPN. United have launched an internal investigation
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8:52 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has apologised to Steven Gerrard after bringing up the infamous slip which cost Liverpool the Premier League title during his impassioned defence of Manchester City last week. Speaking at a news conference on Friday, Guardiola said sarcastically he “didn’t know if we are responsible for Steven Gerrard slipping”
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5:00 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Marc-Andre ter Stegen wants Frenkie de Jong to stay at Barcelona forever as the Dutch midfielder prepares to face Manchester United — the club that tried so hard to sign him last year — in the Europa League on Thursday. De Jong was the subject of talks between
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4:53 PM ET AC Milan took a step towards their first Champions League quarter-final appearance for 11 years as Brahim Diaz‘s goal gave the Italians a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in their last-16 first leg at the San Siro on Tuesday. The Spaniard headed in a rebound in the seventh minute after a superb
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4:58 PM ET Bayern Munich put themselves in pole position to reach the Champions League quarterfinals, with Kingsley Coman scoring against his former club in a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of their heavyweight round-of-16 tie. The German champions dominated the majority of the contest against
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6:14 PM ET Kylian Mbappe admitted that he was “not supposed to play” in Paris Saint-Germain‘s Champions League round of 16 first leg against Bayern Munich on Tuesday. Mbappe came off the bench but was unable to prevent a 1-0 loss at the Parc des Princes. The France forward suffered a hamstring injury Feb. 1
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1:02 PM ET Associated Press The 2030 World Cup hosts are due to be picked in September 2024, FIFA said on Tuesday, also confirming that the three 2026 World Cup hosts — the United States, Canada and Mexico — all had their expected automatic entries confirmed in the 48-team finals tournament. FIFA’s ruling council confirmed
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8:02 AM ET The Champions League is back, and it promises to deliver all the knockout-round drama we’ve been promised. With the round of 16 creating mouthwatering matchups between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, and AC Milan and Tottenham Hotspur, ESPN is bringing you the latest updates, highlights and commentary with Champions League Live. We’re
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12:53 PM ET Mikel Arteta has accused referee Lee Mason of “not understanding” his job as a VAR official and said Arsenal have “huge anger” over the mistake which influenced Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Brentford. Ivan Toney‘s 74th-minute header earned Brentford a point at the Emirates Stadium despite Christian Norgaard assisting the goal from an
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7:30 AM ET Paul Carr and Dan Thomas The UEFA Champions League round of 16 begins this week with eight two-leg matchups between some of the best teams in Europe. Manchester City, Bayern Munich, PSG and Liverpool top the list of contenders for the Champions League, with the first two matches beginning on Tuesday. AC
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7:57 AM ET Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body responsible for match officials across English football, has removed from duty two additional VAR officials involved in controversial incidents last weekend for the next round of Premier League games, it was announced Tuesday. Neither Lee Mason nor Neil Swarbrick have been given a VAR
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5:00 AM ET Xavi Hernandez already has a lifetime’s worth of experiences for Barcelona against Manchester United. However vital Thursday’s Europa League tie against Erik Ten Hag’s team at Camp Nou might seem for the Blaugranas‘ immediate future, it will simply be another set of colourful, passionate images for Xavi’s already bulging scrapbook. The saturnine
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6:18 AM ET Belgian goalkeeper Arne Espeel died aged 25 after he collapsed on the pitch on Saturday moments after saving a penalty for his team. Winkel Sport B, who play in the second provincial division of West Brabant in Belgium, were 2-1 up against Westrozebeke when their opponents were awarded a penalty in the
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4:52 PM ET Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo scored his first goal for the club as they halted a dismal run by beating struggling city rivals Everton 2-0 at Anfield in the Premier League on Monday. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring in the 36th minute, linking up with Darwin Nunez on the counter-attack just after Everton
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