Month: March 2023

12:00 PM ET Harry Kane scored twice as Tottenham beat Nottingham Forest to boost their Champions League hopes. Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur strengthened their hold on fourth spot as Harry Kane‘s double helped them to a 3-1 victory over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday. After being given a pre-match boost by Bournemouth’s
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12:16 PM ET Chelsea beat Leicester City on Saturday to extend their winning run to three matches. Marc Atkins/Getty Images Goals from Ben Chilwell, Kai Havertz and Mateo Kovacic helped Chelsea continued their upturn in form with a 3-1 win at Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday. After a dismal run of two wins
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10:30 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC MADRID — Real Madrid came back from a goal down to beat Espanyol 3-1 in their LaLiga clash at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. Joselu gave the visitors a surprise lead in the eighth minute but Vinicius Junior quickly brought Madrid level, cutting inside to curl a shot into
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7:14 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Karim Benzema and Didier Deschamps have had a troubled relationship. Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Karim Benzema has hit back at Didier Deschamps, suggesting the France coach is not being honest about the Real Madrid forward’s departure from his World Cup squad. Deschamps gave an interview to the
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7:07 AM ET Real Madrid have called a board meeting for Sunday to discuss alleged attempts by arch rivals Barcelona to influence referees, the club said on Saturday. Spanish prosecutors filed a complaint on Friday against Barcelona and two of the LaLiga club’s former presidents over alleged payments to a company owned by a senior
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1:08 AM ET Brazilian defender Marcelo greets fans during his presentation as new player of Fluminense at Maracana Stadium. Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images After 17 years, Marcelo returned home with a hero’s welcome, as more than 30,000 Fluminense fans attended his unveil at Maracana stadium on Friday night. The former Real Madrid left-back has signed
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5:02 PM ET Spezia celebrate Daniel Maldini’s opening goal against Inter Milan. Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images Inter Milan‘s faint hopes of catching runaway Serie A leaders Napoli suffered a huge blow when they fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at relegation-threatened Spezia on Friday. Spezia struck through Daniel Maldini and M’Bala Nzola‘s penalty to beat Inter for
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4:40 PM ET Gary Lineker has hosted Match of the Day for more than 20 years. Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images Gary Lineker, a former England captain and the face of the BBC’s football coverage, has been told to step back from presenting its flagship Match of the Day programme following a row over
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2:48 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain will submit a bid for the country’s largest stadium, the Stade de France, the Ligue 1 champions said on Friday as they look to move from their Parc des Princes home. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said the Parc des Princes was not for sale which prompted PSG to say in
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4:25 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier has said he would not have to “convince” Kylian Mbappe to stay at the club following their Champions League elimination to Bayern Munich this week. A disappointed Mbappe refused to discuss his future beyond this season following PSG’s 3-0 aggregate loss in the round of 16 on
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11:03 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte has held clear the air talks with Richarlison after the forward took aim at his manager in the wake of Wednesday’s disappointing Champions League round-of-16 exit against AC Milan. Conte agreed with Richarlison’s comments regarding his underwhelming debut season at Spurs, although he said the Brazil international
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11:12 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Prosecutors in Spain confirmed Friday they have filed corruption charges against Barcelona and the club’s former presidents Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu for payments made to the former vice president of the refereeing committee. Ex-club executives Oscar Grau and Albert Soler are also listed among the defendants,
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10:07 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Kyle Walker is under police investigation for allegedly exposing himself at a Cheshire bar on Sunday. Photo by Tom Flathers/Manchester City FC via Getty Images Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said on Friday he has spoken to Kyle Walker as the defender faces a police investigation for allegedly exposing himself in
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5:13 AM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo kicked water bottles in anger as he walked off the pitch following Al Nassr‘s 1-0 league defeat at title rivals Al Ittihad on Thursday. The result allowed Al Ittihad to leapfrog Al Nassr into first place in the Saudi Pro League after 20 games. – Stream on ESPN+:
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6:27 PM ET Members of the Canadian women’s national soccer team said they felt shocked and disrespected after their governing body released details of its proposed collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on Thursday, with details of private bargaining made public with no notice. The Olympic champions launched a protest over pay equity and budget cuts last
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2:00 PM ET Cesar Hernandez The match schedule and knockout round bracket for the expanded Leagues Cup, which will feature all MLS and Liga MX clubs for the first time in 2023, was revealed Thursday. Billed as a month-long World Cup-style competition, the 2023 Leagues Cup will begin with the opening group-stage matches on July
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