Month: May 2023

May 25, 2023, 10:32 AM ET Wrexham’s Racecourse Ground will be renamed the SToK Racecourse for next season in a deal that sees the world’s oldest international stadium have a title sponsor for the first time. The stadium, which has been home to Wrexham since 1864 and hosted Wales‘ first home international match in 1877,
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Tottenham have suffered a major blow in their search for a new head coach with leading candidate Arne Slot confirming he wants to stay at Feyenoord. ESPN reported earlier this month that Slot had emerged as a serious contender in Spurs’ plans to replace Antonio Conte, who was sacked on March 27 after 16 months
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May 25, 2023, 05:34 AM ET Gareth Southgate has warned that Harry Maguire‘s lack of playing time for Manchester United makes it difficult to guarantee he will start games for England. Maguire, who became the world’s most expensive defender when United signed him for £80 million ($100.97m), is no longer a first-choice centre back for
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May 24, 2023, 04:58 PM ET Champions Manchester City‘s 12-match winning streak in the Premier League came to an end as they were held to a 1-1 draw at sixth-placed Brighton and Hove Albion on Wednesday. Treble-chasing City, who wrapped up a fifth title in six seasons at the weekend, lacked their usual intensity, but
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May 24, 2023, 04:58 PM ET Striker Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Inter Milan fought back to beat Fiorentina 2-1 and win their secured consecutive Coppa Italia title at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday. Fiorentina took the lead after three minutes when Jonathan Ikone sent in a cross that found Nicolas Gonzalez unmarked at the
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMay 24, 2023, 03:30 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. U.S. Soccer Federation sporting director Matt Crocker said that his aim remains to have a new manager for the U.S. men’s national team in place by the end of summer, with interim
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 24, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Erik ten Hag has warned prospective new owners of Manchester United that investment in the squad will be meaningless if there is no strategy behind it. British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim are waiting to hear whether their bids to buy the club
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May 24, 2023, 02:31 PM ET LaLiga president Javier Tebas on Wednesday apologised for a tweet he said was misinterpreted about Vinícius Júnior and said that the Spanish federation ought to be doing more to combat racism, because the league does not currently have that authority. “I always tell this to my entire work team.
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Raheem Sterling has been left out of England‘s 25-man squad for next month’s Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia while Eberechi Eze and Lewis Dunk have earned call-ups. Sterling has struggled for form and fitness this season after moving from Manchester City to Chelsea in a £47.5 million deal last summer, registering nine
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