Month: March 2024

Shubi Arun Mar 15, 2024, 07:42 PM ET Chelsea boss Emma Hayes has said she let herself down by calling intrasquad player relationships “inappropriate” and added that she will no longer be providing “clickbait headlines.” Hayes, who will be taking over as coach of the U.S. women’s national team in June, expressed her disapproval of
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Tom Chambers Mar 15, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou said on Friday that people who label supporters of Premier League clubs living outside of the UK as “plastic fans” are being “really harsh” and “disrespectful.” Last Wednesday, Spurs announced a 6% rise in the price of
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Cesar Hernandez Mar 15, 2024, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fulham striker Raúl Jiménez has been left out of Mexico‘s 23-man roster for the Concacaf Nations League finals this month. The Mexico federation (FMF) on Friday announced El Tri’s roster for a Nations League semifinal vs. Panama on March 21, as well as a
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Adriana Garcia Mar 15, 2024, 10:32 AM ET Real Madrid filed a complaint on Friday with Spanish hate crime prosecutors over the alleged “racist and hate insults” directed towards forward Vinícius Júnior by groups of Atlético Madrid and Barcelona supporters. Racist chants were heard as fans entered Atleti’s Metropolitano stadium on the evening prior to
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ESPN News Services Mar 15, 2024, 01:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States women’s national team has fallen to fourth in the latest FIFA ranking, its lowest point since FIFA began ranking women’s teams in 2003. Before Friday, the U.S. women had never been ranked below No. 2 in the world. Spain, England
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Mar 15, 2024, 08:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool were drawn against Atalanta in the Europa League quarterfinals as Jurgen Klopp’s team continue their quest to complete the quadruple in the German coach’s final season in charge. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen, who came back in remarkable fashion to overcome Qarabag in the round of
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 15, 2024, 10:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Erik ten Hag has said Manchester United intend to keep Marcus Rashford this summer despite the financial benefit that would come with sanctioning the England forward’s departure. Moving Rashford on would boost United’s Financial Fair Play compliance because rules favour clubs
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Mar 15, 2024, 06:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City were drawn against Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Friday in a tie that sees the most recent winners of Europe’s premier competition take on its most successful side. Kylian Mbappé and his Paris Saint-Germain team will take on Barcelona
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Mar 15, 2024, 04:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Emma Hayes said player-to-player relationships within the same team are “inappropriate” because they present extra challenges to manage, although she acknowledged that “we’re dealing with human beings.” Hayes is in her last season at Chelsea before she takes over the United States women’s national
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ESPN News Services Mar 14, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The FIFA Under-17 World Cup will be held annually instead of biennially, with the next five editions from 2025 to take place in Qatar, world soccer’s governing body said on Thursday. Like the senior men’s World Cup, the Under-17 tournament will be expanded
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 14, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The San Diego Wave FC are being sold in a deal that places the club’s value at $113 million, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Sportico was first
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ESPN News Services Mar 14, 2024, 07:48 PM ET A social media post by Real Madrid caused a rift between the club and star player Vinícius Júnior in the lead-up to their match against Valencia on March 2, sources have told ESPN’s Gustavo Hofman. The Instagram post featured a photo of Vinícius kissing Madrid’s badge.
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ESPN News Services Mar 14, 2024, 06:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Patrik Schick scored twice in second-half stoppage time to lead Bayer Leverkusen to an improbable 3-2 win over Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday. The win was massive for the Bundesliga leaders on two fronts: extending their unbeaten record this season to
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Mar 14, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. women’s national team legend Megan Rapinoe will have her No. 15 jersey retired by the Seattle Reign, becoming just the second NWSL player to receive such an honor, her former club announced Thursday. Rapinoe, who played for the Reign from their inaugural season in 2013
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Liverpool hammered Sparta Prague 6-1 on Thursday to storm into the Europa League quarterfinals 11-2 on aggregate. Jurgen Klopp’s side were 4-0 up within 14 minutes thanks to goals by Darwin Núñez, Bobby Clark, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Salah’s goal meant he became the first player
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMar 14, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions EINDHOVEN, Netherlands — It’s Monday, March 4, the morning after PSV’s 2-2 draw with Feyenoord,
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