Month: May 2023

Associated Press May 17, 2023, 07:47 AM ET Pernille Harder excelled on her return from injury as Chelsea brushed Leicester aside. ANDRES LARROVERE/AFP via Getty Images Pernille Harder excelled on her return from injury as Chelsea brushed Leicester aside. ANDRES LARROVERE/AFP via Getty Images BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An injury-time blast gave the United States a 1-0
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May 20, 2023, 02:28 PM ET Manchester City have been crowned Premier League champions following Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat away to Nottingham Forest on Saturday, moving Pep Guardiola’s side one step closer to completing a remarkable treble. City are now just two finals away from becoming the first English side since Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United
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May 20, 2023, 12:12 PM ET Roberto Firmino scored a dramatic late equaliser to keep Liverpool‘s slim chances of a top-four Premier League finish alive with a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday. The Brazilian, in his final appearance at Anfield after eight seasons with the Merseyside club, scored in the 89th minute to
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May 20, 2023, 11:58 AM ET Casemiro scored a brilliant acrobatic volley to give Manchester United a 1-0 Premier League win at Bournemouth on Saturday that took them closer to Champions League football next season. United moved on to 69 points in fourth place in the table, behind Newcastle United on goal difference and needing
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 19, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Manchester United are confident Marcus Rashford will commit his future to the club, according to manager Erik ten Hag. Rashford will enter the final year of his contract over the summer and if fresh terms aren’t agreed, the striker could leave Old Trafford for free in 2024.
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May 18, 2023, 04:35 PM ET Newcastle are now just one win away from qualifying for the Champions League. Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images Newcastle United claimed an emphatic 4-1 home victory over Brighton & Hove Albion to take a massive step towards clinching a top-four finish in the Premier League on Thursday. An own
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May 18, 2023, 06:10 PM ET Sheffield Wednesday pulled off the greatest comeback in English Football League playoff history as they overturned a 4-0 first-leg deficit against Peterborough United to reach the League One playoff final via a penalty shootout on Thursday. Wednesday, who narrowly missed automatic promotion from the third tier and finished 19
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Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Julien Laurens May 18, 2023, 09:00 AM ET The U.S. men’s national team has had its share of victories when it comes to recruiting dual nationals. Right-back Sergino Dest and midfielder Yunus Musah both saw
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May 18, 2023, 05:45 PM ET Europa League thoroughbreds Sevilla fought back to reach yet another final as substitute Erik Lamela scored with a fabulous header five minutes into extra time to earn a gritty 2-1 win over Juventus on Thursday, securing a 3-2 aggregate victory. The Spaniards will bid for a record-extending seventh Europa
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May 17, 2023, 05:59 PM ET Coventry City will face Luton Town on May 27 with promotion to the Premier League at stake. Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images Coventry City edged Michael Carrick’s Middlesbrough on Wednesday to reach the Championship playoff final with a 1-0 aggregate victory in the semifinals. Coventry will face Luton Town
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May 18, 2023, 01:29 AM ET Sporting Kansas City became the first team to earn a road point against Los Angeles FC this season after Wednesday’s 1-1 draw. The red-hot Denis Bouanga scored in the 13th minute to give LAFC (6-1-4, 22 points) an early lead, but Johnny Russell brought SKC (2-7-4, 10 points) level
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMay 18, 2023, 12:03 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. LOS ANGELES – FIFA announced the logo and branding for the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday, with the slogan “WE ARE 26”. The logo is simple in its design, with the World
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May 17, 2023, 03:33 PM ET FIFA and the European Club Association (ECA) have loosened release date rules around when players can leave their club teams to prepare for this year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The original date of July 10, 10 days before the tournament kicks off, drew criticism from
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 17, 2023, 06:40 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti denied that there are any doubts about his future as Real Madrid coach after their 4-0 thrashing by Manchester City in Wednesday’s Champions League semifinal second leg. Bernardo Silva scored twice in the first half to put City ahead at the Etihad Stadium,
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