Month: May 2023

May 28, 2023, 04:05 PM ET After overseeing Everton‘s win against Bournemouth that prolonged the club’s 69-year English top-flight stay, manager Sean Dyche said the final day of the season was horrible and the Merseyside club must refocus to oversee lasting change. The nine-time top division champions needed Abdoulaye Doucoure’s second-half thunderbolt on Sunday to
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May 28, 2023, 01:39 PM ET Arsenal romped to a 5-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday, with Granit Xhaka bagging two of the goals in what is expected to be his final game of an incident-packed seven years at the club. Arsenal had topped the English Premier League for almost the entire season but
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May 28, 2023, 01:29 PM ET Leicester City and Leeds United have been relegated from the Premier League on the final day of the season after Everton ensured their own survival with a narrow victory on Sunday. Leicester put together one of the all-time underdog sports stories when they lifted the Premier League title in
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Associated Press May 28, 2023, 11:23 AM ET Bayern Munich‘s firing of club great Oliver Kahn after winning the Bundesliga title has led to a deepening public dispute between the two parties. Bayern presented Jan-Christian Dreesen as their new chief executive on Sunday, with president Herbert Hainer defending the decision to fire Kahn before the
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May 28, 2023, 08:48 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sergio Rico is in intensive care following a riding accident, the club said on Sunday. The Ligue 1 champions confirmed Spanish media reports that Rico, PSG’s second-choice goalkeeper, is in the ICU at Sevilla’s Virgen del Rocio hospital. Spaniard Rico, 29, joined PSG in 2020 after
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Alex Kirkland May 25, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Atletico Madrid won Spain’s Copa de la Reina on Saturday, beating Real Madrid on penalties to deny their rivals the chance to lift their first ever trophy. Midfielder Sandie Toletti headed Madrid in front in the 31st minute from Caroline Weir‘s corner, before defender Ivana Andres doubled
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Leon Imber May 27, 2023, 05:37 PM ET Luton Town manager Rob Edwards said he could not enjoy the celebrations of his side being promoted to the Premier League after confirming that club captain Tom Lockyer collapsed during his side’s shoot-out victory against Coventry City at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Lockyer, 28, went down worryingly
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Associated Press May 27, 2023, 04:48 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain clinched a record 11th French league title after drawing 1-1 at Strasbourg on Saturday to move four points of second-place Lens with one game left. World Cup winner Lionel Messi put PSG ahead from Kylian Mbappe’s pass in the 59th minute. Former PSG striker Kevin
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May 27, 2023, 02:18 PM ET Bayern Munich have parted ways with club CEO Oliver Kahn and sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic only minutes after they snatched their 11th straight Bundesliga title on the last matchday on Saturday, the club said. Kahn, who took over the position in 2021 succeeding Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, will be replaced by
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May 27, 2023, 11:48 AM ET Bayern Munich snatched their 11th consecutive Bundesliga title in dramatic fashion with a final day 2-1 win at Cologne on Saturday courtesy of Jamal Musiala‘s 89th minute goal, grabbing the trophy from the hands of rivals Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund had gone into the last game of the season in
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May 25, 2023, 09:09 AM ET Luton Town will play in the Premier League for the first time after beating Coventry City 6-5 on penalties in Saturday’s Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium, earning a return to England‘s top flight after a 31-year absence. Coventry’s Fankaty Dabo missed the crucial penalty, blazing his shot over
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May 27, 2023, 08:55 AM ET Erling Haaland was named the Premier League’s Player of the Season on Saturday after a record-breaking debut campaign in which he has scored 36 goals and helped Manchester City seal a third straight league title. The 22-year-old was also voted the league’s best young player, becoming the first person
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