Month: March 2024

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 26, 2024, 03:15 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The month-long lockout of MLS referees has ended, with sources confirming to ESPN that the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) voted to ratify a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
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Open Extended Reactions Declan Rice admitted he was left “speechless” after being named England captain for Tuesday’s friendly against Belgium at Wembley. The Arsenal midfielder will mark his 50th cap by leading out Gareth Southgate’s side in their final outing before he names his 23-man squad for Euro 2024 on May 16. – Stream on
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Associated Press Mar 25, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Brazilian striker Gabriel Barbosa was suspended for two years on Monday following a doping fraud investigation. The country’s Anti-Doping Sports Court of Justice voted 5-4 to punish Barbosa to April 2025. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) He brought attention to himself by his erratic
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ESPN News Services Mar 25, 2024, 06:51 PM ET Argentine police and prosecutors are investigating an anonymous death threat to soccer star Ángel Di Maria delivered in his hometown of Rosario early Monday. Staffers of the Funes Hills Miraflores condominium where the World Cup winner usually stays in the region, said they found a package
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Mar 25, 2024, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nottingham Forest have lodged an appeal against a four-point deduction in relation to their breach of the Premier League’s Profit & Sustainability Rules (PSR), the club said on Monday. Forest were plunged into the relegation zone last week after having four points deducted for breaking financial
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Ryan Giggs made 632 appearances in the Premier League for Manchester United, winning 13 league titles in that time. Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has been overlooked for the 15-player shortlist for the 2024 Premier League Hall of Fame nominations, despite continuing to hold the record of 13 Premier
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Adriana Garcia Mar 25, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil‘s Vinícius Júnior broke down in tears in Monday’s news conference as he admitted he has “less will to play” because of the racist abuse he has suffered in Spain. The Real Madrid forward, however, said he is not considering leaving LaLiga despite the
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 25, 2024, 08:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A number of Premier League clubs are ready to rival Juventus and Inter Milan to sign Iceland striker Albert Gudmundsson this summer, a source has told ESPN. Gudmundsson has impressed at Genoa this season, scoring 10 goals in Serie A. The 26-year-old also scored
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Mar 25, 2024, 07:34 AM ET Dani Alves was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault. Photo by JORDI BORRAS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Former Brazil footballer Dani Alves is due to be released from prison after making the €1 million ($1.08m) bail payment required as he awaits the result
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 25, 2024, 03:59 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — United States men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter hailed his side’s ability to play under pressure in defeating Mexico 2-0 to claim its third Concacaf Nations
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Associated Press Mar 25, 2024, 12:09 AM ET The United States-Mexico Concacaf Nations League final match was suspended in the late stages for the second straight year because of anti-gay chants by pro-Mexican fans. Canadian referee Drew Fischer stopped play in the 88th minute of the United States’ 2-0 victory in Sunday night’s final, played
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The United States men continued its dominance of the Concacaf Nations League — and its regional rivals Mexico — with a 2-0 win and a third title in a row in the competition at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on Sunday night. Tyler Adams scored a first-half thunderbolt and a Giovanni Reyna added a second after
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Associated Press Mar 24, 2024, 10:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Esther González scored in the 72nd minute and Gotham FC defeated the Portland Thorns 1-0 in National Women’s Soccer League action on Sunday. Gonzalez, who was on the Spain team that won the Women’s World Cup last summer, took a cross from Yazmeen Ryan
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