Month: March 2023

11:30 AM ET Julie Ertz last featured for the United States in 2021. Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images The returns of Julie Ertz and NWSL MVP Sophia Smith highlight the United States women’s 26-player roster for a pair of upcoming friendlies against Ireland. Ertz last played for the U.S. at the 2021 Olympics, and gave
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3:11 AM ET Celtic scored late to draw with Rangers on Sunday. Ewan Bootman/SNS Group via Getty Images Celtic women’s boss Fran Alonso was headbutted by a Rangers coach following their 1-1 draw in the Old Firm derby in the Scottish Women’s Premier League on Sunday. Caitlin Hayes scored nine minutes into stoppage time to secure
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4:51 AM ET Harry Kane has said scoring 100 international goals is “not out of the question” after he became England‘s all-time leading goalscorer on Thursday. Kane reached 54 international goals in England’s 2-1 win over Italy, overtaking Wayne Rooney’s tally of 53. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “Getting 100 will be
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10:18 PM ET Associated Press The tributes continue to pour in for Lionel Messi following Argentina‘s World Cup triumph. South American soccer’s governing body on Monday presented the the 35-year-old Argentine star a with statue, which will be placed in the CONMEBOL museum next to those of legendary players Pele and Diego Maradona. Messi also
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11:56 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. – United States men’s national team striker Ricardo Pepi says his career over the last eight months has been “a rollercoaster ride” but after a week in which he scored three goals for the national team, including the game-winner in a 1-0 win over El Salvador, he’s made “big statement”
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4:55 PM ET France defender Benjamin Pavard made a spectacular comeback to the team as his superb second-half strike saw them beat Republic of Ireland 1-0 away in Euro 2024 qualifying Group B on Monday. Pavard, cast aside at last year’s World Cup after a woeful opening game, struck from 18 metres to put France
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3:27 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United and Wrexham have announced they will play a friendly in San Diego this summer. Erik ten Hag’s team will play Wrexham, owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, at Snapdragon Stadium — home of the NWSL’s San Diego Wave — on July 25. – Stream on ESPN+:
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10:43 AM ET FIFA’s compensation paid to clubs that release players for the men’s World Cup has been increased by nearly 70% to $355 million for the 2026 and 2030 tournaments, the global football governing body and the European Club Association (ECA) said on Monday. The Club Benefits Programme affords clubs a share of national
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10:03 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United owners the Glazer family value the club at around £6 billion. OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images The revised bids to buy Manchester United will fall short of the Glazer family’s valuation although there is still hope a buyout can happen, sources have told ESPN. Second offers were lodged by
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6:58 AM ET Chelsea recorded an overall net loss of £121.3 million ($148.65m) for 2021-22 due to “extraordinary expenses and loss of revenue,” with the club blaming sanctions were imposed on previous owner Roman Abramovich, the Premier League club said on Monday. Russian owner Abramovich put the club up for sale in early March last
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1:33 PM ET Russia had been suspended by UEFA and FIFA following the country’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Mike Kireev/NurPhoto via Getty Images Russia eased to a 2-0 win over Iraq in a friendly on Sunday as they played their first international match on home soil since November 2021 after being barred from global
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10:22 PM ET Mexico topped CONCACAF Nations League Group A with a 2-2 draw against Jamaica at a wet and wild Azteca Stadium on Sunday night. An early golazo from Jamaica’s Bobby De Cordova-Reid and an Edson Alvarez own goal was offset by Orbelin Pineda‘s tidy finish and a Hirving Lozano penalty for Mexico in
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