Month: May 2021

3:11 AM ET Team Great Britain manager Hege Riise has named her 18-player team for the Tokyo Olympics, with goalkeeper Karen Bardsley a surprise addition. The team — which is made up of players from England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland — includes five former Olympians. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– 21 players Under-21:
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1:12 PM ET Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus on Wednesday said they won’t bow down to UEFA’s threats and will continue to fight for reform in football despite the possibility of being thrown out of the Champions League next season. UEFA on Tuesday opened disciplinary proceedings against the three clubs over their attempts to launch
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9:51 PM ET Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford said he been subjected to “at least 70 racial slurs” on social media following Wednesday’s defeat by Villarreal in the Europa League final. United were beaten by Villarreal 11-10 in a shootout after a 1-1 draw following extra time in Gdansk. – Dawson: Europa loss another stumble
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5:08 PM ET Moises Llorens Sam Marsden Barcelona are considering the Belgium coach Roberto Martinez as a possible alternative to Ronald Koeman if they decide to move on from the Dutchman this summer, multiple sources have confirmed to ESPN. Koeman, along with his agent, Rob Jansen, met with Barca president Joan Laporta on Tuesday at
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5:59 PM ET Villarreal beat Manchester United in an epic penalty shootout in the Europa League final in Poland on Wednesday night after the match finished 1-1 in regular and extra time. In the first European final to be played in front of a crowd in two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Villarreal survived a
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5:59 PM ET Alex Kirkland Zinedine Zidane has resigned as Real Madrid coach, a source has told ESPN’s Rodrigo Faez. Real beat Villarreal 2-1 in their final game of the La Liga season on Saturday, but that wasn’t enough to overtake rivals Atletico Madrid, who secured a dramatic 2-1 comeback win at Real Valladolid to
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6:28 AM ET Antonio Conte has left his position as Inter Milan coach, it was announced on Wednesday. The move comes three weeks after Conte led the club to the Serie A title. “FC Internazionale Milano can confirm that an agreement has been reached with Antonio Conte for the termination of his contract by mutual
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9:59 AM ET Associated Press A total of 96 Liverpool supporters died during the 1989 FA Cup semfinal at Hillsborough. Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images A judge ended the trial of two retired police officers and a lawyer accused of altering police statements following the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster,
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6:15 AM ET Liverpool have agreed to sign Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig on a five-year contract, sources have told ESPN. The defender passed his medical a few weeks ago and will complete a move to Anfield once he returns from competing at the Under-21 European Championship with France this summer. – Stream ESPN FC
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5:16 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have said a number of their supporters have been attacked in Poland ahead of the Europa League final with Villarreal. Three United fans received minor injuries after the incident at a restaurant on Dluga Street in Gdańsk on Tuesday night. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S.
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5:00 AM ET Lyon’s five-year stranglehold on the UEFA Women’s Champions League ended when Barcelona beat Chelsea 4-0 in the final this season, but the French club still have hope for the future in young star Catarina Macario. 2 Related The women’s game is reaching new levels and new audiences in 2021. Whether it’s Manchester
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1:49 AM ET Lille president Olivier Letang has confirmed that the Ligue 1 champions have been unable to persuade Christophe Galtier to remain as coach. Galtier, who had a year left on his contract, joined Lille in 2017 after eight years at Saint-Etienne and guided them to their first top-flight title since 2011. The 54-year-old
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11:33 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent GDANSK, Poland — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the Europa League final against Villarreal will define Manchester United‘s season. United made progress to finish second in the Premier League behind champions Manchester City but Solskjaer said only by lifting the Europa League trophy on Wednesday will be able to brand the
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3:25 PM ET Associated Press Buenos Aires firefighters rescued a footballer from Uruguayan club Rentistas who had hung himself from a hotel balcony to escape a fire in his room, local authorities confirmed Tuesday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) In a video released by the Buenos Aires City Hall, midfielder Francisco
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3:26 PM ET UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus over their attempts to launch a breakaway Super League, European soccer’s governing body said on Tuesday. The clubs are the only three of the original 12 to have not distanced themselves from the project following an outpouring of criticism. – Super
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