Month: May 2021

1:25 PM ET Moises Llorens Sam Marsden Ronald Koeman is meeting with Barcelona president Joan Laporta at the club’s Camp Nou offices on Tuesday to decide whether he remains in charge of the club next season, sources have told ESPN. Koeman has one year to run on his contract at Barca but ESPN revealed earlier
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12:22 PM ET Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, and Alex Morgan have been named to United States women’s national team training camp for three friendlies ahead of the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. However, Chicago Red Stars midfielder Julie Ertz will miss out on the 23-player camp and friendlies as she continues to come back
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8:10 AM ET Gareth Southgate has named an expanded 33-man England squad for Euro 2020 including Liverpool duo Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson but Nick Pope, Eric Dier and James Maddison all miss out. Southgate will cut seven players next week after assessing various injury situations while also waiting to see if there are any
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9:20 AM ET On the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, MLS’s Black Players for Change (BPC) announced that it is joining forces with the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) to push for passage of the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act. The legislation was passed by the House of Representatives back on
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6:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Cristiano Ronaldo has raised questions about his immediate future at Juventus with an Instagram post where he thanked fans for taking part in his journey. The forward, who has one year remaining on his contract, came under fire in recent months season for his performances, leading to speculation that he
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11:02 PM ET Manchester United have shown steady improvement this season but second place in the Premier League will never be good enough, captain Harry Maguire said. United finished runners-up, 12 points behind champions Manchester City, but they can still end the season on a high as they face Villarreal in Wednesday’s Europa League final.
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5:36 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Arsenal defender Gabriel lost a tooth after celebrating with his teammates in David Luiz‘s farewell to the club on Sunday. Luiz will leave the club at the end of the campaign and following Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over Brighton on the final day of the Premier
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5:13 PM ET Olivia Moultrie, 15, is seeking to sign a deal with a NWSL team. Getty Images A federal court has issued a 14-day temporary restraining order (TRO) that could allow 15-year-old soccer player Olivia Moultrie to sign a professional contract with any team in the National Women’s Soccer League. At issue is the NWSL’s
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4:17 PM ET The final day of the 2020-21 campaign in the Premier League, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, La Liga and Serie A provided plenty of drama as titles were decided (congrats to Atletico Madrid and Lille), relegation spots were confirmed and Champions League spots were clinched (Liverpool! Juventus!), or lost (Leicester City! Napoli!), in the
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2:30 PM ET Chelsea midfielder Christian Pulisic and Manchester City goalkeeper Zack Steffen headline the United States’ 23-player roster for the upcoming CONCACAF Nations League Final Four. The Premier League pair will take part in the Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final for their respective clubs, but will both miss the USMNT’s friendly against Switzerland on
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10:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Mason Greenwood has said Manchester United “need” to win the Europa League after going too long without a trophy. United can win their first piece of silverware since 2017 when they take on Villarreal in Gdansk on Wednesday and Greenwood said it is vital Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team get over
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9:59 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he has no concerns about the appointment of Mateu Lahoz as the referee for the Champions League final despite his history with the Spanish official. Lahoz was heavily criticised by Guardiola for his performance in the Champions League quarterfinal second leg tie in
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7:21 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jordi Cruyff will meet with Barcelona president Joan Laporta this week to discuss his return to the Catalan club, sources have told ESPN. Cruyff, 47, is still the head coach of Chinese Super League side Shenzhen FC but his contract includes a clause that would allow him to
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6:24 AM ET Sergio Ramos has been left out of Spain‘s European Championship 2020 squad by coach Luis Enrique. The 35-year-old is his country’s most-capped player, with 180 appearances for Spain since making his debut in March 2005. Luis Enrique confirmed on Monday that defenders Pau Torres, Aymeric Laporte, Eric Garcia, Diego Llorente and Cesar
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