Month: February 2023

9:43 AM ET Taner Savut was sporting director at Hatayspor, the same club as Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu. Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images The body of Hatayspor sporting director Taner Savut was recovered on Tuesday more than two weeks after two devastating earthquakes struck in Turkey and Syria. More than 47,000 people died in
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8:04 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are not planning an extravagant spend in the summer transfer market even if the Qatar takeover bid is successful, sources have told ESPN. Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani made his offer to buy the club public on Friday with the promise to “return United to
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5:34 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dani Alves is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a nightclub in Barcelona on Dec. 30. Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images Brazilian international Dani Alves has been denied bail and will remain in prison as an investigation over an alleged sexual assault continues, a Spanish court ruled on
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5:44 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens LaLiga chief Javier Tebas has said Barcelona president Joan Laporta should resign if he is unable to offer a reasonable explanation regarding payments made to a former senior referee. It was revealed last week that Barca paid over €1.3 million to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira — who was
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3:00 PM ET England and Australia have locked in an agreement that will see the Matildas and Socceroos head to London for friendly meetings in April and October, respectively. The Matildas will travel to the capital to continue their preparations for the 2023 Women’s World Cup with a fixture against the Lionesses on April 11
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6:55 AM ET Tributes have poured in for Christian Atsu after he was found under a collapsed building in Turkey. Cem Genco/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The body of Ghana winger Christian Atsu was flown home to Accra on Sunday evening, the day after he was found dead under a collapsed building in southern Turkey. Atsu
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8:37 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Illias Akhomach is out of contract in June, although Barcelona’s interest in renewing his deal. Alex Caparros/Getty Images Leeds United hope to convince Barcelona winger Ilias Akhomach to leave Camp Nou and join them as a free agent this summer, sources have told ESPN. Ilias, 18, is out of
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1:14 PM ET Liverpool‘s American owner, John Henry, said there are no plans to sell the Premier League club after the Merseyside outfit’s owners said in November they were exploring a sale. Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which completed a £300 million ($358m) takeover of the club in 2010, said in November they would explore the
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10:29 AM ET Remember the Super League? You know, the 12-club power play that was going to revolutionize European football and instead ended within 48 hours amid fan protests, political outrage and public apologies from owners such as Liverpool‘s John W. Henry? The three clubs that never officially pulled out — Real Madrid, Juventus and
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9:45 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said “nothing in the world can justify” the treatment of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior following a number of recent incidents of the player being subjected to racist chants and insults in Spain. The Brazil international will face Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday in the first-leg of
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6:32 AM ET Manchester United‘s Alejandro Garnacho has reached an agreement in principle to sign a new five-year deal, pending a few final details related to image rights, a source has told ESPN. Garnacho, 18, is out of contract in 2024 but the source said there is a financial consensus for him to extend his
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5:24 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid‘s Vinicius Junior has said he will keep dancing in his goal celebrations after continuing to be a target of rival fans. The Brazil international has been subjected to racial abuse and jibes by opposing supporters on numerous occasions this season, including during Saturday’s 2-0 win against Osasuna at
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1:34 PM ET Borussia Dortmund crushed Hertha Berlin 4-1 on Sunday with a goal and an assist from Karim Adeyemi to join leaders Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga and stretch their winning run in the league to six consecutive matches this year. Germany international Adeyemi put the hosts ahead with a superb
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1:22 PM ET Tottenham moved into the Premier League top four with a 2-0 home win over West Ham United in a mostly cagey affair on Sunday. Both sides struggled to find an attacking rhythm in the first-half with Spurs registering the only two shots on target in the opening period. – Stream on ESPN+:
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