Month: July 2022

3:07 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Cristiano Ronaldo left the stadium before the end of Manchester United‘s 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano after being substituted at half-time. Ronaldo, 37, made his comeback against the Spanish side after missing United’s tour of Thailand and Australia to deal with a family issue. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
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2:39 PM ET England ended their wait for a major trophy as Chloe Kelly’s extra-time winner handed them a 2-1 win against Germany in the women’s European Championship final. Watched on by a record-breaking crowd of 87,192 at Wembley Stadium, England went ahead through substitute Ella Toone before being pegged back by Germany’s Lina Magull.
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9:18 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have told Brighton and Hove Albion they will not pay £50 million for the transfer of Marc Cucurella and that they are actively looking at alternatives, sources have told ESPN. City have not yet walked away from a deal for the left-back but are adamant they will not
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9:55 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United‘s starting XI for their preseason friendly against Rayo Vallecano at Old Trafford on Sunday. New signings Lisandro Martinez and Christian Eriksen were also named in a much-changed side from the one that lost 1-0 to Atletico Madrid on Saturday. Raphael Varane was named captain while Tom
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8:28 AM ET The next round of African Cup of Nations qualifiers in September have been postponed to allow the continent’s five World Cup-bound teams the opportunity for better preparatory matches before the tournament in Qatar, the Confederation of African Football said on Sunday. The postponement had been muted for weeks, especially after the date
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10:35 PM ET Chris McVey‘s stoppage-time tally helped host Inter Miami escape with a 4-4 draw against FC Cincinnati on Saturday. McVey scored in the seventh minute of added time, firing one just under the crossbar. – MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games, replays (U.S. only)– Soccer on ESPN+: FC Daily | Futbol Americas –
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9:16 PM ET Sam Marsden Ousmane Dembele and Memphis Depay were on target as Barcelona closed their tour of the United States with a comfortable 2-0 win over New York Red Bulls on Saturday. Dembele’s fourth goal of preseason opened the scoring at a sold-out Red Bull Arena just before the break. The French forward
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1:12 AM ET Alex Kirkland Karim Benzema celebrates his goal in Real Madrid’s 2-0 friendly win over Juventus on Saturday. James Williamson – AMA/Getty Images Karim Benzema scored his second goal of preseason as Real Madrid beat Juventus 2-0 in front of a 93,702 crowd at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in the final game of
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4:40 PM ET German champions Bayern Munich survived a late comeback from RB Leipzig to claim a 5-3 victory in the DFL German Supercup on Saturday with an impressive first half attacking display and new signing Sadio Mane scoring on his debut. Bayern, aiming for an 11th consecutive Bundesliga title this season, were eager to
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8:15 PM ET Chelsea has a verbal agreement to acquire Chicago Fire and U.S. youth international goalkeeper Gabriel “Gaga” Slonina for a base fee of $10 million that could rise to $15m with add-ons, a source confirmed to ESPN. Fabrizio Romano was first to report the news of the agreement, with The Athletic first to
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3:24 PM ET Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland will prove his worth to Manchester City and show his “incredible quality” after the €60 million summer signing was upstaged by Liverpool‘s Darwin Nunez during a 3-1 Community Shield defeat in Leicester. Haaland, one of the game’s most exciting young talents, touched the ball just 14 times
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2:00 PM ET Darwin Nunez scored Liverpool’s third goal as they beat Manchester City 3-1. Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Summer signing Darwin Nunez scored as Liverpool beat Premier League champions Manchester City 3-1 to claim the FA Community Shield at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. The Uruguayan, bought from Benfica for an initial fee
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10:25 AM ET Erik ten Hag has appointed former South Africa striker Benni McCarthy to Manchester United‘s coaching staff. McCarthy, a lifelong Manchester United fan, played in the Premier League with Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United during a successful career which also saw him turn out for Seven Stars, Ajax, Celta Vigo, Porto and
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3:58 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Mexico forward Santiago Gimenez has officially signed with Feyenoord in the Eredivisie, the Dutch club announced on Friday. Gimenez, 21, joins Feyenoord after being at Liga MX side Cruz Azul since 2017. The Argentine-born Mexican had previously hinted at the transfer, posting videos on social media of himself arriving in
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