Month: November 2024

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 26, 2024, 05:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A Namibian journalist criticised by Florentino Pérez for failing to vote for Vinícius Júnior to win the 2024 men’s Ballon d’Or has hit back at the Real Madrid president. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Madrid boycotted the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris last
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Nov 25, 2024, 08:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Musician Ed Sheeran has apologised to Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim after gatecrashing his post-match interview after Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town. Amorim was being interviewed on Sky Sports after the match at Portman Road when Sheeran interrupted to speak with pundit Jamie Redknapp. Sheeran
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 25, 2024, 08:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Kevin De Bruyne has admitted he doesn’t know if this will be his last season at Manchester City and revealed he put contract talks on hold after suffering the injury which has kept him out for the last two months. De
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Associated Press Nov 25, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Napoli fans and club officials paid tribute to Diego Maradona on the fourth anniversary of his death, flocking to murals of the Argentina great around the city on Monday. Napoli coach Antonio Conte, captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo and president Aurelio De Laurentiis laid flowers
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ESPN News Services Nov 25, 2024, 05:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo netted a pair of goals in Al Nassr’s Asian Champions League win over Al Gharafa at Al-Bayt Stadium on Monday. Ronaldo was a frustrated figure in the opening 45 minutes, but headed in the opener inside the first minute of the
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Open Extended Reactions David Raya has warned his Arsenal teammates that Sporting CP forward Viktor Gyökeres is a “top player in form” as Mikel Arteta urged his strikers to find their ruthless streak to keep their Champions League hopes on track. Gyökeres has become one of Europe’s most prolific forwards after netting 24 goals in
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 25, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions United States goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher announced her international retirement on Monday, calling the past 15 years “the greatest honor.” Naeher, 36, will take part in a pair of upcoming
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Lizzy Becherano Nov 25, 2024, 12:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Houston Dynamo designated player Héctor Herrera said on Monday he regrets his behavior at the team’s final match of the season earlier this month after he was sent off the field in the playoff game against the Seattle Sounders for spitting at referee
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Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team coach Emma Hayes said on Monday that she was “unwell” before taking on her new role, but experiences so far have helped her get her “mojo back.” After the USWNT’s historic collapse at the 2023 World Cup in the round of 16, Hayes has moved the team
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nov 25, 2024, 05:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putellas has been ruled out for around three weeks with a calf injury, the Catalan club have confirmed. The 30-year-old has subsequently withdrawn from the Spain squad for the world champions’ upcoming friendlies against South Korea and France. Editor’s
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Adriana Garcia Nov 25, 2024, 06:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid confirmed on Monday that forward Vinícius Júnior has sustained an injury to his left hamstring that will see him miss the team’s crunch Champions League league stage trip to Liverpool on Wednesday. Sources have told ESPN that Madrid hope the Brazil international
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Nov 24, 2024, 11:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Leicester City have parted ways with manager Steve Cooper, the Premier League club confirmed in a statement on Sunday. The 44-year-old took over at King Power Stadium in the summer and leaves the club in 16th place in the Premier League after 12 games. He also
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Ramiro Enrique scored his first playoff goal six minutes before halftime and Orlando City SC set a new franchise high-water mark with a 1-0 victory over visiting Atlanta United FC in Sunday’s Eastern Conference semifinal. With a shutout of ninth-seeded Atlanta — which won both these teams’ regular-season meetings — No. 4 seed Orlando reached
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Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic each scored twice — with one goal in each half — and the LA Galaxy earned a 6-2 victory over visiting Minnesota United FC in Sunday’s Western Conference semifinal in Carson, California. Paintsil also had an assist for the second-seeded Galaxy, who will host fourth-seed Seattle Sounders FC
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