Month: March 2024

Mar 22, 2024, 04:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has criticised the England shirts that will be used at this year’s European Championship over their alteration of the St. George’s Cross and called for them to be changed before the tournament. The shirts have been under the spotlight since they
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Mar 22, 2024, 01:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Leicester City have issued two legal proceedings against the Premier League and the English Football League (EFL), the Championship club said on Friday after being referred to an independent commission over alleged breaches in spending rules. Leicester, who were relegated from the top flight last season,
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentMar 22, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea‘s talks with Lyon over appointing the French club’s manager, Sonia Bompastor, to replace the outgoing Emma Hayes are advancing well and all parties are optimistic an agreement can be reached, a source has told ESPN. ESPN reported last month that Bompastor was Chelsea’s
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Mar 22, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami boss Gerardo “Tata” Martino said Friday that a request from the New York Red Bulls to postpone their matchup on Saturday, due to both teams having several players away on international duty, was rejected by MLS. Unlike the majority of top leagues, MLS continues
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Adriana Garcia Mar 22, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Brazil coach Dorival Junior said Friday that his thoughts and prayers were with the victims and their families following the recent rape convictions of former national team stars Dani Alves and Robinho. Robinho, 40, began a nine-year prison sentence in his native Brazil on Thursday more than
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Open Extended Reactions England manager Gareth Southgate has branded speculation linking him with the Manchester United job as “completely disrespectful” to current boss Erik ten Hag and insisted he will not speak to any interested parties until after Euro 2024. The 53-year-old has been Three Lions boss since 2016 but his current contract runs out
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentMar 22, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Amid discussions over a move to Real Madrid, France forward Kylian Mbappé said Friday that he remains hopeful of taking part in the Paris Olympics this summer and that no one has yet told him he won’t be able to compete. Mbappé is expected
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Jeff Kassouf Mar 22, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States women’s national team will play Mexico at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J., on July 13 in the Americans’ penultimate match before departing for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, U.S. Soccer announced on Friday. The Mexico match is expected to be
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 22, 2024, 09:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag believes he still has time to win over new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and keep his job as Manchester United manager, sources have told ESPN. Ten Hag is under pressure at Old Trafford following a largely disappointing second season in charge.
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Mar 22, 2024, 07:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said he is not jealous of Kylian Mbappé‘s potential move to Real Madrid and suggested the France international’s arrival could “distort” the team’s dressing room. Mbappé is expected to join Madrid when his contract at Paris Saint-Germain
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First-half goals from Edson Álvarez and Julián Quiñones helped Mexico beat Panama 3-0 on Thursday, setting up a CONCACAF Nations League final clash with the United States. Álvarez opened the scoring on 40 minutes when he beat his marker and slotted home, followed three minutes later by a Quiñones strike — his first goal for
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Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions German soccer and Adidas are breaking up. American sportswear giant Nike will supply all of Germany’s national teams with their apparel and equipment starting in 2027, the German soccer federation (DFB) surprisingly announced Thursday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, NWSL more (U.S.) The
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 22, 2024, 12:00 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 midfielder Gio Reyna said the rift that developed with manager Gregg Berhalter after the 2022 World Cup is “not even an
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Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 10:43 PM ET Former soccer star Robinho started serving a nine-year prison sentence in his native Brazil on Thursday more than 10 years after he was first accused of raping a woman in Italy. The 40-year-old Robinho left his apartment building in the beachfront city of Santos, outside Sao Paulo,
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The United States men’s national team snatched an improbable victory from the jaws of defeat, with an equalizer in the last breath of regulation time and two goals from Haji Wright in extra time to beat Jamaica 3-1 in the semifinals of the Concacaf Nations League in Arlington, Texas, on Thursday. The U.S. had been stunned when
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