Month: August 2024

Lizzy Becherano Aug 19, 2024, 03:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Negotiations between Feyenoord and Nottingham Forest for Mexico international Santiago Giménez are currently ongoing, a source close to the talks confirms. Though much is still left to be discussed, the forward could see a transfer to the Premier League before the English transfer window
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Aug 19, 2024, 12:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ilkay Gündogan announced his retirement from international football with Germany on Monday having captained his nation at their home European Championship earlier this summer. The Barcelona midfielder, 33, scored 19 goals in 82 appearances for his country. He announced his decision on social media. Editor’s Picks
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 19, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The United States men’s national team will face Mexico in a friendly to be held at Guadalajara’s Estadio Akron on Oct. 15, the respective federations announced on Monday. The
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Open Extended Reactions San Diego Wave interim coach Landon Donovan knows he faces a “steep” learning curve when it comes to training NWSL players and acknowledges that process will have to happen fast and on the job. The U.S. soccer legend, who will coach a professional women’s team for the first time, was announced as
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New coach Thiago Motta led Juventus to a comfortable 3-0 win over newly-promoted Como in their Serie A opener at a sold-out Allianz Stadium on Monday, sparking turnaround hopes at the Turin-based club. Forward Samuel Mbangula and winger Timothy Weah netted inside the first half, both scoring their first goals for Juve in Serie A,
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Veteran striker Jamie Vardy earned newly-promoted Leicester City a 1-1 draw with a profligate Tottenham Hotspur in their Premier League season opener on Monday. Spurs dominated the first half but Pedro Porro‘s opener in the 29th minute was the only time they could make one of a host of good chances count. Further clear-cut opportunities
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Open Extended Reactions Chelsea have agreed a deal in principle to sign João Félix from Atlético Madrid, sources have told ESPN, in a move which should now see Conor Gallagher complete his transfer in the opposite direction. Talks have intensified in recent days with Atlético needing to move a player out before finalising a deal
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Lizzy Becherano Aug 19, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi has been left off the latest Argentina national team roster for the September CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia as he continues to recover from the ankle injury suffered during the Copa América final this past July. Messi hurt his
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Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 Premier League is underway. Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool underlined their status as favourites to challenge for the title with opening weekend wins. Manchester United made a winning start after last season’s eighth-place finish, but Chelsea already have a loss in their column after losing their first game under new
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Adriana Garcia Aug 19, 2024, 06:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Napoli coach Antonio Conte has apologised to fans after his side “melted like snow” in their 3-0 defeat at Hellas Verona on Sunday. It was Conte’s first game in charge of the 2023 Scudetto winners, who finished a disappointing 10th in the table last
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Adriana Garcia Aug 19, 2024, 05:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fenerbahce coach José Mourinho labelled himself as “the foreign one” on Saturday when addressing his need to adapt to Turkish football. The Portuguese manager famously described himself as “a special one” during his first spell at Chelsea before opting to be known as “the
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Aug 18, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Juventus begin their Serie A season with a limited number of players available and considerable work to do in the transfer market, manager Thiago Motta said on Sunday, adding that United States international Weston McKennie, who looked to be on his way out of the club,
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Wrexham and Bolton Wanderers played out a hard-fought 0-0 draw at the Toughsheet Community Stadium on Sunday as both teams stayed unbeaten in League One. Wrexham, who were looking to build on the momentum of their opening-day win over Wycombe Wanderers, struggled to maintain possession in the first half as the hosts dominated possession without
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Aug 18, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti slammed his Real Madrid team’s “attitude” and “collective commitment” after the LaLiga champions were held to a 1-1 draw at Mallorca in their opening game of the 2024-25 season. Rodrygo put Madrid ahead in the 13th minute at Son Moix
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Open Extended Reactions Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has defended his decision to select Enzo Fernández as captain just a month after the Argentina midfielder posted a video containing an allegedly racist chant. Fernández wore the armband as Chelsea were beaten 2-0 by Manchester City in their Premier League opener at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
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