Month: June 2023

Jun 20, 2023, 05:45 AM ET Chelsea have completed the signing of forward Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig, the club announced on Tuesday. The France international has put pen to paper on a six-year deal at Stamford Bridge after his four-year spell in the Bundesliga. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “I am
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 20, 2023, 04:53 AM ET Manchester United are confident they are close to agreeing a new long-term contract with forward Marcus Rashford, sources have told ESPN. Rashford will enter the final year of his deal this summer but, after talks were stepped up towards the end of last season, the England striker
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Adriana Garcia Jun 19, 2023, 02:39 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has no intention of slowing down as he looks to become the first male footballer to play 200 international matches. The veteran Portugal captain will reach that record if he features in Tuesday’s Euro 2024 qualifier away to Iceland. “For me it is an extremely
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England‘s Bukayo Saka scored a hat trick in a 7-0 rout of North Macedonia as they tightened their grip atop Group C in Euro 2024 qualifying on Monday with a fourth consecutive victory. Captain Harry Kane, with his 57th and 58th goals for his country, Marcus Rashford and Kalvin Phillips all scored at Old Trafford
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Kylian Mbappe set another milestone as France maintained their perfect record in Euro 2024 qualifying Group B with a 1-0 home victory against 10-man Greece on Monday. Mbappe netted a second-half penalty to become the best French scorer over a season with 54 goals for club and country, beating the mark set by Just Fontaine
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Jun 19, 2023, 07:33 PM ET New Zealand refused to appear for the second half of their friendly against Qatar in Austria on Monday after allegations of racial abuse towards defender Michael Boxall by an opponent. The incident happened just before half-time, triggering a melee after outraged New Zealand players surrounded one of the Qatari
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Cesar Hernandez Jun 19, 2023, 01:29 PM ET The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) on Monday officially dropped Diego Cocca as manager of the senior men’s national team after a third-place finish in the Concacaf Nations League. In his place, Jaime “Jimmy” Lozano will step in as interim coach. Cocca, hired in February and fired from
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Al Ittihad are ready to move for Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-Min with an opening bid in the region of €60 million plus bonuses, a source close to the negotiations told ESPN. Top clubs from Saudi Arabia are interested a number of Premier League stars this summer and Son has become the latest high-profile name
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Jun 19, 2023, 11:45 AM ET Fans of Manchester United wave flags during the FA Cup final. James Williamson – AMA/Getty Images A fan was banned from attending matches for four years Monday for wearing a shirt to this month’s FA Cup final that made an offensive reference to the Hillsborough Stadium disaster where 97 Liverpool
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Jun 19, 2023, 09:46 AM ET Thibaut Courtois has 102 caps for Belgium. Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images Thibaut Courtois has left Belgium‘s training camp ahead of a qualifying match for next year’s European Championship, amid reports in local media that the Real Madrid goalkeeper was frustrated not to be handed the captain’s armband in the previous game.
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jun 19, 2023, 07:14 AM ET The Brazilian Football Association (CBF) are considering appointing Carlo Ancelotti’s son, Davide, in a coaching role with the national team, sources have told ESPN, to help with the transition as they wait to appoint Ancelotti himself in June 2024. CBF president Ednaldo Rodrigues has repeatedly
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Chelsea are considering whether to trigger the €35 million ($38.2m) release clause in Villarreal forward Nicolas Jackson‘s contract in the coming days, sources have told ESPN. The 21-year-old is believed to have agreed personal terms on a move to Stamford Bridge and talks between the clubs are expected to progress later this week after Jackson
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Chelsea are under pressure to drop their asking price for Arsenal target Kai Havertz after being informed he has no intention of signing a new contract, sources have told ESPN. Arsenal are interested in pursuing a move for the 24-year-old but have so far proved reluctant to meet their London rivals’ £70 million valuation of
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jun 19, 2023, 05:08 AM ET Real Madrid have signed Espanyol and Spain forward Joselu on a season-long loan with an option to make the deal permanent, the club announced on Monday. Joselu, 33, scored 16 LaLiga goals for Espanyol last season — only Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema scored more
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