Month: February 2023

9:53 AM ET Adriana Garcia LaLiga president Javier Tebas said he does not believe Real Madrid are responsible for the damaging case involving Barcelona and ex-Spanish refereeing committee (CTA) vice president Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira. Enriquez Negreira is being investigated by the Spanish prosecutor’s office for receiving payments from Barcelona between 2016 and 2018 for
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9:22 AM ET Arsenal twice came from behind against Aston Villa before scoring two late goals to claim a crucial win. Clive Mason/Getty Images Two stoppage-time goals helped Arsenal earn a thrilling 4-2 victory over Aston Villa on Saturday as Mikel Arteta’s side got back on track in the race for the Premier League title. Villa
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3:34 AM ET Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu has been found dead under the building where he lived in southern Turkey after last week’s earthquakes in the region, the ex-Chelsea winger’s agent said on Saturday. “Atsu’s lifeless body was found under the rubble,” Murat Uzunmehmet told reporters in Hatay, where Atsu’s body was found. “Currently, more
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5:01 PM ET Victor Osimhen scored his 18th Serie A goal of the season in Napoli’s win over Sassuolo. Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images Napoli beat Sassuolo 2-0 away to move 18 points clear at the top with a seventh straight Serie A win thanks to first-half goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen on Friday. Napoli have
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5:30 PM ET Graham Potter has insisted Marc Cucurella has the strength of character to battle through a difficult start to his Chelsea career and suggests Manchester City‘s previous interest in the defender is proof he has the quality to excel at Stamford Bridge. Cucurella has been booed by sections of the Blues’ fanbase in
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3:51 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank, has launched a bid to buy Manchester United, he confirmed in a statement Friday. Qatar Islamic Bank’s assets are estimated at more than £40 billion ($48bn) and Al Thani is the son of former Qatar Prime Minister Hamad
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3:12 PM ET Lee Mason will no longer act as VAR in the Premier League after it was confirmed on Friday that he had left his post by mutual consent. Mason had been responsible for the failure to disallow Brentford‘s goal at Arsenal, with Christian Norgaard offside before creating the equaliser for Ivan Toney. –
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12:50 PM ET Lionel Messi‘s father and agent, Jorge Messi, has said it’s unlikely that his son will play for Barcelona again. The Argentina captain joined Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021 after his contract with Barca was not extended because of financial problems. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Messi, 35,
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12:08 PM ET Former Barcelona chief Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed to ESPN that ex-Spanish refereeing committee (CTA) vice president Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira tried to extort money from the Catalan club in 2018 after it stopped making payments to his company. Enriquez Negreira is being investigated by the Spanish prosecutor’s office for receiving at
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11:17 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier defended Neymar after he was pictured out late playing poker and then in McDonald’s a day after their Champions League loss to Bayern Munich. PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe said after the match that it was important that the players were “sleeping and eating well” to recover ahead
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9:24 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has supported the new plans to launch a breakaway European Super League (ESL) and said UEFA is “by no means a great Samaritan for football fans.” Earlier this month, it was announced that ESL planned to launch a new competition that could include as many
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6:26 AM ET Adriana Garcia Former Spanish refereeing committee (CTA) vice-president Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira threatened to expose Barcelona in 2019 after the Catalan club stopped making payments to his company, a burofax released by El Mundo revealed. Negreira is being investigated by the Spanish prosecutor’s office for receiving at least €1.6 million from Barca
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6:55 PM ET Jeff Kassouf Canada’s Sophie Schmidt and Sabrina D’Angelo ahead of the 2023 SheBelieves Cup match against the United States. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images ORLANDO, Fla. — United States and Canada women’s players stood in solidarity for gender equality and transgender rights on Thursday ahead of their opening SheBelieves Cup match at Orlando’s Exploria Stadium. Players
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9:45 PM ET Liverpool and Everton have been charged by the Football Association following a “mass confrontation” between their players during Monday’s Merseyside derby in the Premier League. The incident took place in the 86th minute of the match, which Liverpool won 2-0 at Anfield. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Everton goalkeeper
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4:36 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag suggested that the “pressure” got to referee Maurizio Mariani after he failed to spot what the Manchester United manager believed was a clear red card offence committed by Barcelona defender Jules Kounde during the 2-2 draw at Camp Nou. United were leading 2-1 in the first leg
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