Month: May 2022

2:56 PM ET CINCINNATI, Ohio – U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter says he’ll make “compromises” in terms of playing his core group of players versus testing newcomers in a quartet of upcoming games. The U.S. will begin its four-game run on Wednesday against Morocco at Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium. That will be followed four
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1:06 PM ET CINCINNATI, Ohio — In the moments after Atlanta United and United States men’s national team defender Miles Robinson went down with a torn Achilles tendon, international teammate Walker Zimmerman got a text from a friend who was inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium telling him that Robinson’s injury “looks bad.” Zimmerman then found the video
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1:30 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona will seek approval from the club’s members for a cash injection of up to €700 million ($750m) to help overhaul the squad this summer, sources have confirmed to ESPN. The Catalan club announced on Tuesday that they will hold an extraordinary assembly on June 16 for members
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12:42 PM ET Bayern Munich midfielder Malik Tillman has been officially cleared to represent the United States men’s national team after FIFA approved his one-time switch from Germany, U.S. Soccer announced Tuesday. Tillman. 20, could now make his debut for the USMNT when it takes on Morocco in a friendly in Cincinnati on Wednesday. –
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8:39 AM ET Frank Lampard criticised referee Stuart Attwell for not awarding a penalty to winger Anthony Gordon during last month’s Merseyside derby vs. Liverpool. PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images Everton manager Frank Lampard has been fined £30,000 ($37,779) for criticising the referee during his side’s defeat to Liverpool in last month’s Merseyside derby, the Football
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10:34 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Ivan Perisic on a free transfer, the club announced on Tuesday. The 33-year-old has signed a two-year contract at the Premier League club after his deal with Inter Milan expired. – Top teens of 2022: Pedri, Camavinga among star names– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant
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5:00 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Thibaut Courtois‘ plaque on Atletico Madrid‘s “walk of legends” outside the Wanda Metropolitano stadium has been removed after fans reacted angrily to the goalkeeper’s comments ahead of the Champions League final. Courtois, 30, spent three seasons on loan at Atletico from 2011 to 2014, winning LaLiga but losing
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6:53 AM ET Frenkie de Jong has told ESPN he wishes to remain at Barcelona, who he joined in 2019. David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Manchester United have suffered a setback in their pursuit of Barcelona‘s Frenkie de Jong with the midfielder telling ESPN he would prefer to stay at Camp Nou. New United manager Erik ten
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2:35 AM ET Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has demanded an apology from the French sports minister after she said British fans with fake tickets and the club’s handling of their supporters were responsible for the trouble that marred Saturday’s Champions League final. The match at the Stade de France, which Real Madrid won 1-0, was
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4:39 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur are expected to complete the signing of Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic on a free transfer this week, sources have told ESPN. The 33-year-old is in London to complete a medical after agreeing terms on a two-year contract. As ESPN reported earlier in May, Spurs were exploring the possibility of
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6:52 PM ET Norway striker Erling Haaland smiled broadly but remained tight-lipped about his move from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City as he joined up with the national squad for their four Nations League matches in June. The 21-year-old, who scored 22 goals in 24 Bundesliga games in the past season will become a City
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3:28 PM ET UEFA has commissioned an independent inquiry into the events which led to the delayed kickoff at the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris, including supporters being sprayed with tear gas by riot police outside the Stade de France. Senior French politicians said on Monday that between “30,000-40,000 fake
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12:04 PM ET Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly said he is “honoured” after his consortium officially completed a takeover of Premier League club Chelsea in a deal worth up to £4.25 billion. The consortium, led by Boehly and Clearlake Capital, received approval from the Premier League and the British government last week for the
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