Month: July 2024

ESPN news Services Jul 2, 2024, 04:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Marta‘s spot in Brazil‘s women’s soccer team for the Paris Olympics was confirmed Tuesday when coach Arthur Elias included the 38-year-old striker in his 18-player squad. Marta, widely considered one of the best women’s players in history, had previously said she intends to
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Brazil played out an action-packed 1-1 draw with Colombia in Santa Clara, California on Tuesday to qualify for the Copa América quarterfinals. Colombia, who finished top of Group D on seven points, face Panama in the quarters while second-placed Brazil take on Group C winners Uruguay. A frantic first 15 minutes at Levi’s Stadium saw
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Associated Press Jul 2, 2024, 04:39 PM ET Winger Tajon Buchanan is scheduled to undergo surgery Wednesday after breaking his tibia in practice ahead of Canada‘s Copa América quarterfinal against Venezuela. Canada Soccer said the Inter Milan attacker sustained an injury to his lower leg during training Tuesday in nearby Fort Worth. The training session
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ESPN News Services Jul 2, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Coach Javier Mascherano included four World Cup winners in the squad he announced Tuesday for Argentina‘s squad at the Olympics in Paris later this summer. Manchester City striker Julián Álvarez and veteran Benfica defender Nicolás Otamendi were among those names. As expected, Lionel
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ESPN News Services Jul 2, 2024, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States winger Timothy Weah will miss the first leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal in November to serve the second match of his two-game suspension for punching Panama‘s Roderick Miller in the back of the head during the Copa América. Weah
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Jul 2, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Austria‘s coach Ralf Rangnick expressed shock on Tuesday over his side’s Euro 2024 exit at the hands of Turkey, ruing their failure to convert pressure into chances and a spectacular last-gasp save that stopped the game going to extra time. Rangnick said his team had played
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Netherlands‘ forward Cody Gakpo scored his third goal of the European Championship and Donyell Malen added two more late on as the Dutch burst back into form with a lively display to defeat Romania 3-0 in their round of 16 clash on Tuesday. The Dutch had been lambasted by their media and fans for a poor
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Jul 1, 2024, 05:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea completed the signing of Leicester City midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall after agreeing a £30 million fee, the club announced on Tuesday. The 25-year-old signed a six-year contract until 2030. Brighton were on the verge of finalising a deal with Leicester for Dewsbury-Hall in a cash-plus-player transfer
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Jul 2, 2024, 03:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi returned to training with Argentina on Monday as they prepare to face Ecuador in the Copa América quarterfinals in Houston this week. Messi had not trained since sustaining a groin/thigh injury during his side’s 1-0 win against Chile on June 25. He sat out
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Adriana Garcia Jul 2, 2024, 05:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed that the European Championship in Germany will be “without a doubt” the last of his impressive career. The 2024 Euros marks Ronaldo’s record-breaking sixth appearance in a European Championships. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The next tournament will be hosted by
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The U.S. men’s national team crashed out of the Copa América on home soil at the group stage after a 1-0 loss to Uruguay at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, Monday. Mathías Olivera scored the decisive goal for Uruguay in the 66th minute after a long check by the video assistant referee for offside
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Jeff Kassouf Jul 1, 2024, 07:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Goalkeeper Matt Turner is in the starting lineup for the United States‘ crucial 2024 Copa América group-stage finale on Monday against Uruguay at Arrowhead Stadium. Turner had participated only in limited training on Saturday and Sunday and was questionable for
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