Month: May 2023

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 9, 2023, 09:16 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Magdalena Eriksson and Pernille Harder’s departure from Chelsea will come as a blow to the London club. Photo by
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May 9, 2023, 11:04 AM ET AC Milan will make a late call on Rafael Leao‘s participation in their Champions League semifinal first leg against arch-rivals Inter Milan, manager Stefano Pioli said on Tuesday after the Portuguese winger suffered a muscle injury. Leao has been one of Milan’s most influential players this season with 13
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 9, 2023, 10:23 AM ET Lionel Messi‘s father and agent, Jorge, has denied reports the forward has an agreement in place to move to Saudi Arabia next season when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expires. “There is absolutely nothing [in place] with any club for next season,” he said in a
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May 9, 2023, 08:56 AM ET NFL legend J.J. Watt has said he took part in a pub crawl in Burnley as “research” after he recently became a minority investor in the Premier League-bound football club. Watt, who retired after a 12-year NFL career in January, announced his investment in Championship title winners Burnley last
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 8, 2023, 12:57 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti has denied that Real Madrid are working on a plan to deal with Erling Haaland in Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal first leg, saying that focusing on one player would underestimate a “complete” Manchester City team. Since both clubs met in last year’s semifinal
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Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 8, 2023, 02:48 PM ET MADRID, Spain — Pep Guardiola said his Manchester City players will make a “huge mistake” if they are motivated by revenge against Real Madrid in Wednesday’s Champions League semifinal at Bernabeu. City face the reigning European champions in the Spanish capital at the same
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentMay 8, 2023, 06:14 PM ET Camavinga never imagined moving from midfield to defense, but his versatility has quietly made him Real Madrid’s most important player down the stretch. Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images Let’s start this article with a quiz question: the answer might have been given away by the headline, but
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentMay 8, 2023, 06:38 PM ET Neymar is ready to leave PSG this summer despite still having four years remaining on his contract, sources told ESPN, and the club is willing to let him go if the right offer materializes. The Ligue 1 champions tried to find him a club last summer, but
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May 8, 2023, 05:05 PM ET Nottingham Forest’s Premier League survival hopes got a massive boost as Taiwo Awoniyi’s brace helped them to a 4-3 home win over bottom club Southampton whose 10-year stay in the top flight looked to be coming to an end on Monday. A nerve-jangling City Ground clash exposed the defensive
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May 8, 2023, 02:36 PM ET Abdoulaye Doucoure scored a brace of first-half goals as relegation threatened Everton produced a masterclass in counter-attack football with a surprise 5-1 Premier League victory at Brighton & Hove Albion on Monday. Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele scored an own goal and Dwight McNeil added two more as Everton cut
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May 8, 2023, 09:50 AM ET Lionel Messi is training with Paris Saint-Germain again, the Ligue 1 team said on Monday, after the forward was suspended for making a trip to Saudi Arabia and missing a training session as a result. French media reported that Messi was suspended for two weeks after an unauthorised trip
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