Month: November 2024

Nov 13, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Orlando Pride striker Barbra Banda has said playing alongside her childhood idol Marta is a “dream come true” and pushes her to be the best version of herself. Banda became teammates with Marta after joining Pride for a near-record fee of $740,000 in March from Chinese
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 13, 2024, 07:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid have stepped up their tracking of Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz, a source has told ESPN, with concerns over Madrid’s creativity following the retirement of Toni Kroos. ESPN reported last week that Madrid were considering strengthening their defence in the
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Colin Udoh, Special to ESPNNov 13, 2024, 05:37 AM ET Close Itinerant writer. Engineer in a previous incarnation. One time Black Belt. Lover of football, flirter with other sports. Open Extended Reactions After squeaking past Bay FC in a pulsating NWSL quarterfinal showdown, the Washington Spirit are convinced that their route to the Championship will
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ESPN News Services Nov 12, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Japanese soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura is several generations older than his teammates. His contemporaries retired decades ago. Lionel Messi is 37, and Cristiano Ronaldo is 39 — mere youngsters compared to Miura. Miura will turn 58 in February, and the Japanese news agency
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Jeff Kassouf Nov 12, 2024, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chawinga, who broke the single-season NWSL scoring record with 20 goals this campaign, headlines a group of five finalists for the league’s MVP award. Orlando Pride forward Barbra Banda and midfielder Marta join United States internationals Trinity Rodman and
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Nov 12, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bev Priestman will not return as head coach of the Canadian women’s soccer team following an independent report into the use of drones to spy on an opponent at this year’s Paris Olympics, Canada Soccer said on Tuesday. Priestman and two other team officials were banned
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Nov 12, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Argentine justice department launched an investigation on Tuesday into potential links to illegal sports betting after top-flight side Deportivo Riestra fielded an influencer in their 1-1 draw with leaders Velez Sarsfield. Riestra started Ivan Buhajeruk, who is better known as “Spreen” and has more than
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Associated Pres Nov 12, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAO PAULO — Santos secured its return to the top tier of Brazilian soccer next year when it hopes that star striker Neymar will be back at the club which achieved a global following with Pelé. Santos, which was relegated in 2023 for the
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Open Extended Reactions Howard Webb, the chief refereeing officer of the Premier League, admitted that West Ham United were wrongly awarded a penalty through VAR which gave them a 2-1 win at home to Manchester United that resulted in the firing of manager Erik ten Hag. The Premier League game on Oct. 27 was locked
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Associated Press Nov 12, 2024, 08:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ecuador and FC Cincinnati player Marco Angulo has died from his injuries sustained in a car crash that also killed his former youth team teammate Roberto Cabezas, the Ecuadorian Football Association said on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Angulo was a passenger in the car that
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Associated Press Nov 12, 2024, 10:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions French football star Wissam Ben Yedder received a suspended sentence of two years in prison on Tuesday after his trial last month in France for sexually assaulting a woman, one of his lawyers told The Associated Press. The prosecutor requested a jail sentence of
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Beth Lindop Nov 12, 2024, 05:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has vowed to prove his critics wrong after losing his place in the starting lineup to Greece international Kostas Tsimikas. Robertson admitted he felt “written off” following a disappointing individual display in Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal last month, in
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 12, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rodri has said he has no problem with Vinícius Júnior and Real Madrid after they boycotted the Ballon d’Or ceremony, as the Manchester City and Spain midfielder picked up the 2024 men’s award. Madrid’s delegation decided to skip the event — organised
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Nov 11, 2024, 11:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ajax starlet Lily Yohannes has officially opted to represent the United States women’s national team, the 17-year-old announced in a social media post on Monday. Yohannes was eligible for both the USWNT and Netherlands as she has lived in the European nation since she was 10
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