Month: May 2023

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 11, 2023, 05:00 AM ET According to FIFA, Barca’s winning streak was the longest-ever in any professional league. Isabel Infantes/PA Images via Getty Images Barcelona‘s run of 62 consecutive wins in Liga F was ended by Sevilla on Wednesday as they were held to a 1-1 draw. Cristina Martin-Prieto gave Sevilla
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May 10, 2023, 02:44 PM ET A fan is taken away by police during Toronto FC’s match against CF Montreal on Wednesday. Angel Marchini/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images CF Montreal announced Wednesday that its visitors section at Stade Saputo will be closed for Saturday’s match against Toronto FC following a fight between the teams’ supporters in
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May 10, 2023, 11:24 AM ET AS Roma boss Jose Mourinho brushed off persistent speculation around taking a managerial role at Paris Saint-Germain, as his team prepares for the first leg of the Europa League semifinal against Bayer Leverkusen at home on Thursday. Despite talk of potentially taking over the Ligue 1 club from Christophe
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May 10, 2023, 11:03 PM ET The Colorado Rapids suspended winger Max Alves on Wednesday in connection with alleged unlawful sports gambling, a source with knowledge of the situation told ESPN. The Rapids released a statement announcing a player had been suspended, but did not identify him: “We are aware of the reports regarding a
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMay 10, 2023, 02:12 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Chelsea’s Gaga Slonina became the USMNT’s youngest-ever goalkeeper when he made his debut in January. Rich Gordon/ISI Photos/Getty Images Chelsea goalkeeper Gaga Slonina and San Jose Earthquakes forward Cade Cowell headline the 21-player
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Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 10, 2023, 12:53 PM ET Gareth Bale rejected the opportunity to come out of retirement to play for Rob Reynolds and Rob McElhenney-owned Wrexham because “he doesn’t want to play football anymore,” according to the former Tottenham, Real Madrid and Los Angeles FC forward’s long-term agent. Bale, 33, announced
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 10, 2023, 09:43 AM ET Pep Guardiola has told ESPN Argentina that Lionel Messi “will do the impossible” to return to former club Barcelona when his Paris Saint-Germain contract ends this summer. Messi’s father and agent Jorge Messi issued a statement on Tuesday denying that the forward has an agreement
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Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 10, 2023, 05:25 AM ET Manchester United‘s greatest players from Sir Alex Ferguson’s most successful teams will be offered the chance to return to Old Trafford in prominent roles if Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani succeeds in his bid to buy the club, sources have told ESPN. Such
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 10, 2023, 05:19 AM ET Sergio Busquets will leave Barcelona when his contract expires this summer, the club announced on Wednesday, bringing to an end a spell that has seen him win eight LaLiga titles and three Champions Leagues. Busquets, 34, had an offer to extend his stay at Spotify
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May 9, 2023, 05:27 PM ET Former Mexico goalkeeper Antonio Carbajal, the first footballer to play in five World Cups, has died at the age of 93. “Tota,” as Carbajal was known, appeared in goal for Mexico at the World Cups in Brazil 1950, Switzerland 1954, Sweden 1958, Chile 1962 and England 1966, in which
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May 9, 2023, 06:24 PM ET The National Women’s Soccer League, which already has plans to expand to 14 teams in 2024, is not done growing. In a video interview with the Washington Post on Tuesday, NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman said that the league is angling to add two more clubs by 2026. – Stream
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Associated Press May 9, 2023, 03:43 PM ET Former Barcelona player Dani Alves will remain in jail after a Spanish court on Tuesday denied his request to be freed on bail while a sexual assault accusation against him is investigated. The court had already denied a similar request by Alves’ defense team in February, saying
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 9, 2023, 06:21 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti criticised referee Artur Soares Dias after Real Madrid‘s 1-1 draw with Manchester City in their Champions League semifinal first leg on Tuesday, saying City’s equaliser shouldn’t have stood. Kevin De Bruyne levelled for City in the 67th minute at the Santiago Bernabeu —
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