Month: July 2024

ESPN News Services Jul 15, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Real Salt Lake star forward Cristian “Chicho” Arango was suspended Monday for four matches for violating the MLS Anti-Harassment Policy. Neither MLS nor Real Salt Lake divulged what led to the disciplinary action. “The club has fully cooperated with Major League Soccer’s investigation and accepts the
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jul 15, 2024, 03:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Spain celebrated their Euro 2024 victory on Monday with an open top bus parade through Madrid after a visit to the country’s king and president. Spain beat England 2-1 in the final in Berlin, with substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scoring a late winner
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Lizzy Becherano Jul 15, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Colombia Football Federation president Ramon Jesurun and his son Ramon Jamil Jesurun are facing three felony counts of battery on a specified official or employee after being arrested by Miami Dade Police at Hard Rock Stadium following the 2024 Copa América final. The two
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jul 15, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo is set to be sidelined for around four months after deciding to undergo surgery on a hamstring problem, sources confirmed to ESPN. Araújo, 25, was injured in Uruguay’s quarterfinal win against Brazil at the Copa América and missed
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Adriana Garcia Jul 15, 2024, 04:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City‘s Rodri has said it’s time for a Spanish men’s player to win a Ballon d’Or again, with none of his compatriots having won the prestigious individual award since Barcelona legend Luis Suárez in 1960. “Spanish football deserves a Ballon d’Or winner,” Rodri
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Lizzy Becherano Jul 15, 2024, 04:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Colombia national team head coach Nestor Lorenzo said Hard Rock Stadium’s security breach impacted his players ahead of their 2024 Copa América final defeat to Argentina on Sunday night, labelling the situation “anxiety-inducing.” Hours before kick off, fans without tickets to the game broke
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJul 14, 2024, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BERLIN — Coach Luis de la Fuente celebrated Spain‘s history-makers and warned there is still more to come after they became the first team to win the European Championships four times by beating England 2-1 in Sunday’s final at the Olympiastadion. Mikel Oyarzabal
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ESPN News Services Jul 14, 2024, 11:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi was forced off with an apparent right ankle injury in the second half of the Copa América final between Argentina and Colombia at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. Messi collapsed to the field in the 64h minute and immediately signaled
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJul 14, 2024, 07:08 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The start time for the final of the 2024 Copa América between Argentina and Colombia has been delayed “until further notice” following a security breach
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJul 14, 2024, 02:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Spain forward Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to ever feature in a FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship final on Sunday against England, surpassing the record set by Brazil legend Pele in 1958. Yamal turned 17 on Saturday and the Barcelona
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Open Extended Reactions England boss Gareth Southgate is set to hand Luke Shaw a dramatic recall to an otherwise unchanged starting line-up for Sunday’s Euro 2024 final against Spain, sources told ESPN. Shaw replaced Kieran Trippier at half-time of Wednesday’s semifinal win against the Netherlands, marking only his second appearance for club or country since
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Jul 12, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have completed the transfer of Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee in a deal worth more than €40 million ($43m), the club announced on Sunday. Zirkzee has signed a contract at United until June 2029 with the option to extend it for another season. “Having had
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