Month: May 2024

Erling Haaland‘s double put Manchester City within touching distance of an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 away on Tuesday. The Norwegian tapped home his side’s opener early in the second half and settled City’s nerves in stoppage time when he blasted home a penalty for his 27th league
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Apr 25, 2024, 07:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions France striker Olivier Giroud has completed his long-anticipated move to LAFC, the club announced on Tuesday, with the World Cup winner joining in mid-July with a contract until December 2025. Giroud, 37, joins his captain from that triumphant 2018 World Cup campaign Hugo Lloris, who joined
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Associated Press May 14, 2024, 01:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Abu Dhabi investors in Manchester City and Girona have been offered divestment options by UEFA to let both compete in the Champions League next season by complying with integrity rules for teams that share owners. Girona have made a stunning run to a
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Lizzy Becherano Cohen May 14, 2024, 09:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi will be evaluated ahead of Inter Miami‘s clash with Orlando City on Wednesday after suffering a minor knee injury, assistant coach Javier Morales said, while Jordi Alba will be available for selection. Messi picked up the injury in Miami’s 3-2 win
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 14, 2024, 06:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona are considering moves for Guido Rodríguez and Xavi Simons but the final decision on any signings cannot be made until the club know how much money they will be able to invest this summer, sources have told ESPN. Rodríguez, 30, is
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 14, 2024, 06:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have announced that Raphaël Varane will leave Old Trafford at the end of the season after three years with the club. Varane arrived in a £40 million ($50.2m) deal from Real Madrid in 2021 and has made 93 appearances for the club.
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Open Extended Reactions Arne Slot is planning to make Sipke Hulshoff, his assistant at Feyenoord, the first appointment to his backroom staff at Liverpool when he succeeds Jürgen Klopp, sources have told ESPN. Klopp will take charge of his final game as Liverpool manager this weekend, having been appointed in October 2015, when Wolves visit
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Barcelona reclaimed second place in LaLiga with a 2-0 home win over Real Sociedad on Monday courtesy of a Lamine Yamal first-half strike and a late Raphinha penalty. Xavi Hernandez’s side leapfrogged Girona to move on to 76 points, one clear of their Catalan rivals who dropped points in Friday’s 2-2 draw at Alaves. –
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Substitute Jhon Durán scored two late goals as Aston Villa fought back to salvage a 3-3 home draw with Liverpool on Monday and take a significant step towards a place in the Champions League next season. A match that started with Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez conceding a shocking second minute own-goal turned into a thriller
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMay 13, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Former Leeds United and RB Leipzig manager Jesse Marsch is the new manager of the Canada men’s national team, the Canada Soccer Association announced on Monday. The announcement was
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Emily Keogh May 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Vivianne Miedema will leave Arsenal when her contract expires summer, the club announced on Monday, with sources telling ESPN that WSL rivals Manchester City is her most likely destination. Miedema has widely been regarded as one of the best players in the world but
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Cesar Hernandez May 13, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mexico international and PSV Eindhoven winger Hirving “Chucky” Lozano said he would prefer to return to Liga MX over a rumored move to MLS, but his top choice would be to remain playing in Europe. “Well, I’d like to go to Liga MX,” said
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Jeff Kassouf May 13, 2024, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team No. 1 and Chicago Red Stars starting goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher left Sunday’s National Women’s Soccer League match with an apparent leg injury, adding to a list of injury concerns for the USWNT just over two months before the start
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