Month: October 2024

Raphinha converted a penalty in each half to guide an improved Brazil to a 4-0 home win over Peru in South American World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday. Building on last week’s 2-1 comeback win in Chile, Brazil looked livelier from the start and dominated possession, with late goals from Andreas Pereira and Luiz Henrique putting
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Adriana Garcia Oct 15, 2024, 11:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LaLiga president Javier Tebas has asked FIFA president Gianni Infantino to cancel the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup because he says that neither the leagues nor the FIFPRO Players’ Union want it. FIFA’s inaugural Club World Cup will be staged in the United States
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European champions Spain claimed a place in the Nations League quarterfinals with a 3-0 home win over Serbia on Tuesday thanks to goals by Aymeric Laporte, Álvaro Morata and Álex Baena. With two games left, Spain have secured at least a second-place finish as they top League A Group One with 10 points, three ahead
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Oct 15, 2024, 02:34 PM ET Allegations of rape against France national team captain and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé are “totally false” and “a slanderous rumour,” his representatives said on Tuesday, following media reports that he was the subject of an investigation over an incident in a Stockholm hotel on Oct. 10. Swedish prosecutors
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Open Extended Reactions Thomas Tuchel is set to become England‘s new men’s head coach after talks accelerated with the Football Association at a rapid pace in the past 48 hours, sources have told ESPN. The FA are set to hold a media conference at Wembley on Wednesday with Tuchel likely to be confirmed as Gareth
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 15, 2024, 05:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sir Alex Ferguson is set to step back from his ambassadorial role at Manchester United at the end of the season, a source has told ESPN. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The decision has been taken as part of a cost-cutting drive at the club
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Emily Keogh Oct 15, 2024, 05:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jonas Eidevall has resigned as Arsenal manager following a disappointing start to the season, the Women’s Super League (WSL) club announced in a statement on Tuesday. Eidevall was under significant pressure following the team’s 5-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League and
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Oct 15, 2024, 05:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola is one of several candidates to have been sounded out by the Football Association to become the next England manager, sources have told ESPN. Guardiola’s contract with City expires at the end of the season, and he is an intriguing candidate
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Lizzy Becherano Oct 14, 2024, 09:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States men’s coach Mauricio Pochettino said the door is open for new players to feature against Mexico on Tuesday night at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara after the departure of five players. Marlon Fossey, Zack Steffen, Weston McKennie, Ricardo Pepi left U.S. camp after
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 14, 2024, 08:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergiño Dest has said former Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández was not honest with him after leaving the club for PSV Eindhoven on a permanent deal earlier this year. The 23-year-old joined Barça from Ajax in 2020 when Ronald Koeman was still the
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Germany booked a place in the Nations League quarterfinals on Monday after midfielder Jamie Leweling enjoyed a dream international debut by scoring the winner in a hard-fought 1-0 home success over the Netherlands in Group A3. The 23-year-old Leweling, one of two Germany debutants, had the ball in the net in the second minute but
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Oct 14, 2024, 09:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nigeria have pulled out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya on Monday, according to their captain William Troost-Ekong and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in protest at their flight to the country being diverted before players and staff were abandoned for hours in
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