Month: March 2021

12:53 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Nicky Butt took on the role of head of first-team development at Man United in 2019. Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Nicky Butt has left his role as head of first team development at Manchester United. Butt, who made 387 appearances as a player at Old Trafford and
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7:10 PM ET Cameroon have vigorously disputed the suggestion that Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting missed out on a national team call-up because of an administrative error, and have suggested the Bayern Munich striker was simply ignoring their attempts to contact him. Last week, Bild reported that an administrative error from the Cameroon FA (FECAFOOT) sent Choupo-Moting’s
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9:41 PM ET Norway players marked the start of their quest to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by protesting against the gulf state’s alleged treatment of workers before kick off in their opening match against Gibraltar on Wednesday. The Norway side, including Arsenal‘s loanee from Real Madrid Martin Odegaard and Borussia Dortmund
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12:34 AM ET Associated Press Uriel Antuna scored the winner as Mexico defeated the United States in in Guadalajara on Wednesday night. ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images Uriel Antuna scored following a sloppy giveaway by Sebastian Soto in the 45th minute as Mexico beat the United States 1-0 in Guadalajara on Wednesday night in qualifying for
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4:33 PM ET Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford and Arsenal midfielder Bukayo Saka are doubtful for England‘s three World Cup qualifiers, manager Gareth Southgate said ahead of Thursday’s opener against San Marino at Wembley. Rashford missed United’s FA Cup defeat at Leicester City on Sunday due to a foot injury and has yet to train
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4:00 PM ET Major League Soccer unveiled its 2021 regular season schedule, including an Aug. 21 rematch between MLS Cup finalists Columbus Crew SC and Seattle Sounders FC, as well as opening dates for the league’s three newest stadiums. – MLS-MX merger could produce world’s best league – Infantino– Stream LIVE games and replays on
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3:29 PM ET United States men’s national team midfielder Christian Pulisic said he wants to play in this summer’s Olympic Games if the Americans qualify, though he admits he “can’t control” whether club side Chelsea would permit him to play. – An oral history of U.S. men’s 2000 Olympic medal-round run– Rapinoe to Congress: Inequality
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11:33 AM ET Kelly CohenESPN United States star Megan Rapinoe said Wednesday that the world is missing out on the “real potential of women’s sports” due to inequalities that still exist, including pay and working conditions. Rapinoe, who won gold for the U.S. in the 2012 London Summer Olympics, 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup and
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9:55 AM ET The great-grandson of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini has signed his first professional contract with Serie A team Lazio. Romano Floriani Mussolini, 18, was called up to the Roman club’s under-19 team in February and has featured in four of their past five matches, earning a three-year deal. – Stream new episodes
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9:30 AM ET Sam Marsden Barcelona beat Manchester City 3-0 in Monza on Wednesday to put one foot in the Champions League semifinals. Asisat Oshoala opened the scoring in the first half and then won a second-half penalty, which was converted by Mariona Caldentey. City spurned the chance to score an away goal when Chloe
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6:10 AM ET Borussia Dortmund‘s technical adviser Matthias Sammer said Erling Haaland is “not the finished product,” as the Norway international continues to be linked with Europe’s biggest clubs. A disappointing 2-2 draw against Cologne on Saturday left Dortmund in danger of missing out on the top four, which would increase the likelihood of Haaland
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12:13 AM ET A Brazilian football team was ordered to remove a “sexist and misogynist” advertisement on Tuesday after it posted a picture of a semi-naked woman offering fans a club discount at a sex hotel, a regulator said. The ad featured the scantily clad woman with the words, “Score that Goal, Boliviano!” Boliviano is
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1:05 PM ET The return of Manchester City midfielder Sam Mewis highlights the 23-player roster named by United States women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski for upcoming friendlies against Sweden and France. The Americans will square off against the Swedes in Stockholm on April 10, with the matchup against France set to take place three
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