Month: February 2023

4:51 PM ET Wrexham‘s fairytale FA Cup run was finally ended by Sheffield United, thanks to two stoppage-time goals that gave the Championship side a 3-1 victory over their non-league opponents in Tuesday’s FA Cup fourth-round replay at Bramall Lane. After a thrilling 3-3 draw in the first match in Wrexham, the National League side
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9:59 AM ET Willi Orban could miss Leipzig’s match against Union Berlin on Saturday due to donating blood stem cells. Ulrik Pedersen/DeFodi Images via Getty Images RB Leipzig captain Willi Orban will have blood stem cells harvested on Wednesday after being found as a match for someone with blood cancer, the club said on Tuesday. Orban,
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1:10 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC LaLiga has filed a formal complaint with a court in Mallorca after Vinicius Junior was racially abused by a fan during Real Madrid‘s 1-0 league defeat to Real Mallorca on Sunday. TV cameras picked up a fan shouting racist chants at Vinicius during the game. “After analysing the images
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12:29 PM ET Officials from Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and CONMEBOL officially announce their 2030 World Cup bid. Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay officially submitted a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup on Tuesday, calling for the tournament to return “where football was born” 100 years after the first World Cup was
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7:57 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Anthony Martial has been ruled out of Manchester United‘s Premier League clash with Leeds United on Wednesday as the forward’s injury-hit season continues. Martial was absent for the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday and is again not fit enough to face Leeds. It will be
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3:13 AM ET Hatayspor’s vice president has said Christian Atsu has been found alive after being buried under rubble following an earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Cem Genco/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Ghana winger Christian Atsu has been found alive after being buried under rubble in the earthquake that hit Turkey, the vice president of his
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5:46 PM ET Real Madrid‘s brilliant winger Vinicius Junior is a young, talented, exciting, successful, Black Brazilian player who, inarguably in my view, is being treated atrociously by Spanish football and by some sections of the country. Partly because of the colour of his skin. What’s happening is an outright disgrace, something that fair, decent,
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2:39 PM ET Juventus are concentrating on just making sure they get enough points to avoid relegation from Serie A, coach Massimiliano Allegri said, as his side reassess their season having been in third place a couple a weeks ago. Juventus were deducted 15 points for the current season by an Italian soccer court investigating
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5:33 PM ET Vinicius Junior believes the atmosphere around him with the Real Madrid forward being targeted by opposition players and fans has reached a critical stage, sources close to the player have told ESPN. The Brazil international was caught up in a running battle with Real Mallorca’s players during Madrid’s 1-0 LaLiga defeat on
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2:47 PM ET Christian Atsu joined Hatayspor in September after a spell in the Premier League. Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images Ghana international winger Christian Atsu is among those missing after the collapse of an apartment building following Monday’s devastating earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria. The former Chelsea and Newcastle player scored
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1:08 PM ET Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has a selection headache for the Club World Cup semifinal with Egypt’s Al Ahly on Wednesday as he will be missing several key players due to injury. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, forward Karim Benzema and defenders Eder Militao, Lucas Vazquez and Ferland Mendy will not make the trip
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10:42 AM ET Associated Press Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn, sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic and coach Julian Nagelsmann have all criticised injured captain Manuel Neuer for publicly expressing his disappointment with the club. The dispute centres on Bayern’s decision to fire goalkeeping coach Toni Tapalovic on Jan. 23 due to what Salihamidzic said were “differences
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9:54 AM ET Jesse Marsch has been sacked as Leeds United manager after a poor run of results, the club announced Monday. Leeds suffered a disappointing defeat on Sunday to fellow relegation rivals Nottingham Forest that left them one place above the bottom three in the Premier League. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
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7:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Luis Campos has confirmed the club is in talks to renew Lionel Messi‘s contract. The 35-year-old’s contract with the French champions expires this summer and he could become a free agent. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “At the moment we are negotiating with
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5:42 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have been charged by the Premier League over breaking financial rules across nine seasons, the league announced on Monday. The Premier League confirmed a number of alleged breaches between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons have been referred to an independent commission following the conclusion of a four-year investigation.
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