Month: March 2024

Mar 7, 2024, 09:14 AM ET Sweden midfielder Kristoffer Olsson is suffering from multiple small blood clots on both sides of his brain as a result of an extremely rare inflammatory condition in his brain vessels, the player’s club FC Midtjylland said on Thursday. The 28-year-old has been in hospital and put on a ventilator
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Tom Chambers Mar 7, 2024, 09:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Mauricio Pochettino said on Thursday that he “completely understands” the anger directed towards him from some of the Chelsea fans in attendance during the team’s 2-2 draw with Brentford and admitted that his squad may contain too many young players. A section
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 7, 2024, 04:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham hit out at his two-game suspension in LaLiga on Wednesday, calling it “a bit ridiculous” and claiming that “because I’m new [to the league], they want to make an example [of me].” He was handed a two-game
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Cesar Hernandez Mar 7, 2024, 03:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions United States interim coach Twila Kilgore celebrated a “huge moment” from goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher after a dramatic penalty-shootout victory over Canada in the Concacaf W Gold Cup semifinals at a waterlogged Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Wednesday. “Just stepping up in a huge
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ESPN News Services Mar 6, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo was fined $10,000 by Major League Soccer for complaining that last weekend’s game against Real Salt Lake was played amid snow and lightning. The league, which handed down the decision Wednesday, said Cherundolo’s comments after Saturday’s 3-0 loss in
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Alyssa Naeher saved three penalty attempts and made one herself as the United States beat Canada in a shootout to earn a hard-fought win at rain-soaked Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on Wednesday night to set up a showdown with Brazil in the Concacaf W Gold Cup final. Heavy rains before kickoff left the field
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Erling Haaland got on the scoresheet in Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Copenhagen. Holders Manchester City cruised into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 3-1 victory over FC Copenhagen on Wednesday in their round of second leg, a 10th consecutive win in the competition that wrapped up a 6-2 aggregate triumph. City, who started the
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 6, 2024, 06:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti admitted his Real Madrid team underperformed in their 1-1 Champions League round-of-16 draw with RB Leipzig on Wednesday, calling it a “bad game” and saying the team “must improve” after progressing 2-1 on aggregate. Vinícius Júnior put Madrid ahead in
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Real Madrid withstood an onslaught from RB Leipzig to secure a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie that sent them through to the quarterfinals with a 2-1 aggregate victory on Wednesday. RB Leipzig were arguably the better side and missed several gilt-edged chances. But Real Madrid increased the tempo
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Mar 6, 2024, 07:07 AM ET Chelsea forward Sam Kerr‘s legal team will attempt to have her criminal charge for racially aggravated harassment thrown out of court in an April hearing in London. Kerr, 30, pleaded not guilty when appearing via video link at Kingston upon Thames Crown Court on Monday. According to court documents
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Tom Chambers Mar 6, 2024, 06:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal‘s victory over rivals Tottenham at a sold-out Emirates Stadium on Sunday means that the Women’s Super League (WSL) club’s average attendance this season (34,997) is now higher than that of 10 Premier League teams. The north London club – who sit third in
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Open Extended Reactions Roberto De Zerbi, Thomas Frank and Gareth Southgate are being assessed as potential successors to Erik ten Hag at Manchester United should the Dutchman leave his post as manager at Old Trafford this summer, sources have told ESPN. While ESPN sources have said that no decision has been made on Ten Hag’s
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Open Extended Reactions Cole Palmer has insisted Chelsea will soon thrive under Mauricio Pochettino and revealed how the manager has urged his players to “stick together” amid external criticism. Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital haver spent more than £1 billion ($1.1b) on players since completing their takeover of the club in May 2022, but they
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Adriana Garcia Mar 6, 2024, 05:27 AM ET Spanish state prosecutors have requested a jail term of four years and nine months for Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti for the Italian’s alleged defrauding of the country’s tax office. In a statement released on Wednesday, Madrid’s regional state prosecutor accused Ancelotti, 64, of two counts of
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 6, 2024, 06:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham has been banned for two LaLiga games for “contemptuous or disrespectful attitudes towards a referee” after he received a red card in the aftermath of Real Madrid‘s controversial 2-2 draw at Valencia, Spain’s Competition Committee confirmed on Wednesday. The England
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