Month: February 2024

Feb 22, 2024, 04:19 AM ET Catalonia’s top court on Thursday found former Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022, sentencing him to four and a half years in prison. The court also ordered that Alves pay €150,000 ($162,990) to the victim. “The sentence considers that
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 21, 2024, 11:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions New Manchester United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said he wants to break the dominance of Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League and believes he can do it in three years. Ratcliffe’s 27.7% stake was formally signed off on Tuesday, and
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 21, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández felt his side lacked maturity as the Spanish champions were held to a “bittersweet” 1-1 draw by Napoli at the Stadio Maradona on Wednesday in the Champions League round-of-16. Robert Lewandowski gave Barça the lead on the hour
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Lionel Messi helped set up both goals and Inter Miami survived extended second-half pressure from Real Salt Lake to earn a 2-0 victory in Major League Soccer’s season opener on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Robert Taylor scored late in the first half, and Diego Gomez added another in the second for Miami, which was
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Feb 21, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said their stunning Champions League comeback against Barcelona in 2019 provided the inspiration for his injury-hit squad to beat Luton Town at Anfield on Wednesday. Klopp said he promised his team a few months ago that he would never use as an
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 21, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United fear Luke Shaw could be set for months on the sidelines with an injury that cut short his involvement in the 2-1 win over Luton Town, a source has told ESPN. Shaw started the game at Kenilworth Road on Sunday, but was
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FC Porto snatched a shock last-gasp 1-0 victory against Arsenal with Galeno netting a sublime effort deep in stoppage time in their Champions League round-of-16 tie on Wednesday. A drab clash was deadlocked until the fifth minute of added time when Galeno curled an unstoppable effort past David Raya to send the Estadio Do Dragao
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 21, 2024, 01:23 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Outside the front door of Argentino Las Olas, a seven-year-old restaurant serving empanadas and other Argentine dishes, is a large poster of Lionel Messi palming the
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Adriana Garcia Feb 21, 2024, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil coach Dorival has said Neymar will continue to play a key role in the national team’s future amid the Al Hilal forward’s recovery from serious injury. Neymar, 32, ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in his left knee while on international
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Feb 21, 2024, 04:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel will leave at the end of the season, the club announced on Wednesday. Tuchel’s future had been subject to ongoing speculation with the club eight points adrift of Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Bayern
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Olivia Moultrie scored twice in her first national team start and the United States defeated the Dominican Republic 5-0 on Tuesday night in the inaugural CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup tournament. Moultrie, 18, making just her third appearance with the national team, scored her first goal in the seventh minute when she stretched to tap the ball
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Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta called Arsenal‘s history of failure in the Champions League knockout stages “irrelevant” and challenged his players to create their own dream final at Wembley. The Gunners face FC Porto at Estadio do Dragao in Tuesday’s round-of-16, first-leg clash, aiming to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2010. –
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Feb 20, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The MLS Players Association on Tuesday urged a quick resolution to the lockout of the league’s referees and cautioned that the use of replacement game officials during the labor dispute could jeopardize the health of players. Barring a sudden agreement, the 2024 MLS season opener on
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