Month: March 2024

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 18, 2024, 07:14 PM ET Real Madrid have filed a complaint with the Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] calling the referee in their 4-2 LaLiga win at Osasuna “negligent” for failing to include insulting chants aimed at Vinícius Júnior in his match report. Television cameras picked up part of the crowd
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Mar 18, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions France will be without Antoine Griezmann for this month’s friendlies against Germany and Chile after the forward suffered an ankle injury, the national team said on Monday, ending his world record run of 84 straight games for his country. The 32-year-old Atlético Madrid player, France’s fourth-highest
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ESPN News Services Mar 18, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States captain Tyler Adams thinks he can play at least 45 minutes when he returns to the national team for the first time since the 2022 World Cup for a Concacaf Nations League semifinal against Jamaica on Thursday. Adams tore his right
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Adriana Garcia Mar 18, 2024, 04:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s upcoming friendlies against El Salvador and Costa Rica with a right hamstring injury, the country’s association said Monday. The Argentina captain was substituted early in the second half of last week’s 3-1 win over Nashville in the Concacaf Champions
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Adriana Garcia Mar 18, 2024, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of Portugal‘s squad for Thursday’s international friendly against Sweden. Portugal coach Roberto Martinez had named Ronaldo in the preliminary 32-man squad last week which has now been reduced to 24. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)
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ESPN News Services Mar 18, 2024, 01:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Biden administration sided with a promoter who filed an antitrust suit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world governing body’s policy against hosting league matches from other countries, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the case to proceed
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Mar 18, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nottingham Forest move down to 18th place in the Premier League, one point from safety. Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images Nottingham Forest have been deducted four points for breaching the Premier League‘s Profit and Sustainability rules (PSR), the league announced on Monday, moving the side into
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 18, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bruno Fernandes believes the “rules have to change” after Amad Diallo was sent off while he celebrated after scoring Manchester United‘s winning goal against Liverpool. Amad was shown a red card after he picked up a second booking for removing his shirt in the
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Adriana Garcia Mar 18, 2024, 06:40 AM ET An Argentinian top-flight league game between Estudiantes de la Plata and Boca Juniors was suspended on Sunday after Chile international Javier Altamirano had a seizure on the pitch. The game was stopped in the 27th minute after referee Fernando Echenique was alerted by Altamirano’s Estudiantes teammates that
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Mar 18, 2024, 04:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have three new injury concerns following the 4-3 FA Cup quarterfinal defeat against Manchester United on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp said postmatch that Luis Díaz, Darwin Núñez and Cody Gakpo picked up knocks during the loss which ended Liverpool’s hopes of a quadruple. – Stream on
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Kylian Mbappé scored his second hat trick in Ligue 1 this season as leaders Paris Saint-Germain won 6-2 at Montpellier on Sunday, securing their first league win in four matches. PSG, with 59 points from 26 matches, extended their lead at the top over Brest to 12 points while Montpellier, with 26 points, remain one
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ESPN News Services Mar 17, 2024, 02:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Forward Josh Sargent and midfielder Luca de La Torre will miss the United States‘ Nations League games because of injuries and were replaced on the roster Sunday by winger Brenden Aaronson and forward Haji Wright. Sargent, who had been picked to return to
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Barcelona cruised to an emphatic 3-0 win at Atletico Madrid on Sunday with goals from João Félix, Robert Lewandowski and Fermín López, to move second in the LaLiga standings. The hosts dominated the early exchanges, but Barcelona grabbed the lead in the 38th minute following a fine passing move with Lewandowski teeing up Felix for
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Mar 17, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Fans of Turkey’s Trabzonspor stormed the pitch and brawled with security forces and players from visiting Fenerbahce after their team lost 3-2 on Sunday, in the latest incident in a league that has been marred by controversy this season. Brazilian midfielder Fred scored twice in the first period to
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