Month: June 2023

Jun 7, 2023, 12:26 AM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has lauded Ange Postecoglou’s ground-breaking arrival in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur. Postecoglou was announced as Spurs manager on a four-year deal on Tuesday and will take the reins on July 1, becoming the first Australian to lead a team in the top
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Associated Press Jun 6, 2023, 12:43 PM ET Paolo Maldini’s tenure as AC Milan‘s technical director has ended, the club announced in a brief statement Tuesday following reports of a rupture between the former defender and Milan’s new American owner, Gerry Cardinale. “AC Milan announces that Paolo Maldini concludes his role at the club, effective
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 6, 2023, 10:33 AM ET Kyle Walker suffered the injury in the closing stages of Manchester City’s FA Cup final victory over rivals Manchester United. Marc Atkins/Getty Images Manchester City are hopeful Kyle Walker will be fit for the Champions League final despite missing training on Tuesday. Walker sat out the training session
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Jun 6, 2023, 03:40 PM ET Juventus look set to leave the Super League project still being pursued by Real Madrid and Barcelona, though the club denied Tuesday they had been threatened with a European ban by UEFA. The three storied clubs are awaiting a ruling expected within weeks from the European Court of Justice
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Jun 6, 2023, 02:11 PM ET Karim Benzema has signed for Al Ittihad, the club announced Tuesday, becoming the latest football star to join the Saudi Pro League. Benzema, 35, left Real Madrid following the 2022-23 season after 14 years at the Bernabeu. He scored his final goal for the club in their season-ending 1-1
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jun 6, 2023, 11:02 AM ET LaLiga have approved Barcelona‘s two-year financial viability plan in a decision which will allow the Catalan club to register the new contracts signed by Ronald Araujo and Gavi, among others, various sources have confirmed to ESPN. A source at Barca said the league’s OK, received
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 6, 2023, 01:03 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Concacaf announced Tuesday that it is renaming the Concacaf Champions League to the Concacaf Champions Cup, and significantly increasing the prize money, with the winners set to receive $5 million. The name
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJun 6, 2023, 10:25 AM ET Christophe Galtier has been sacked by Paris Saint-Germain after winning the Ligue 1 title, sources have told ESPN. Galtier led PSG to the 2022-23 league title but failed to deliver success in the Champions League, with the French club knocked out by Bayern Munich in the round
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Tottenham have confirmed Ange Postecoglou as their new head coach on a four-year contract. The 57-year-old will start work on July 1, when the former Celtic boss will become the first Australian to manage in the Premier League. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Chairman Daniel Levy said in a statement: “Ange brings
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Jun 6, 2023, 02:42 AM ET Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign exciting Ecuador Under-20 international Kendry Paez from Independiente del Valle, the Premier League club said on Monday. The 16-year-old midfielder, who is considered among the brightest talents in South America and has made five appearances for leaders Independiente del Valle in Ecuador’s
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Mark Ogden, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 5, 2023, 08:43 AM ET Liverpool want to complete a deal for Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister before the Argentina World Cup winner links up with his international teammates ahead of the June 15 friendly against Australia in China, sources have told ESPN. Mac Allister, 24, is expected to
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 5, 2023, 06:39 AM ET Manchester United are pushing ahead with a bid to sign Mason Mount despite ongoing uncertainty over the club’s ownership, sources have told ESPN. The board, including co-chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer, have given the green light to pursue Mount, who is set to leave Chelsea this summer.
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jun 5, 2023, 08:51 AM ET Real Madrid see Harry Kane as the best available option to replace Karim Benzema, sources have told ESPN, but the club are looking at other candidates as they are aware that signing the forward from Tottenham will be difficult. The England captain, who has scored
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Associated Press Jun 5, 2023, 06:19 PM ET Spain’s anti-violence commission on Monday proposed fines of €60,001 ($64,290) and two-year bans from stadiums for each of the four men accused of hanging an effigy of Real Madrid player Vinícius Júnior by the neck off a bridge in Madrid in January. The commission also proposed fines
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 5, 2023, 05:45 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. United States midfielder Christian Pulisic admitted that his 2022-23 club season with Chelsea was “really tough.” Pulisic spoke with reporters on Monday from Carson, California, where the USMNT is training ahead of
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Tottenham are set to appoint Ange Postecoglou as their new head coach after agreeing a deal in principle with the 57-year-old, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported on Thursday that Spurs were expected to approach Celtic over a move for Postecoglou following Saturday’s Scottish Cup final, and talks progressed quickly on Monday after he expressed
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