Month: October 2024

ESPN News Services Oct 8, 2024, 10:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are set to be without injured defender Harry Maguire for the rest of October as the team struggles in 14th place in the Premier League. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Maguire posted on his Instagram account on Tuesday it “will be a
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 8, 2024, 11:29 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Former United States men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter has been named director of football and manager of the Chicago Fire, the team announced on Tuesday. Berhalter, 51, will
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Oct 8, 2024, 06:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi and Andrés Iniesta won four Champions League titles together. Sampics/Corbis via Getty Images Lionel Messi has paid tribute to his former Barcelona teammate Andrés Iniesta after the World Cup-winner retired from professional football at the age of 40. Spain legend Iniesta announced his retirement at
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Oct 8, 2024, 03:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Como defender Marco Curto has been banned for 10 matches for racially abusing South Korean forward Hwang Hee-Chan while playing against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a pre-season friendly in July. Curto, who is on loan from Como to Serie B club Cesena, will serve half of the
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentOct 7, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Barcelona midfielder Andrés Iniesta has teased his retirement from football at the age of 40 in a video posted to his social media channels. The video, captioned with the phrase “the game will go on,” shows Iniesta emotionally discussing what football means
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Ed Dove, Special to ESPNOct 7, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Open Extended Reactions Egyptian Premier League giants SC Zamalek have not entirely closed the door to the ambitious signing of
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Field Level Media Oct 7, 2024, 08:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Major League Soccer has surpassed 11 million fans to break the league’s regular season attendance record. With 16 regular-season matches remaining, MLS already has eclipsed the mark of 10,900,804 set last season. Announcing the record on Monday, the league credited the recent arrivals
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Associated Press Oct 7, 2024, 12:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mauricio Pochettino formally added his longtime assistant coaches to the United States staff on Monday, his first on-field day as Gregg Berhalter’s replacement as national team coach. Jesús Pérez was appointed first assistant coach, Miguel “Miki” D’Agostino as assistant coach, Antonio “Toni” Jiménez as
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Open Extended Reactions Manchester City and the Premier League both claimed victory on Monday after an Arbitration Panel released its judgement on a legal challenge against Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules. Associated Party Transactions relate to sponsorship deals between a club and other companies which may be linked, such as City and the United Arab
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Lizzy Becherano Oct 7, 2024, 02:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF‘s Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez are front-runners for MLS MVP award, after MLS on Monday released the complete list of the 34 nominees, which include FC Cincinnati‘s Lucho Acosta, Columbus Crew‘s Cucho Hernández and LA Galaxy‘s Riqui Puig. Both Suárez and
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 7, 2024, 10:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag’s future as Manchester United manager remains in the balance ahead of a scheduled executive meeting this week, although the Dutchman believes he retains the faith of club bosses heading into the international break, sources have told ESPN. Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 7, 2024, 06:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paul Pogba could become a free agent after opening talks with Juventus with a view to terminating his contract, a source has told ESPN. Pogba has had a four-year ban for a doping offence reduced to 18 months after launching a successful appeal to
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Oct 7, 2024, 04:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou said his side’s 3-2 defeat against Brighton in the Premier League as his “worst defeat” since joining Tottenham. Tottenham ended the first-half 2-0 up after goals from Brennan Johnson and James Maddison before conceding three times in the second-half. Editor’s Picks
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Adriana Garcia Oct 7, 2024, 05:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca expressed his confusion over Christian Pulisic not stepping up for his side’s penalties in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at Fiorentina despite being the team’s designated penalty taker. The Rossoneri had two spot-kicks awarded during the encounter in Florence and to
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AC Milan suffered a 2-1 defeat at Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday after goals from Yacine Adli and Albert Gudmundsson sealed the points in a clash with three missed penalties as David de Gea twice saved spot kicks to help the hosts. In a pulsating encounter of near-misses and tense moments, De Gea and
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