Month: March 2024

Emily Keogh Mar 28, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Leicester City manager Willie Kirk has been dismissed from his position after an internal disciplinary process found he had breached the team’s code of conduct, the Women’s Super League (WSL) club announced Thursday. Kirk had been suspended earlier this month, with The Guardian reporting that he was
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Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have abandoned plans to pursue Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso as a replacement for Jurgen Klopp as manager, sources told ESPN, with Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi and Sporting CP coach Ruben Amorim regarded as leading candidates for the Anfield job. Alonso, a Champions League winner as a player with Liverpool in
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Jon Arnold Mar 27, 2024, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When not starring for the Houston Dash, Michelle Alozie is working on pediatric cancer research at Texas Children’s Hospital. Orlando-USA TODAY Sports Michelle Alozie is accomplished by any measure. She is a professional soccer player who also works at Texas Children’s Hospital. Last summer, she
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Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 01:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham, the Welsh team bought by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2021, released their accounts for the latest financial year on Thursday and reported that the amount owed to the two owner/celebrities has risen to nearly £9 million ($11.4m). That was
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentMar 28, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Truro City’s run of games means they play Friday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, with another postponed fixture still to be rescheduled. Truro City English club Truro City are preparing for a gruelling 11 games in 24 days as
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Mar 28, 2024, 10:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sandro Tonali has been charged by the FA over alleged betting rules breaches. Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has been charged by the English Football Association (FA) for misconduct relating to alleged breaches of the federation’s betting rules. “It’s alleged that the
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Adriana Garcia Mar 28, 2024, 06:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Georgia qualified for Euro 2024 on Tuesday, the country’s first major tournament. GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE/AFP via Getty Images Georgia‘s players will be decorated with the country’s Order of Honor following their historic qualification for Euro 2024. Manager Willy Sagnol’s side won 4-2 in a penalty shootout
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ESPN news services Mar 28, 2024, 07:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Brazil footballer Dani Alves on Thursday checked in at a Barcelona court for his mandated weekly visit, accompanied by his lawyer Inés Guardiola. Alves, who spent about 10 minutes in court on Thursday and did not address media waiting outside the courthouse,
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Mar 28, 2024, 07:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fulham have unveiled lavish plans for their redeveloped Riverside Stand with a host of premium matchday experiences that club chairman Shahid Khan has said will be “unlike anything in football.” The Riverside Stand was closed off to fans for renovation work in 2019, with the lower
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Mar 28, 2024, 04:48 AM ET Tragedy-related abuse has been a recurring issue in recent matches between Liverpool and Manchester United. PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images Liverpool and Manchester United have jointly launched an education programme through their foundations to tackle tragedy-related abuse, the clubs said in the run-up to their Premier League game at Old
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Emily Keogh Mar 27, 2024, 02:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former England captain Steph Houghton has announced she will retire from professional football at the end of this current season. The 35-year-old’s career has spanned 20 years, playing for four different clubs (Sunderland, Leeds United, Arsenal and Manchester City), lifting 16 domestic trophies —
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Mar 27, 2024, 12:52 PM ET Napoli have said they will refuse to participate in Serie A’s ‘Keep Racism Out’ campaign as a result of the league and Italian football federation’s decision to not punish Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi for allegedly directing racist language towards defender Juan Jesus in the match between the two
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ESPN news services Mar 27, 2024, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A prosecutor at Spain’s High Court is seeking a prison sentence of 2-1/2 years for former football federation (RFEF) chief Luis Rubiales over his unsolicited kiss on player Jenni Hermoso, court documents seen by Reuters and EFE on Wednesday showed. Prosecutor Marta Durántez
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Jeff Kassouf Mar 27, 2024, 02:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NJ/NY Gotham FC and United States women’s national team winger Midge Purce suffered a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament injury, the team confirmed on Wednesday. Purce went down injured early in the first half of Gotham FC’s 1-0 victory over the Portland Thorns. – Stream
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Mar 27, 2024, 01:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The anticipated visit of Lionel Messi to Gillette Stadium next month is set to break the New England Revolution‘s long-standing single-game attendance record with over 60,000 tickets already sold for the matchup with Inter Miami, New England announced Wednesday. Less than 5,000 tickets remain for the
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Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Julien Laurens Mar 27, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MLS side LAFC is finalizing a deal with AC Milan and France international forward Olivier Giroud, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Athletic was first
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Jeff Kassouf Mar 27, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team forward Sophia Smith has signed a new contract with the Portland Thorns that will make her the highest-paid player annually in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the club announced Wednesday. Smith’s new deal keeps her in Portland through
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