Month: April 2023

3:39 AM ET Fabio Paratici was suspended for his role in Juventus’ false accounting scandal. Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images Tottenham managing director of football Fabio Paratici has resigned after he had his 30-month suspension from football upheld by Italy’s highest sports court on Thursday. Juventus had their 15-point deduction suspended, lifting the club
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9:01 AM ET Real Madrid defender David Alaba is facing a race to recover from his injury in time for the Champions League semifinal against Manchester City and the Copa del Rey final, sources have told ESPN. The centre-back picked up a calf injury during his team’s 2-0 win over Chelsea in Tuesday’s Champions League
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5:03 PM ET Pope Francis, a soccer fan like most Argentines, was all smiles when Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham presented him with a Manchester United shirt signed by his compatriot Lisandro Martinez during a visit to the Vatican on Thursday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The Pope received the Argentina and
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4:57 PM ET Sevilla sent Manchester United crashing out of the Europa League thanks to an emphatic 3-0 win in Thursday’s quarterfinal second leg at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan to seal a 5-2 aggregate triumph. Sevilla, who had been 2-0 down before a late fight back to level last week’s first leg, stunned the Premier League
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5:13 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent SEVILLE, Spain — Manchester United endured a disastrous night in Spain as they were dumped out of the Europa League by Sevilla. United were thumped 3-0 at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium as they lost their quarterfinal tie 5-2 on aggregate. Youssef En-Nesyri scored twice after taking advantage of calamitous mistakes
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11:10 AM ET Wrexham and Chelsea have both announced they will play a preseason friendly in Chapel Hill, North Carolina this summer. Wrexham, owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, will face the Premier League giants on July 19 at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan Stadium. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
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12:57 PM ET Associated Press Juventus had a 15-point penalty suspended on Thursday, lifting the storied Italian team up to third in Serie A and right in the mix for a spot in next season’s Champions League. Following a three-hour hearing the previous day, the case has now been referred back to the soccer federation’s
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10:18 AM ET Almost all the great clubs are worse: That’s been a running theme in European soccer for the 2022-23 season. Chelsea have gotten worse with every transfer purchase it made. Liverpool chased shiny scoring objects, forgot about its stale midfield and paid the price. Bayern Munich lost forward Robert Lewandowski, replaced him with
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5:04 AM ET Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has said striker Harry Kane can achieve his ambitions and win trophies at the club. Kane, 29, has achieved a number of individual honours — he became Spurs’ all-time record scorer earlier this season and continues to chase down Alan Shearer’s all-time Premier League goal record — but
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7:13 AM ET Lynn Williams and Kristie Mewis combined to give Gotham FC a 1-0 win over Washington Spirit in the Challenge Cup on Wednesday and the duo hope to have made an impression on United States women’s team coach Vlatko Andonovski as he prepares to name his Women’s World Cup squad. Andonovski must soon
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4:32 PM ET Associated Press Matt Porter, a candidate for NWSL coach of the year in 2022, was fired by the Kansas City Current on Wednesday. USA Today Images The Kansas City Current fired coach Matt Potter just hours before its game in Houston on Wednesday for what the NWSL club called “issues around his leadership
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4:59 PM ET Manchester City saw off the challenge of Bayern Munich with a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday to cruise into the Champions League semifinals 4-1 on aggregate. City, chasing their first Champions League title, will take on record 14-time winners and holders Real Madrid in the semifinals for a second
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12:35 AM ET Jesus Ferreira‘s goal in the 81st minute led the United States to a come-from-behind 1-1 tie against Mexico in Glendale, Arizona, on Wednesday. The match was a “friendly.”, but pride was at stake as always is the case when the CONCACAF rivals play. The United States extended its unbeaten streak to five
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9:58 PM ET Associated Press The United States and Mexico plan to bid to co-host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, the two countries’ federations announced on Wednesday. The announcement came on the final day that FIFA said it would accept submissions for expressions of interest. Bid agreements are due by May 19 and official bids
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