Month: December 2023

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 15, 2023, 10:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona are interested in River Plate midfielder Claudio Echeverri but face competition from some of Europe’s biggest clubs to land the teenager’s signature, sources have told ESPN. Sources added that Echeverri, 17, is also being targeted by Chelsea, Manchester City and Paris
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Associated Press Dec 15, 2023, 03:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Foil-wrapped chocolate coins flew onto the field in the Bundesliga on Friday as fans made their unhappiness with an investment deal clear by forcing the action to be briefly stopped in Borussia Monchengladbach‘s game against Werder Bremen. Fan groups across Germany have pledged to
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Egypt’s Al Ahly cruised to a 3-1 win over Al Ittihad on Friday to book a place in the Club World Cup semifinals after Karim Benzema missed a penalty before scoring for the Saudi side. The African champions will face Copa Libertadores title holders Fluminense of Brazil in the last four on Monday. – Stream
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Tottenham Hotspur beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 away with goals by Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski for a second straight win that nudged them closer to the Premier League top four on Friday although they had midfielder Yves Bissouma sent off late on. Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs team started the season in scintillating form before being hobbled by
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 15, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Major League Soccer will not send its first teams to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2024, instead opting to enter teams from MLS Next Pro, the league’s two-year-old
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ESPN News Services Dec 15, 2023, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions American businesswomen Michele Kang, owner of the National Women’s Soccer League‘s Washington Spirit, has acquired the London City Lionesses in English soccer’s second division. The deal announced on Friday follows an agreement in May, when Kang entered into a partnership with the owner
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 15, 2023, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have an agreement principle with Eintracht Frankfurt to loan Donny van de Beek, sources have told ESPN. Van de Beek is set to join the Bundesliga side until the end of the season. The deal cannot be completed until the January transfer
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 15, 2023, 11:07 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi is headed to Japan as Inter Miami CF will play Vissel Kobe at the Japan National Stadium on Feb. 7, the club announced Friday. The move adds a
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 15, 2023, 09:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said he still has the backing of the club despite being knocked out of Europe, and added that he is “not concerned” that a heavy defeat to Liverpool could crank up the pressure on
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Dec 15, 2023, 05:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Women’s World Cup winners Spain have moved to the top of the FIFA rankings for the first time, one spot ahead of second-placed United States, world football’s governing body announced on Friday. The world champions are only the fourth team to reach the summit of the
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A 71st-minute equalizer from Ozziel Herrera provided current title-holders Tigres with a 1-1 draw at home against regular season leaders Club America in the first leg of the Liga MX final. Held in a sold-out Estadio Universitario on Thursday, the match immediately began as a scrappy one with yellow cards for Tigres’ Rafael Carioca and
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Cesar Hernandez Dec 14, 2023, 01:37 PM ET Mexico international winger Jesús “Tecatito” Corona has been sanctioned by Liga MX’s Monterrey after sources told ESPN Mexico that he was arrested for driving under the influence on Wednesday morning. Corona, who is recovering from a left knee sprain, was stopped at a DUI checkpoint and held
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Dec 14, 2023, 03:19 PM ET The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said on Thursday its disciplinary board had imposed a permanent ban on Ankaragucu club president Faruk Koca for punching a referee after a game this week in the country’s top soccer league. The TFF board also ruled that Ankaragucu, a club in the top-tier
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 14, 2023, 07:16 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Major League Soccer announced it will implement a pair of rule changes designed to limit stoppages in play during the 2024 season. The changes — an off-field treatment rule and
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