Month: May 2024

May 20, 2024, 07:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions West Ham have confirmed the appointment of Julen Lopetegui as David Moyes’ replacement as head coach in an announcement on Thursday. Lopetegui, who has reportedly signed a two-year deal with an option for an extra season, was most recently in charge of Wolves during the 2022-23
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 23, 2024, 04:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich and Burnley are close to reaching an agreement for manager Vincent Kompany, a source has told ESPN. Bayern have turned to Kompany, who is a fluent German speaker and spent two years playing for Hamburg in the Bundesliga, after a chaotic search
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ESPN News Services May 22, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ajax Amsterdam have agreed a fee for the release of Nice coach Francesco Farioli, with the 35-year-old expected to sign a three-year contract in the coming days, sources told ESPN Netherlands. After Ajax previously reached an agreement with Farioli, the Italian now looks
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Jeff Kassouf May 22, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Camille Ashton has resigned from her role as general manager of the Kansas City Current, the club announced on Wednesday, with the club unbeaten through 10 games this season and second in the National Women’s Soccer League table. “I am thankful for my time
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Open Extended Reactions Ademola Lookman wrecked Bayer Leverkusen‘s pursuit of a historic unbeaten treble by scoring a stunning hat trick to seal Europa League glory for Atalanta with a 3-0 win in Dublin. Former Everton and RB Leipzig forward Lookman, 26, produced the performance of his career as Gian Piero Gasperini’s team upset the odds
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Associated Press May 22, 2024, 04:32 AM ET FIFA was urged by international lawyers Wednesday to uphold its own policy and scrutinise Saudi Arabia’s human rights record before picking the kingdom to host the men’s 2034 World Cup. A 22-page document was delivered to FIFA headquarters in Zurich on behalf of Mark Pieth and Stefan
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Jeff Kassouf May 22, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s team legend Carla Overbeck will coach a team dubbed ‘US Women’ next month at The Soccer Tournament, a $1 million, winner-take-all event in Cary, N.C. Overbeck, the captain of the USWNT’s 1999 World Cup-winning team, will be joined by several other
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Associated Press May 22, 2024, 08:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions UEFA picked Budapest on Wednesday to host the men’s Champions League final in 2026 and delayed giving the 2027 game to Milan amid uncertainty over the future of San Siro. The Puskás Arena and San Siro were the only two candidates for the two
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May 22, 2024, 05:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Milan becomes the latest Serie A club to have American owners. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images United States-based investment fund Oaktree Capital Management said on Wednesday it has become the new owner of Serie A champions Inter Milan after a missed €395 million ($428m) payment from the club’s
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May 21, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Israel’s SC Dimona and Shimshon Tel Aviv have set a world record for the longest ever penalty shootout with 56 kicks. Their semifinal promotion playoff in the third-tier finished 2-2 after extra time, leading to penalties. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, NWSL more (U.S.) Dimona
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May 22, 2024, 01:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Tuesday it would resume the Brazilian Championship in early June after being forced to suspend matches last week due to historic floods in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The teams in Brazil’s southernmost state were unable to
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May 21, 2024, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Austria captain David Alaba was left out of the country’s provisional Euro 2024 squad on Tuesday, but the injured Real Madrid defender will accompany the team to Germany as a ‘non-playing captain,’ the Austrian Football Federation said. Coach Ralf Rangnick announced the squad of 29 players,
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Associated Press May 21, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Coaches at next month’s Copa América will be able to make a 6th and extra substitution in cases of suspected head trauma or concussion. South American soccer’s governing body CONMEBOL announced the decision Tuesday, making it valid for all its competitions once the Copa
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