Month: March 2023

10:56 AM ET Adriana Garcia Tiquinho Soares headbutted a referee after being shown a red card in the 87th minute of the match. Andrew Redington/Getty Images Botafogo forward Tiquinho Soares has been handed an eight-match ban for headbutting a referee during a Brazilian Serie A game. Tiquinho, 32, was one of three Botafogo players shown a
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6:29 AM ET Every Liverpool supporter with an official ticket for last season’s Champions League final against Real Madrid in Paris will be given a full refund by UEFA following the chaotic scenes outside the Stade de France that led to hundreds of fans missing the game. UEFA announced that all 19,618 tickets which made
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7:30 AM ET Brentford’s win over Fulham extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to 12 games, more than any other team in the division. Marc Atkins/Getty Images They probably wouldn’t be many people’s first guess, but Brentford are the top form side in the entire Premier League after extending their impressive unbeaten streak with
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12:22 PM ET Joao Felix has hinted he could be open to joining Chelsea on a permanent basis but stressed the importance of Champions League football in determining his future. The 23-year-old joined Chelsea in January on a six-month loan from Atletico Madrid, shortly after extending his contract with the LaLiga club to 2027. –
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8:37 PM ET Ed DoveSpecial to ESPN Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Ivory Coast footballer Moustapha Sylla, 21, has died after collapsing during a domestic league game on Sunday, with Chelsea legend Didier Drogba subsequently
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11:52 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag is content that Bruno Fernandes did not ask to be substituted during the humiliating 7-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday, sources have told ESPN. Fernandes, who was Manchester United‘s captain at Anfield, was seen gesturing to the bench as Marcus Rashford was being replaced with Anthony Elanga
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8:26 AM ET A pitch invader who collided with the Liverpool players celebrating their seventh goal against Manchester United and nearly injured Andy Robertson will be identified and banned from Anfield for life, the Premier League club said on Monday. As the players celebrated the final goal of Sunday’s 7-0 drubbing of their rivals, the
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4:20 AM ET Manchester United‘s level of performance has dropped since the team lifted the Carabao Cup, defender Luke Shaw said after they were thrashed 7-0 by rivals Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday in their heaviest defeat in 92 years. United travelled to Anfield on an 11-match unbeaten streak but suffered the club’s
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4:56 PM ET A long-range strike by defender Gianluca Mancini earned Roma a 1-0 home win over 10-man Juventus in Serie A on Sunday, with substitute Moise Kean dismissed less than a minute after coming on. Roma, who became the first Serie A side to be beaten by lowly Cremonese on Tuesday, have now won
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2:49 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez bemoaned Barcelona‘s inability to kill of games as they returned to winning ways in LaLiga by beating Valencia 1-0 on Sunday. Raphinha‘s first-half header opened the scoring at Camp Nou, but Barca were forced to hold on at the end after Ferran Torres missed a penalty
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6:42 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti blamed Real Madrid‘s “lack of efficiency” for the “strange” goal drought which continued with a 0-0 draw at Real Betis to leave them nine points behind LaLiga leaders Barcelona. Madrid have followed last week’s stunning 5-2 win at Liverpool in the Champions League round-of-16 with a
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