Month: April 2023

4:44 PM ET Tyrone Mings helped Aston Villa continue their move up the Premiere League table. Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images Defender Tyrone Mings scored a brilliant header from a set piece as Aston Villa beat Fulham 1-0 at Villa Park on Tuesday to lift them to fifth in the Premier League table, a step
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5:17 PM ET Burnley clinched the Championship title with a 1-0 victory at local rivals Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday. Manuel Benson’s 66th-minute effort sealed the points for a Burnley side who had already booked promotion to the Premier League. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) With two games remaining they have 95 points,
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5:00 PM ET Leicester City‘s veteran striker Jamie Vardy came off the bench to break his long scoring drought and earn his side a 1-1 draw with a late equaliser in a crunch relegation battle away to Leeds United in the Premier League on Tuesday. Leeds were closing in on a much-needed three points in
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has cranked up the mind games ahead of Manchester City‘s top-of-the-table clash with Arsenal by claiming their rival’s title wobble has made the game harder. Mikel Arteta’s side travel to the Etihad Stadium having dropped six points in two weeks thanks to a run of
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10:49 AM ET UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Tuesday criticised current handball rules, telling Roger Bennett’s Men in Blazers podcast that “nobody in the world understands when there’s handball or not.” Ceferin’s comments were echoed by the UEFA Football Board, which on Tuesday urged more clarity on the handball law and recommended changes for next
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12:55 PM ET British football executive Matt Crocker was hired Tuesday as sporting director of the U.S. Soccer Federation and will lead the search for the United States men’s national team coach, a job that has been uncertain since Gregg Berhalter was pushed aside during an investigation that developed from a feud with the Reyna
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7:19 AM ET Associated Press D.C. United’s Mohanad Jeahze is in custody in Sweden on suspicion of assault. Getty Images D.C. United defender Mohanad Jeahze is in custody in Sweden on suspicion of two counts of assault, Swedish prosecutors said. Jeahze, who was born in Sweden and plays for Iraq‘s national team, has been suspended by
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9:43 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur‘s first-team squad will refund supporters who travelled to watch Sunday’s 6-1 humiliation at Newcastle United, the club confirmed in a statement. Spurs interim coach Cristian Stellini was sacked after a dreadful display at St James’ Park in which they went 5-0 down in 21 minutes before Harry Kane struck a
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7:00 AM ET UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has once again said he is open to a discussion about playing significant Champions League games in the United States. In an exclusive interview with “Men in Blazers,” Ceferin told Roger Bennett that he would not rule out holding a part of the most-watched annual football event in
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6:17 AM ET Adriana Garcia Cuca was appointed Corinthians men’s head coach last week. Gabriel Machado/NurPhoto via Getty Images Corinthians women’s head coach Arthur Elias has said the joint statement he and his players issued on social media to “respect women” was not directed at manager Alexi “Cuca” Stival, instead saying it was a “general” message.
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9:25 AM ET Adriana Garcia Cuca was hired as Corinthians men’s head coach on Friday. Buda Mendes/Getty Images Corinthians have faced backlash from its women’s side following the hiring of Alexi “Cuca” Stival as men’s team head coach over his conviction of rape in 1987. Cuca, 59, replaced sacked Fernando Lazaro last week following Corinthians’ 1-0
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8:47 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are sweating on the fitness of Bruno Fernandes ahead of their crucial Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday, sources have told ESPN. Fernandes sustained an ankle injury in the first half of Sunday’s FA Cup semifinal against Brighton, which Erik ten Hag’s team won 7-6 on
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1:56 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have secured almost €1.5 billion in financing to press ahead with the redevelopment of Spotify Camp Nou, the club announced on Monday. Barca had set an initial deadline of March 31 to finalise the funding for the project, but a rise in global interest rates led to
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