Month: March 2024

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 20, 2024, 06:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal has said the potential arrival of Kylian Mbappé at the club won’t lead to “jealousy” or other problems in the dressing room. Mbappé is expected to join Madrid when his contract at Paris Saint-Germain expires this summer,
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentMar 20, 2024, 06:51 AM ET Former Brazil footballer Dani Alves has been granted release on bail for €1 million upon appeal, a Barcelona court announced on Wednesday. Alves was convicted of sexual assault last month and sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison, of which he had already served over a year.
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Mar 19, 2024, 01:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will be sidelined for a further four to six weeks, sources have told ESPN, after the club confirmed he suffered a meniscus tear in his right knee during a training session on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Belgium international had been expected to
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Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 11:20 AM ET Fiorentina general manager Joe Barone has died following a cardiac arrest, the club said on Tuesday. He was 57. Barone fell ill on Sunday at the team hotel, shortly before Fiorentina’s match at Atalanta, and was rushed to a hospital in Milan, Italy. The Serie A match
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Adriana Garcia Mar 19, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham forward Richarlison has said therapy “saved my life” as he welcomed the incorporation of a psychologist to Brazil‘s national team staff. Brazil’s Football Confederation (CBF) unveiled on Monday their new technical staff working under coach Dorival Junior, with Marisa Lucia Santiago appointed as
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Julien Laurens Jeff Carlisle Close Jeff Carlisle U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Mar 19, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud is in talks with LAFC over a potential transfer this summer, with the France international keen on joining last
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 19, 2024, 01:44 PM ET The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has offered its “total and unconditional support” to a referee accused of negligence by Real Madrid for failing to report insulting chants aimed at Vinícius Júnior. Referee Juan Martinez Munuera did not include chants from the crowd of “Vinícius, die”
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Open Extended Reactions Premier League referees’ chief Howard Webb insisted that Michael Oliver didn’t make a mistake in not awarding a 98th-minute penalty to Liverpool in their draw against Manchester City earlier this month. The game was poised at 1-1 when Liverpool won a late corner, from which City’s Jérémy Doku caught Alexis Mac Alister
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Mar 19, 2024, 10:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo has been called into Gareth Southgate’s England squad, the Football Association confirmed on Tuesday. Having originally been named in the England under-21 side, Southgate has now promoted Mainoo into the senior side, meaning he could make his first team debut in
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Open Extended Reactions Shakhtar Donetsk chief executive Sergei Palkin has accused Tottenham of “disrespect” in offering “peanuts” during negotiations for winger Manor Solomon and threatened to take the club to court if a resolution is not found soon. Solomon joined Spurs on a free transfer last July by taking advantage of a FIFA ruling which
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 19, 2024, 07:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United‘s new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said he wants to sign “the next Kylian Mbappé” rather than enter the race for the French superstar’s signature this summer. Ratcliffe and his team, headed by Sir Dave Brailsford, are preparing for their first summer
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Mar 19, 2024, 04:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé‘s reduced playing time with Paris Saint-Germain in recent weeks could be good news for the France national team as it may keep him fresh for the European Championship and Olympic Games, manager Didier Deschamps said. The France captain, who informed PSG last month that
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Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 09:45 AM ET Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi left Italy‘s national team training camp on Monday amid an allegation that he racially abused Napoli counterpart Juan Jesus in Sunday’s Serie A match. Juan Jesus, who is Black, was visibly upset in the second half when he walked up to the
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Mar 18, 2024, 12:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two Manchester United fans have been arrested following Sunday’s FA Cup quarterfinal against Liverpool at Old Trafford for alleged tragedy chanting. United won 4-3, scoring in the last minute of stoppage time in extra time to seal victory after a tense game. – Stream on ESPN+:
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 18, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Antony has admitted he “needed” his goal against Liverpool after a difficult year at Manchester United. The Brazil winger scored an equaliser to make it 2-2 late in normal time before United went on to win their FA Cup quarterfinal 4-3 after extra time
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