Month: February 2025

Inter Miami CF beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 on Tuesday night to advance to the Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16 by a 4-1 aggregate final over two legs. Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a masterful strike for Miami at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with Tadeo Allende and Luis Suárez adding the
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Feb 25, 2025, 05:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo apologised after Al Nassr‘s game with Al Wehda was delayed due to traffic, before the forward scored and won a penalty in a 2-0 victory in the Saudi Pro League on Tuesday. Ronaldo, who allowed teammate Sadio Mané to take the penalty, led Al
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Chelsea beat hapless Southampton 4-0 on Tuesday to climb to a confidence-boosting fourth in the Premier League and keep the visitors firmly pinned to the floor of the table. France forward Christopher Nkunku bundled the first in from a Tosin Adarabioyo header in the 24th minute, then turned provider 12 minutes later, slipping a neat
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Lizzy Becherano Feb 25, 2025, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF players Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez have been fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Soccer for violating the “hands to the face/head/neck of an opponent” rule during the team’s season-opening MLS match against New York City FC on Saturday. Following
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ESPN news services Feb 25, 2025, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City are sweating on the fitness of striker Erling Haaland for their Premier League trip to Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, manager Pep Guardiola said. Haaland, who has 27 goals this season in all competitions, suffered a knee injury in City’s 4-0 victory
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Adriana Garcia Feb 25, 2025, 07:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fenerbahce have rejected Galatasaray‘s accusation that Jose Mourinho made racist statements following Monday’s league derby. Turkish Süper Lig leaders Galatasaray said they will “initiate criminal proceedings” and report Fenerbahce coach Mourinho to FIFA and UEFA over what they call “racist statements” made by the
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Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has admitted that the Manchester United staff who are set to lose their jobs in the latest round of cut-backs are paying the price for the team’s lack of success on the pitch. United announced on Monday that potentially another 200 employees could be made redundant. The job losses are
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 25, 2025, 07:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti hit back at Javier Tebas on Tuesday, saying the LaLiga president “talks about Real Madrid too much” and claiming Tebas showed a “lack of respect” when he accused the club of “crying” about referees. Madrid have been angry at a
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Open Extended Reactions Liverpool head coach Arne Slot believes his team need to win a trophy this season for Mohamed Salah to have a chance of winning the Ballon d’Or. Salah is the favourite to claim the individual prize after enjoying a stellar individual campaign for Liverpool. The 32-year-old has already registered 30 goals and
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Feb 24, 2025, 07:25 PM ET Turkish Süper Lig leaders Galatasaray have said they will “initiate criminal proceedings” and report Fenerbahçe manager Jose Mourinho to FIFA and UEFA over what they call “racist statements.” The move comes after the two sides played out a 0-0 draw in a tense league match in Istanbul on Monday
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Colin UdohFeb 24, 2025, 06:52 AM ET Close Itinerant writer. Engineer in a previous incarnation. One time Black Belt. Lover of football, flirter with other sports. Open Extended Reactions Nigerian musical artist Tems, the Grammy-award-winning and Oscar-nominated singer, songwriter and producer, recently joined the San Diego FC ownership group as a club partner ahead of
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 24, 2025, 08:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is optimistic Lamine Yamal will be fit to face Atlético Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday. Yamal came off in the final stages of Saturday’s 2-0 win
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Open Extended Reactions Vitor Roque‘s transfer from Barcelona to Palmeiras is set to fall through due to the Royal Spanish Football Federation’s [RFEF] regulations which prevent Real Betis cutting his loan short, various sources have told ESPN. Sources have told ESPN Brazil that Palmeiras are exploring workarounds, but there is pessimism about bringing the striker
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Open Extended Reactions Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has urged supporters to make Anfield “horrible” for opponents in the coming months as his team seek to get their Premier League title challenge over the line. Goals from Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai helped Liverpool beat reigning champions Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad on Sunday,
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