Month: January 2024

An Arkadiusz Milik hat trick and two assists from Weston McKennie helped Juventus earn a 4-0 win over promoted Serie A side Frosinone in Coppa Italia on Thursday to seal a spot in the semifinals. Milik opened the scoring from the spot in the 11th minute, sending Frosinone keeper Michele Cerofolini the wrong way after
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2024, 06:51 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — As Inter Miami and Lionel Messi prepare for a world tour ahead of the grueling Major League Soccer season, coach Tata Martino and midfielder Sergio Busquets stressed the
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jan 11, 2024, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández wants to dominate Real Madrid in Sunday’s Spanish Supercopa final after his side beat Osasuna 2-0 in Thursday’s second semifinal in Saudi Arabia. Second-half strikes from Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal extended Barça’s stay in Riyadh and set
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Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal scored second-half goals to give Barcelona an 2-0 win over Osasuna in a dour Spanish Supercopa semifinal in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. Barca setup a dream showpiece clash on Sunday with Real Madrid, who had beaten city rivals Atletico Madrid in a breathtaking 5-3 derby earlier in the week. –
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Jan 11, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham have signed Genoa defender Radu Drăgușin for €25 million ($27.3m) plus €5m in add-ons in a move that provides much-needed cover for their depleted backline in the second half of the season. Spurs defender Djed Spence moved in the opposite direction, joining Genoa on loan
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Charlotte Gibson, ESPNJan 11, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NWSL standout Madison Hammond signed a two-year extension contract through the 2025 season with Angel City FC, the club confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Hammond, a restricted free agent, told ESPN that discussions on extending her contract started during the back half of the
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Cesar Hernandez Jan 11, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Teenager Alex Alcalá was a member of LA Galaxy’s academy setup. @LAGalaxyII Mexican-American dual national midfielder Alex Alcalá, 18, on Wednesday signed a five-year deal with Manchester City‘s Elite Development Squad, his agent confirmed to ESPN Mexico. Alcalá will begin his stay abroad with the
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Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich are set to sign Tottenham defender Eric Dier in a deal worth around €4 million ($4.3m), sources have told ESPN. The 29-year-old arrived in Germany on Thursday morning ahead of a medical after personal terms were agreed. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Bayern had been keen on
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Jan 11, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal have completed a deal for United States women’s national team defender Emily Fox from the NWSL‘s North Carolina Courage in a move that shores up their defence for the second half of the season. Fox, 25, is the first-choice right-back for USWNT having only missed
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Ed Dove, Special to ESPNJan 11, 2024, 07:18 AM ET Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Gambia head coach Tom Saintfiet has said his team avoided tragedy on Wednesday when the plane transporting them to the
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 11, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Out-of-favour Manchester United forward Jadon Sancho has returned to Borussia Dortmund on loan, it was announced on Thursday. Sancho signed from Dortmund in a £73 million ($93m) deal in 2021, but hasn’t played for United since August following a public bust-up with manager Erik
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Associated Press Jan 11, 2024, 03:30 AM ET Former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson, who coached the country’s ‘golden generation’ at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, has said he has cancer and may have less than a year to live “at best.” Eriksson told Swedish Radio P1 he discovered he had cancer after collapsing suddenly.
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Open Extended Reactions England‘s so-called “Golden Generation” probably thought the struggle to live up to that moniker ended with their playing days. Shortly after Sven Goran-Eriksson’s side went to Munich and thrashed Germany 5-1 in a 2002 World Cup qualifier, a slightly giddy Football Association chief executive named Adam Crozier coined the phrase to describe
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ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jose Mourinho hit out at VAR and what he called a “penalty suited to modern football” after his Roma side lost 1-0 to capital rivals Lazio in a heated Coppa Italia quarterfinal clash on Wednesday. Mattia Zaccagni converted a penalty for Lazio for
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ESPN News Services Jan 10, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The LA Galaxy have agreed a club-record transfer for Vasco da Gama attacking midfielder Gabriel Pec, according to multiple reports on Wednesday. The Galaxy will pay a fee of $10 million, according to reports, eclipsing the sum paid to bring Mexico striker Javier
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Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo scored three minutes apart as Liverpool fought back from a goal down to beat Fulham 2-1 in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final at a chilly Anfield on Wednesday. Fulham threatened to hand the record nine-time League Cup winners their first home defeat across all competitions this season
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 10, 2024, 06:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toni Kroos was whistled continuously by fans during Real Madrid‘s 5-3 Spanish Supercopa semifinal win over Atletico Madrid in Riyadh on Wednesday, after the Germany international previously criticising the growing trend of top players moving to Saudi Arabia. The midfielder was introduced
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