Month: April 2023

4:28 PM ET Mauricio Pochettino is in advanced talks with Chelsea to become manager at Stamford Bridge, replacing interim boss Frank Lampard before the start of next season, a source familiar with the negotiations has told ESPN. Pochettino, 51, has been out of work since leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season, but
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12:34 PM ET Cristian Stellini has been sacked as Tottenham Hotspur interim boss and replaced with coach Ryan Mason, the club announced on Monday, just a day after they were thrashed 6-1 away to Newcastle United. Spurs were 5-0 down within 21 minutes at St. James’ Park on Sunday in a humbling defeat that further
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9:02 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid will replace the pitch at the Bernabeu for the fifth time this season ahead of their Champions League semifinal with Manchester City, with coach Carlo Ancelotti admitting the surface is “suffering” amid stadium construction work. The Bernabeu is undergoing an €800 million renovation — including a
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8:58 AM ET Ben Foster has said he is considering whether to continue his playing career at Wrexham next season — one month after coming out of retirement to help the Hollywood-owned team end a 15-year wait for promotion back to the English Football League (EFL). The former Manchester United and England goalkeeper, who retired
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11:48 AM ET Associated Press Nicolas Winter was at the centre of controversy on Sunday. Photo by Cathrin Mueller/Getty Images A third-tier game in Germany was abandoned on Sunday after the referee was doused in beer by an angry fan at half-time. Relegation-threatened Zwickau’s match against visiting Rot-Weiss Essen did not continue for the second half
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2:40 PM ET Manchester United beat Brighton & Hove Albion in a thrilling penalty shootout in their FA Cup semifinal at Wembley on Sunday after the game finished 0-0 after extra time to set up the first-ever all-Manchester clash in the final. Solly March, Brighton’s seventh player to step up to the spot in the
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4:29 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close Kyle Bonagura ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Matt Crocker, right, is a leading candidate to become the next sporting director
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11:52 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur captain Hugo Lloris labelled his side’s collapse at Newcastle United in the Premier League “embarrassing” as their top-four hopes suffered a huge blow. Spurs could have moved level on points with Newcastle with a win but conceded five goals in the opening 21 minutes, eventually losing 6-1 at St James’
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8:30 AM ET Romelu Lukaku celebrates after scoring for Inter against Empoli. Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images Romelu Lukaku scored his first goals from open play in Serie A since August as Inter Milan beat Empoli 3-0 in Serie A on Sunday, and the striker celebrated in trademark style by saluting and putting his finger to his mouth.
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10:52 AM ET Newcastle United obliterated Premier League top-four rivals Tottenham Hotspur with a five-goal salvo in the opening 21 minutes on the way to a 6-1 rout at a rocking St James’ Park on Sunday. A game billed as a crucial six-pointer in the race to secure Champions League qualification was effectively all over
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2:26 PM ET Borussia Dortmund cruised past Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0, with two goals coming from Donyell Malen, on Saturday to take over the lead in the Bundesliga from Bayern Munich with five matches left in the season. Dortmund scored three times in the first half to make sure of a club-record ninth straight home game
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5:03 PM ET PARIS —Lois Openda shone as RC Lens boosted their Champions League hopes with a 3-0 home win against Monaco, one of their direct rivals for a spot in Europe’s premium club competition, in Ligue 11 on Saturday. Belgium striker Openda struck twice before the break and set up midfielder Adrien Thomasson for
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5:04 PM ET MADRID — Marco Asensio and Eder Militao scored to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win against Celta at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday and cut Barcelona‘s lead at the top of LaLiga to eight points. With eight-games remaining, second-placed Real maintained their slim title hopes by moving to 65 points. Barca have a
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