Month: April 2023

6:35 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are facing an injury crisis ahead of the season run-in after Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane picked up injuries in the 2-2 draw with Sevilla on Thursday night. Varane went off at half-time before Martinez was stretchered off in injury time. Sevilla scored two late goals as United
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5:03 PM ET Manchester United were left stunned by two late own goals as Sevilla rescued a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford in the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal on Thursday. Marcel Sabitzer scored twice, seven minutes apart, in the first half after through balls from Bruno Fernandes and Anthony Martial to put
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11:28 AM ET The 2023 NSWL Challenge Cup, a mid-season tournament that kicks off April 19, will hit $1 million in prize money for the first time in U.S. soccer history. The financial backing is part of a multi-year, multimillion dollar deal with HR, payroll and workforce management company UKG. The sponsorship deal, which began
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9:55 AM ET Al Nassr have parted ways with coach Rudi Garcia, the club announced on Thursday. Garcia leaves the Saudi Arabian team amid reports of an uneasy relationship with star player Cristiano Ronaldo. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) A statement read: “The board and everyone at Al Nassr would like to
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9:57 AM ET Sadio Mane has been suspended by Bayern Munich ahead of their match against Hoffenheim and handed a fine after his postmatch altercation with teammate Leroy Sane on Tuesday. Multiple reports said Sane suffered a cut lip after the two players clashed in the dressing room after Bayern’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester City
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7:09 AM ET The Premier League became the first sports league in the UK to voluntarily drop betting sponsors from the front of clubs’ shirts. Richard Callis/MB Media/Getty Images The Premier League and its 20 clubs collectively announced on Thursday they will no longer have gambling sponsorship on the front of their matchday shirts following the
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5:14 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Vinicius Junior hailed Carlo Ancelotti as the best manager in the world after Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Chelsea in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg, adding he hopes the Italian can coach him for both club and country. Striker Karim Benzema opened the scoring in the 21st
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7:20 PM ET Striker Victor Osimhen will “100%” be available for Napoli‘s Champions League quarterfinal second leg against AC Milan next week, manager Luciano Spalletti has declared. The 24-year-old, who leads the Serie A charts with 21 goals this season, has been suffering from a groin injury and was absent from Napoli’s squad as they
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10:06 PM ET Finnish businessman Thomas Zilliacus has dropped out of the bidding for Manchester United, saying delays in the sale process will make it difficult for a new owner to build a winning team. United’s American owners, the Glazer family, launched a formal sale process late last year, with several bids received in February
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10:57 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico announced the 23-man roster that will take part in the April 19 friendly against the United States at Glendale, Arizona’s State Farm Stadium. The roster named by Mexico coach Diego Cocca is headlined by Barcelona right-back Julian Araujo and the return of Chivas forward Alexis Vega. – Stream on
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8:57 PM ET Bayern Munich‘s Sadio Mane and Leroy Sane clashed in the dressing room after the German club’s Champions league quarterfinal first leg defeat to Manchester City, according to multiple reports in Germany on Wednesday. The reports said that Sane had suffered a cut lip in the altercation and the two, who were also
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8:34 PM ET ESPN staff The 2023 NBA postseason has already been full of surprises. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Somehow, the Los Angeles Lakers finished with the seventh-best record in the West after starting the season 2-10, and they earned a playoff spot via the play-in tournament. The Cleveland Cavaliers are in the postseason without
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6:46 PM ET Frank Lampard insisted “the door is open” for Chelsea to reach the Champions League semifinals, but added they will need a “special night” at Stamford Bridge to find a way past Real Madrid. Madrid took control of their quarterfinal tie on Wednesday as goals from Karim Benzema and substitute Marco Asensio gave
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12:42 PM ET Associated Press Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier vehemently denied accusations that he made racist and anti-Muslim comments when he was in charge of French league club Nice, adding Wednesday that he would take legal action. RMC Sport and other French media published reports quoting a leaked email from Nice’s former director of
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