Month: December 2023

Cesar Hernandez Dec 11, 2023, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States women were drawn with Mexico and Argentina for next year’s inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup, which will take place in February and March of 2024. The draw pits the USWNT against regional Concacaf rivals Mexico and the 2022 Copa America Femenina
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ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2023, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Seniors Brandon Parrish and Ousmane Sylla each scored, and No. 9 Clemson held off No. 2 Notre Dame 2-1 on Monday night to claim the program’s second national championship in three seasons. Clemson (15-3-5), making its sixth championship game appearance in school history
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ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2023, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will meet in Saudi Arabia after all. Inter Miami confirmed Monday that it will take part in the Riyadh Season Cup — something that was announced by Saudi officials on Nov. 21. Inter Miami said the reports at
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Rob Dawson Dec 11, 2023, 01:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jamal Musiala sent a warning to Manchester United ahead of their crucial Champions League clash against Bayern Munich by insisting the German champions need to bounce back from the heavy defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt by winning at Old Trafford. United need to beat Bayern
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Over 150 players at the 2023 Women’s World Cup received targeted abuse on social media, with a FIFA report showing that the United States women’s national team squad received more than twice the number of discriminatory or threatening posts than any other competing nation. Two unidentified players — who FIFA has chosen not to name
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 11, 2023, 08:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona will be without eight first-team players for Wednesday’s final Champions League group stage fixture against Antwerp in Belgium. Robert Lewandowski, Frenkie de Jong, Ilkay Gündogan and Ronald Araújo will all be rested for the match with qualification to the round of
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Open Extended Reactions Unai Emery knows better than most the suffocating pressure that comes with managing some of the biggest clubs in Europe, so the Aston Villa coach will know perfectly well what Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag are enduring at Chelsea and Manchester United respectively. Two of the Premier League‘s most successful clubs,
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 11, 2023, 07:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Scott McTominay has said the Manchester United players are fully behind manager Erik ten Hag ahead of their make-or-break Champions League clash with Bayern Munich on Tuesday. McTominay said that the atmosphere in the dressing room has been “toxic” under former managers but says
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A spirited Fulham side registered their second straight 5-0 victory in the Premier League on Sunday when they beat West Ham United at home in a one-sided London derby, with five different players getting their names on the score sheet. Fulham, who also beat Nottingham Forest 5-0 on Wednesday, have hit a purple patch in
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AS Roma managed to secure a 1-1 draw at home against Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday despite playing much of the second half with a reduced squad after first Nicola Zalewski and then Romelu Lukaku were sent off. Lukaku had opened the scoring after five minutes with a precise diving header from close range,
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High-flying Girona reclaimed top spot in LaLiga after beating champions Barcelona 4-2 away on Sunday, condemning Xavi Hernandez’s side to their second league defeat of the season. Artem Dovbyk put Girona in front in the 12th minute with a shot that bounced in off the bottom of the post before Robert Lewandowski equalised for the
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 10, 2023, 07:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Girona coach Míchel lauded his team’s “soul” and said they are capable of beating anyone after stunning Barcelona 4-2 to move two points clear at the top of LaLiga. Artem Dovbyk, Miguel Gutiérrez, Valery and Cristhian Stuani were all on target as
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Abdoulaye Doucoure scored in his 100th Premier League appearance for Everton and substitute Lewis Dobbin netted a late second goal to earn a 2-0 win over Chelsea on Sunday that inflicted a third away defeat in a row on the mid-table London club. Dwight McNeil surged forward with the ball on 54 minutes and slipped
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Open Extended Reactions Callum Wilson has accused Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario of a “lack of respect” after he was caught making faces at the Newcastle United striker towards the end of Spurs’ 4-1 win on Sunday. A brace from Richarlison in between Destiny Udogie‘s first Premier League goal and Son Heung-Min‘s 85th-minute penalty gave
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Connor O’Halloran Dec 10, 2023, 12:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has urged his players to prove their critics wrong as they came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory at Luton Town on Sunday. Luton scored with a Elijah Adebayo header on the stroke of halftime, but City fought
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