Month: November 2024

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentNov 5, 2024, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Plans to stage a LaLiga match in Miami have been put on hold for now, sources have told ESPN, due to the time constraints involved in moving Barcelona‘s game against Atlético Madrid in December. ESPN revealed last month that the Spanish league was
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 5, 2024, 07:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United fans are in favour of building a new stadium rather than redeveloping Old Trafford, a club survey has revealed. The club are consulting supporters over a project which could end up costing £2 billion ($2.6bn). Fans were asked whether they would prefer
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ESPN Nov 5, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Martin Ødegaard has missed a significant chunk of Arsenal’s season through injury. Getty Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard returned to training on Tuesday as he edges closer to a comeback from an ankle injury. The Norway international took part in Arsenal’s session at Sobha Realty
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Nov 5, 2024, 04:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Neymar was not too downcast after being forced to leave Monday’s Asian Champions League Elite match due to injury with the Al Hilal forward saying he felt the issue was nothing more than a strong cramp. Brazil forward, who limped off 30 minutes after coming on
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Nov 4, 2024, 12:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arne Slot has labelled Bayer Leverkusen‘s Xabi Alonso a “special manager” ahead of Liverpool‘s Champions League clash against the German champions on Tuesday. Alonso’s Leverkusen side went unbeaten in the Bundesliga last season enroute to a first league title in their history. The club also lifted
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Associated Press Nov 4, 2024, 04:34 PM ET Chilean authorities said Monday they are investigating an alleged sexual assault case involving players at soccer club Colo Colo, including former international Arturo Vidal. A prosecutor’s office in Santiago said the alleged incident took place at a bar in the upscale Vitacura neighborhood in the Chilean capital.
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 4, 2024, 11:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid are auctioning off the old home dressing room at the Bernabéu after the stadium’s redevelopment, the auction house Sotheby’s has announced. The stadium works — ongoing since 2020, with a total cost of just over €1 billion ($1.09bn) — are
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 4, 2024, 10:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rúben Amorim has admitted it “crossed his mind” that he could follow Sporting CP director of football Hugo Viana to Manchester City, but said he was only ever focused on becoming Manchester United‘s new head coach. Amorim will lead Sporting against City in the
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Nov 4, 2024, 03:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jose Mourinho did not hold back in a ferocious rant following Fenerbahce‘s 3-2 Super Lig win against Trabzonspor on Sunday, accusing the VAR of drinking tea instead of officiating and saying he would not have joined the club had he known “the full truth” about refereeing
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Open Extended Reactions Edu is widely regarded as a key reason for the club’s shift in fortunes under manager Mikel Arteta. Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images Arsenal sporting director Edu Gaspar will leave the club, a source has told ESPN. Edu joined Arsenal in July 2019 as technical director and led a culture shift at the club
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Two second-half goals from Dominic Solanke and a sublime James Maddison free-kick helped Tottenham Hotspur come from behind to overwhelm Aston Villa 4-1 on Sunday and end the visitors’ seven-match unbeaten run in the Premier League. Spurs climbed to seventh in the table on 16 points, two points behind Villa who stayed fifth. Dominic Solanke
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ESPN News Services Nov 3, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Current scored three times in the first half to set a record for the most regular-season goals by a team in NWSL history (57) in a 3-1 win against the host Chicago Red Stars on Sunday in Bridgeview, Illinois. The
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ESPN News Services Nov 3, 2024, 07:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Coronel made three consecutive penalty shootout saves and Daniel Edelman converted the winning goal in the bottom of the seventh frame as the New York Red Bulls stunned the Columbus Crew to sweep the best-of-three first-round series on Sunday in Harrison, New
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