Month: November 2023

Nov 9, 2023, 09:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions France have called up Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery for the first time, with the 17-year-old included in the squad to face Gibraltar and Greece in their Euro 2024 qualifiers by coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday. The teenager has been in impressive form this season, scoring
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Nov 6, 2023, 07:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone on Thursday signed a three-year contract extension which will take him to 2027 with the club. Simeone, who was appointed as Atleti head coach in December 2011, is the most successful manager in the club’s history. In his 12 years as
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 9, 2023, 11:40 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic and Juventus midfielder Timothy Weah have been left off the United States men’s national team roster that will take part in the quarterfinals of
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Cesar Hernandez Nov 9, 2023, 09:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mexico announced a first call-up for Colombian-born winger Julian Quiñones on Thursday ahead of its Concacaf Nations League matches against Honduras this month. Manager Jaime Lozano did not name the rest of his team for the two-legged matches in the quarterfinals of the Nations
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Liverpool suffered a dramatic 3-2 loss at French side Toulouse in Europa League Group E on Thursday after the English side had a potential equaliser ruled out in the final minute of added time. The hosts broke the deadlock after 36 minutes when Aron Donnum intercepted the ball in midfield, broke into the box, and
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Cesar Hernandez Nov 9, 2023, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Retiring OL Reign star and two-time Women’s World Cup-winner Megan Rapinoe said on Thursday that her final match in Saturday’s NWSL championship game is “the perfect way to go out” with the backdrop of a possible record crowd for the final and a recent
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Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 11:40 AM ET Colombia’s government confirmed on Thursday that the father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz was released, 12 days after his kidnapping in northern Colombia by members of the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, or ELN. The release was announced by the government’s delegation that currently is in peace
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterNov 9, 2023, 11:56 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions When Major League Soccer announced a massive overhaul to its playoff format in February, the general response seemed to be something along the lines of: OK, whatever. For a league
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Nov 9, 2023, 06:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Roberto Firmino has revealed tensions between Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah during the trio’s time at Liverpool. Firmino, who left Liverpool last summer after a trophy-laden eight-year spell at Anfield, said he played the role of “firefighter” between the pair when they made up one of
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Open Extended Reactions The Premier League‘s Independent Key Match Incidents Panel has ruled the referee and the VAR were correct to award Newcastle United‘s winning goal against Arsenal on Saturday — but the officials missed two red cards. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was furious that Anthony Gordon‘s winning goal was allowed to stand by referee
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Open Extended Reactions Rasmus Højlund said he is “irritated and frustrated” by Manchester United’s failure to capitalise on his Champions League goals, but insisted the players are behind manager Erik ten Hag after Wednesday’s chaotic 4-3 defeat against FC Copenhagen. Højlund, a £72 million ($88m) summer signing from Atalanta, became joint-top scorer in this season’s
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Corey Donovan redirected Jack McGlynn‘s free kick in the 79th minute as the Philadelphia Union advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 1-0 victory over the 10-man New England Revolution on Wednesday in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Donovan’s tap-in was enough for the Union to complete a two-game sweep in a best-of-three, opening-round series. Philadelphia earned
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Arsenal returned to winning ways with a routine 2-0 defeat of Sevilla to take a big step towards qualification for the Champions League knockout rounds on Wednesday. Successive defeats in the League Cup and Premier League had halted Arsenal’s momentum but goals by Leandro Trossard and Bukayo Saka cemented their place as leaders of Group
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Bayern Munich top scorer Harry Kane struck twice in seven minutes late in the game to guide his team to a 2-1 victory over visiting Galatasaray on Wednesday and secure a spot in the Champions League knockout stage with two games to spare. The England captain, who had scored a hat-trick against Borussia Dortmund in
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Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag criticized the first-half red card for Marcus Rashford — which the Manchester United coach said “changed everything” — as his team surrendered a 2-0 lead to lose 4-3 against FC Copenhagen. United are now bottom of Champions League Group A having suffered their third defeat in four games. They
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