Month: February 2024

Coventry City’s Ellis Simms struck a first-half hat trick as they beat visiting Maidstone United 5-0 to end the sixth-tier side’s fairytale FA Cup run in the fifth round on Monday. Simms scored twice to put second-tier Coventry ahead inside 14 minutes, which silenced the 5,000 Maidstone fans who wore banana skins to support the
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 26, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said he wants Kevin De Bruyne to stay at Manchester City next season but admits the midfielder may be tempted by a move to Saudi Arabia. De Bruyne has a contract at the Etihad Stadium until 2025, but it’s not stopped the
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Associated Press Feb 26, 2024, 12:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi and Argentina will play exhibitions against Ecuador on June 9 at Chicago’s Soldier Field and Guatemala five days later at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, ahead of defending their Copa América title. The games were announced Monday by the Argentina Football Association
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Feb 26, 2024, 07:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique has admitted his team need to prepare for Kylian Mbappé‘s reported departure this summer after substituting the France captain during the draw with Rennes on Sunday. Mbappé was taken off in the 65th minute with PSG trailing 1-0 at home to
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Feb 26, 2024, 08:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Everton‘s punishment for breaching the Premier League‘s profit and sustainability rules (PSR) has been reduced from 10 points to six on appeal by the Merseyside club, the Premier League announced on Monday. The initial 10-point sanction was handed down in November, with Everton immediately filing their
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Feb 26, 2024, 04:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Women’s Super League (WSL) has announced new measures aimed at improving knowledge and providing support in “various areas of female athlete health” for clubs in the WSL and Women’s Championship. The top two leagues in the women’s game in England have been working with female
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Third-placed AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by Atalanta after Teun Koopmeiners‘ penalty cancelled out Rafael Leao’s superb early opener for the hosts in Serie A on Sunday. Leao broke the deadlock in the third minute, capping a solo run with a stunning shot into the top corner from a tight angle. But
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Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCFeb 25, 2024, 06:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti admitted that it’s “difficult” to leave Luka Modric on the bench after the veteran midfielder scored a stunning goal in Real Madrid‘s 1-0 LaLiga win over Sevilla on Sunday. The 38-year-old Modric — who has started only eleven league games this
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Open Extended Reactions Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has said referee Chris Kavanagh didn’t “have the level” of the Carabao Cup final after hitting out at the official for failing to take action against Moisés Caicedo for his tackle on Ryan Gravenberch in his side’s 1-0 win on Sunday. Netherlands international Gravenberch was carried off on
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Feb 25, 2024, 05:26 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo faced a flurry of criticism after appearing to make an obscene gesture following the end of Al Nassr‘s 3-2 win over Al Shabab in an exciting Saudi Pro League game on Sunday. The Portugal forward opened the scoring with a 21st-minute penalty, but Al Nassr needed a
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Open Extended Reactions Mauricio Pochettino defended his team after Gary Neville’s description of Chelsea as “billion-pound bottle-jobs,” and said it is impossible to compare the Blues with Liverpool following their Carabao Cup final defeat at Wembley. Virgil van Dijk‘s glancing header from Kostas Tsimikas‘ 118th-minute corner handed Liverpool a 1-0 win on Sunday despite Jurgen
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Gonçalo Ramos rescued a point for Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain against an in-form Stade Rennais side at Parc des Princes on Sunday, grabbing a 1-1 draw with a last-gasp penalty. Rennes, who had a chance to extend their winning streak to seven matches, took the lead in the 33rd minute thanks to a bursting
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Liverpool ensured that Jurgen Klopp’s final season will end with silverware after Virgil Van Dijk‘s extra-time goal gave them a 1-0 win over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.  A frenetic final, which saw VAR deny goals for both sides, was scoreless in 90 minutes and was eventually decided deep in extra time
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United States international Weston McKennie registered two assists to give Juventus a much-needed 3-2 win over a brave Frosinone on Sunday, their first Serie A win in five games. Juventus remain second on 57 points, six behind leaders Inter Milan who have two games in hand and play Lecce later on Sunday. Frosinone drop to 16th
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