Month: April 2023

12:47 PM ET Associated Press Nearly half the candidates failed a new FIFA exam to work as a player agent in football, the governing body said Thursday. Only 1,962 people — 52% of the 3,800 candidates worldwide — passed last week’s test to get a license that will be mandatory to work in transfer and
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10:00 AM ET National Soccer Hall of Famer Mia Hamm is on the staff for the US Women. Dylan Coulter for ESPNW US Women, a team of former United States women’s national team players set to compete at The Soccer Tournament — an inaugural $1 million, winner-take-all 7-on-7 competition in June — will be coached by
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6:39 PM ET Erling Haaland added another record to his rapidly growing collection, becoming the all-time top scorer in a 38-game Premier League season with his 33rd goal of the campaign in Manchester City‘s win over Arsenal on Wednesday. Haaland scored his team’s fourth goal deep into stoppage time to put the exclamation point on
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4:53 PM ET Brentford condemned Chelsea to their fifth defeat in five games in all competitions under interim coach Frank Lampard on Wednesday as an own goal by Blues’ captain Cesar Azpilicueta and a second-half strike by Bryan Mbeumo handed the Bees a 2-0 win in the Premier League. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has talked up Harry Kane‘s qualities ahead of Manchester United‘s meeting with Tottenham Hotspur but has refused to get involved in talk that the England striker could move to Old Trafford in the summer. United are looking for a striker ahead of the transfer window and Kane
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11:00 PM ET Defending MLS champions LAFC battled to a hard-fought 1-1 draw with the Philadelphia Union in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League semifinal at Subaru Park on Wednesday night. Daniel Gazdag netted a late penalty before Kellyn Acosta levelled the score in second-half stoppage time in a rematch of last year’s
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4:57 PM ET Sheffield United will return to the Premier League next season as they secured promotion from the Championship. Getty Image Sheffield United have secured their return to the Premier League following their promotion-clinching 2-0 victory over West Brom on Wednesday. The South Yorkshire club confirmed their promotion with three games left to play this
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1:42 PM ET After a slow start, Brenner became a key player for FC Cincinnati. Jeff Dean/Getty Images FC Cincinnati forward Brenner has finalized a transfer to Italian Serie A side Udinese, FCC announced on Wednesday. While terms of the deal weren’t announced, sources tell ESPN that the transfer fee is $10 million, plus undisclosed incentives
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2:38 PM ET The European Club Association (ECA) on Wednesday has told the Women’s World Cup teams that European clubs should not release their players until 10 days prior to the tournament, which could set off a club vs. country row later this year. The ECA has issued a statement saying its member clubs —
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1:11 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent New York City FC‘s on-loan striker Valentin “Taty” Castellanos is available for €15 million ($16.6m) this summer, sources have told ESPN. Castellanos is currently on loan at LaLiga’s Girona and scored four times in their stunning 4-2 win over Real Madrid on Tuesday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
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8:55 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas has been named in Barcelona‘s squad for the Champions League semifinal second leg against Chelsea after almost 10 months out injured, but Lucy Bronze has been ruled out with a knee problem. Putellas has not played since tearing her ACL while with Spain
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7:59 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Erik ten Hag has said Manchester United could face a backlash from “mad” Tottenham Hotspur players in Thursday’s Premier League clash. Spurs were thrashed 6-1 at Newcastle on Sunday and were 5-0 down inside 21 minutes at St James’ Park. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
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