Month: February 2024

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 7, 2024, 07:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Galatasaray have decided against making an approach for Christian Eriksen in the final days of the Turkish transfer window but they will likely step up their interest in the Manchester United midfielder in the summer, a source has told ESPN. The January transfer window
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ESPN Feb 7, 2024, 05:04 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi was named among the Inter Miami substitutes for the latest game in the team’s preseason tour against Vissel Kobe in Tokyo. Messi missed his team’s win over a Hong Kong League XI last week with an adductor injury, prompting the country’s
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Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 04:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Egypt has put twin brothers in charge of their national soccer team with Hossam Hassan taking over as coach and Ibrahim Hassan as team director. The Egyptian Football Association said Tuesday that Hossam Hassan — the country’s all-time top-scorer with 68 goals — will
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Feb 6, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Fire have acquired striker Hugo Cuypers for a club-record fee reported at $12 million. Cuypers, 26, arrives as a designated player from KAA Gent, a top-flight club in his native Belgium. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) As part of the deal
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Bayer Leverkusen reached 30 games unbeaten in all competitions this season with a 3-2 comeback win over VfB Stuttgart to reach the DFB Pokal semifinals Tuesday. Jonathan Tah‘s 90th-minute header won the game and spared Xabi Alonso’s team of having to play extra time ahead of a league game Saturday against title rivals Bayern Munich. –
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Feb 6, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AL RAYYAN, Qatar — Jürgen Klinsmann has accepted responsibility as coach for South Korea‘s Asian Cup semifinal elimination at the hands of Jordan but said he has no plans to resign. The former Germany and United States coach said that he was angry after the Taeguk
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Jordan upset South Korea 2-0 in their Asian Cup semifinal on Tuesday at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium where Yazan Al-Naimat and Musa Al-Tamari scored second-half goals to guide the Middle Eastern country into the final for the first time. After a goalless first half, Jordan found the breakthrough in the 53rd minute when Al-Taamari
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Feb 6, 2024, 10:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Duncan McGuire made his debut for the United States in a friendly against Slovenia last month. Getty United States international Duncan Mcguire‘s proposed loan move to Blackburn Rovers from Major League Soccer side Orlando City has broken down due to an “administrative error”, the English Championship side
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 6, 2024, 06:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona‘s 17-year-old defender Pau Cubarsí is being targeted by a handful of Premier League clubs with his release clause set at around €10 million ($10.7m), sources have told ESPN. The teenager only signed his first professional contract with Barça last year, but
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 6, 2024, 03:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are targeting players who are entering the final year of their contracts this summer as part of the rebuild under new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, a source has told ESPN. United have money to spend in the summer transfer window despite
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Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 5, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions NOTTINGHAM, England — Matt Turner has conceded that his season has already had “some moments I’d like to leave behind forever,” but the United States men’s national team No. 1 told ESPN on
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Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Look for Lionel Messi to play in Wednesday’s friendly in Tokyo with Inter Miami facing Japanese club Vissel Kobe. And don’t look for another public-relations disaster as happened on Sunday when Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain sat on the bench for the entire match against
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Feb 5, 2024, 08:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard has hit back at criticism of his team’s celebrations after Sunday’s win over Liverpool, insisting his team will “stay humble.” TV cameras showed Ødegaard taking photos of club photographer Stuart MacFarlane after the final whistle at the Emirates, but Sky Sports pundit
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