Month: March 2024

Portugal swept past Sweden 5-2 in a friendly on Thursday as manager Roberto Martinez rested Cristiano Ronaldo and several other key players in the build-up to the European Championship in Germany, which starts in June. The Portuguese stormed into the Euro 2024 finals by winning all 10 of their qualifiers, with Thursday’s result making it
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Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 06:49 PM ET The father of Brazil star Neymar said Thursday that his family won’t pay the €1 million ($1.1 million) required to bail Dani Alves out of a Spanish prison where the former Brazil defender awaits the result of an appeal to his rape conviction. Neymar da Silva Santos
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Mar 21, 2024, 03:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich‘s honorary president Uli Hoeness has said that the Bavarian club are competing with Liverpool for the signature of Xabi Alonso as both clubs look to appoint new managers this summer. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has announced he is leaving the Merseyside team at the
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentMar 21, 2024, 12:08 PM ET Mahamadou Diawara returned to his club side for training on Wednesday. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via Getty Images Midfielder Mahamadou Diawara has left France‘s under-19 squad after learning that the French Football Federation (FFF) have installed new rules forbidding Muslim players from fasting during Ramadan when training with the national
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Jeff Kassouf Mar 21, 2024, 10:33 AM ET The Houston Dash have fired former goalkeeper coach Matt Lampson, an NWSL spokesperson has said, following an investigation into allegations that he had “[crossed] professional boundaries with a Dash player,” which violates multiple league policies. Lampson has been suspended from future employment in the NWSL through the
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Mar 21, 2024, 08:34 AM ET Former Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales plans to return to Spain next month to be questioned as part of the corruption probe into the deal to move the Spanish Supercopa to Saudi Arabia. Rubiales was in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday when police
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Open Extended Reactions Anthony Gordon has insisted “it was never a thought” to play for Scotland after taking a step closer to realising his dream of representing England. The 23-year-old last week earned his first call-up to Gareth Southgate’s senior squad for upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium later this month. Gordon has Scottish paternal
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 20, 2024, 11:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are looking for extra help to keep the club on the right side of football’s finance regulations, a source has told ESPN. United will hire a football finance manager, who will be responsible for ensuring compliance with profit and sustainability rules (PSR).
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Open Extended Reactions Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has revealed the “psychological toll” his 2020 injury took on his career and how his return to the England setup four years on has finally “closed that chapter.” The 26-year-old sustained a season-ending knee problem during a training session in November 2020 that required surgery and began a
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ESPN News Services Mar 20, 2024, 05:42 PM ET The majority of judges on a Brazilian court ruled on Wednesday to uphold an Italian court’s rape conviction for former AC Milan and Brazil striker Robinho, adding he must serve the nine-year prison sentence in Brazil. The 40-year-old Robinho can appeal to the Brazil’s Supreme Court.
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ESPN News Services Mar 20, 2024, 08:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Head coach Gregg Berhalter said the United States men’s national team will be on “higher alert” because of the depleted Jamaica roster his side will face in the semifinals of the Concacaf Nations League on Thursday in Arlington, Texas. West Ham striker Michail
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Jeff Kassouf Mar 20, 2024, 04:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States women’s national team will face Australia, Germany, and either Morocco or Zambia in Group B at the 2024 Paris Olympics, FIFA confirmed on Wednesday at the tournament draw at the Pulse Building near Paris. The tournament will mark the first competitive
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ESPN News Services Mar 20, 2024, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich sports director Max Eberl says the club has made their final offer to Canada left back Alphonso Davies to extend his contract amid reported interest from Real Madrid. “I can say we made Alphonso a very concrete, appreciative offer,” Eberl told
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Mar 20, 2024, 01:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chelsea Supporters Trust have said fans believe “the club have become a laughing stock both on and off the pitch” in a letter to owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali. The letter, released on Wednesday, slams Chelsea‘s administration and highlights several causes of concern for
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 20, 2024, 11:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LaLiga has accused Real Madrid of conducting a “merciless campaign” against referees and offered its “unequivocal support” to the official branded negligent by the club over his handling of anti-Vinícius Júnior chants this weekend. Madrid filed a formal complaint with the Spanish
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Adriana Garcia Mar 20, 2024, 10:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has said he accepts criticism of his play as a “positive” and concedes conceded the team has not lived up to expectations this season. United are sixth in the Premier League, nine points adrift of fourth-place Tottenham, who occupy
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Mar 20, 2024, 08:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool announced the appointment of Richard Hughes as their new sporting director on Wednesday, with the Bournemouth technical director starting in the role at the end of this season. Hughes’ arrival at the club follows Michael Edwards joining Fenway Sports Group (FSG), Liverpool’s American owners, in
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