Month: October 2023

ESPN news services Oct 30, 2023, 07:43 AM ET FIFA banned ousted former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales from the sport for three years on Monday for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final where he forcibly kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips at the trophy ceremony. FIFA did not publish details of the
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Oct 30, 2023, 03:47 AM ET Liverpool were fighting for their “brother” Luis Díaz in the team’s 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday, manager Jurgen Klopp said, as authorities in Colombia search for Diaz’s kidnapped father. Kidnappers tried to seize both of Díaz’s parents near their home in
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Atletico Madrid‘s Rodrigo Riquelme and Alvaro Morata scored in the first half to earn a 2-1 home win over lowly Alaves in LaLiga on Sunday and take their team up to third place. Atleti, who have a game in hand on their title rivals, have 25 points, three behind leaders Real Madrid and second-placed Girona
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ESPN News Services Oct 29, 2023, 03:22 PM ET The Lyon team bus was pelted with stones before Sunday’s match against Marseille as the side made their way to the Stade Velodrome, with the game between the two Ligue 1 rivals later being postponed. Footage showed damage to the bus windows and coach Fabio Grosso
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Oct 29, 2023, 07:47 PM ET NEC Nijmegen forward Bas Dost was recovering in hospital on Sunday after collapsing on the pitch during their Eredivisie match at AZ Alkmaar with the game later abandoned. The 34-year-old former Netherlands international, who regained consciousness and was carried off the field, later said on NEC’s social media that
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Mia Fishel and Jaedyn Shaw both scored their first international goals and the United States defeated Colombia 3-0 on Sunday. Lindsey Horan added a goal for the United States in the second of two exhibition matches against Colombia. The teams played to a scoreless draw on Thursday in Utah. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 29, 2023, 02:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has said Manchester United‘s heavy derby defeat to Manchester City was one of his worst days as manager at Old Trafford. City cruised to a 3-0 win on Sunday thanks to two goals from Erling Haaland, including a first-half penalty, and
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Erling Haaland said he responded to taunts from Manchester United fans about the injury which finished his father’s playing career by scoring from the penalty spot in Manchester City‘s 3-0 derby win at Old Trafford. Haaland’s father, Alfie, suffered damaged knee ligaments following a foul by United captain Roy Keane during an Old Trafford derby
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 Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland struck his first two goals at Old Trafford as they ran roughshod over Manchester United in a 3-0 thrashing in Sunday’s heated Premier League derby. Pep Guardiola’s treble winners are third in the standings on 24 points after 10 games, two points behind leaders Tottenham Hotspur. United, whose defeat was their
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Open Extended Reactions Manager Erik ten Hag oversaw a poor Manchester United effort on Sunday, losing 3-0 in the derby to Man City. Michael Regan/Getty Images MANCHESTER, England — The endless takeover saga at Manchester United that is about to enter its 12th month has provided useful cover for Erik ten Hag’s shortcomings. The Glazers’ deliberations
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BREST, France, Oct 29 (Reuters) – A late strike from Kylian Mbappe allowed Paris St Germain to snatch a 3-2 win at Brest in the Ligue 1 on Sunday. The visitors were awarded a penalty after Lilian Brassier fouled Randal Kolo Muani. While Mbappe’s spot kick effort was saved, he netted the rebound a minute
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 29, 2023, 07:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ilkay Gündogan said Barcelona must show more emotion and more anger if they are to compete in the biggest games after losing Saturday’s El Clásico 2-1 to Real Madrid at the Olympic Stadium. Barça took the lead in the first half through
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Open Extended Reactions Mauricio Pochettino has played down a row between a Chelsea fan and striker Nicolas Jackson during Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat against Brentford at Stamford Bridge. With the game goalless at the break following an opening 45 minutes in which Chelsea dominated, a supporter shouted in Jackson’s direction, with some close to the
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 28, 2023, 03:32 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions U.S. women ‘s national team interim manager Twila Kilgore said the “time is coming” for some of the younger players on the roster to get more playing time. The
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Daniel Gazdag scored his fourth career MLS Cup Playoff goal and the Philadelphia Union did all their damage before halftime in a 3-1 victory over the visiting New England Revolution in Game 1 of their best-of-three Round One series. Mikkel Uhre and Nathan Harriel also scored for Philadelphia, the defending Eastern Conference champions who earned
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ESPN News Services Oct 28, 2023, 08:35 PM ET Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday said the mother of Liverpool soccer player Luis Díaz had been rescued after being kidnapped in northern Colombia, but officials were still searching for his missing father. The Colombian attorney general’s office earlier said that it assembled a team of
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentOct 28, 2023, 01:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández was left frustrated after losing Saturday’s El Clásico 2-1 to Real Madrid in a game he felt his team deserved to win. Ilkay Gündogan opened the scoring but a second-half brace from Jude Bellingham, including a 92nd-minute winner, saw
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