Month: June 2021

12:03 PM ET Ousmane Dembele is set for several months on the sidelines after Barcelona confirmed he requires surgery on a knee injury sustained at Euro 2020. Sources have told ESPN the France international will be out for between three and five months, although Barca have not given any recovery timeframe. – Stream ESPN FC
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4:50 PM ET Luka Modric smashed in the go-ahead goal for Croatia as they beat Scotland 3-1 in in Glasgow on Tuesday to secure second place in Group D. – Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) Nikola Vlasic put Croatia in front just past the quarter-hour mark, firing home from
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12:42 PM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Hakan Calhanoglu has left AC Milan to join rivals Inter on a free transfer. Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images Turkey international Hakan Calhanoglu has completed a controversial free transfer to Inter Milan after his contract with arch-rivals AC Milan expired. The 27-year-old, who was instrumental in helping Milan return to
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10:15 AM ET Several Bundesliga clubs have announced they will light up their stadiums with rainbow colours during the Euro 2020 clash between Germany and Hungary after UEFA denied a request from the Munich mayor to light up the Allianz Arena. Barcelona‘s Antoine Griezmann and Gerard Pique as well as Arsenal‘s Katie McCabe have also
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7:35 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling would not be keen on a move to Tottenham as part of a deal to bring Harry Kane to the Etihad Stadium, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported on Monday that City were readying a £100 million offer for Kane which could include players heading
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6:53 AM ET Kumi Yokoyama said that they were inspired by OL Reign’s Quinn. Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images Washington Spirit and Japan forward Kumi Yokoyama came out as a transgender man in a video posted to Yuki Nagasato‘s YouTube channel on Sunday. Yokoyama said they were encouraged to tell their story after living in
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6:36 AM ET England duo Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell have been ruled out of Tuesday’s Euro 2020 Group D finale against the Czech Republic and could also miss the round of 16 after being forced to self-isolate. The pair were deemed “close contacts” with their Chelsea teammate Billy Gilmour, who tested positive after Friday’s
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2:27 PM ET Last week, Harry Kane was asked whether he had a special goal celebration planned in tribute to former Tottenham Hotspur teammate Christian Eriksen following the Denmark midfielder’s recovery from cardiac arrest. “I’d have to score a goal first before I think of anything like that,” he replied in what felt like an
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9:32 AM ET Major League Soccer will launch a development-focused league next year, aimed to bridge the gap between youth academies and first-team rosters, the league announced on Monday. The new league, which has yet to be named, is expected to include roughly 20 teams in its first year, including several MLS-operated teams currently playing
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12:39 AM ET UEFA has no plans to replace Wembley as host stadium of the Euro 2020 semifinals and final, European soccer’s governing body said, after Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called for the final to be moved from Britain due to rising COVID-19 cases. The United Kingdom recorded 10,633 new cases of COVID-19 and
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10:05 PM ET Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria embrace during Argentina’s 1-0 win over Paraguay on Monday. Joedson Alves/EPA Argentina ensured their place in the quarterfinals of the Copa America on Monday when they beat Paraguay 1-0 in a game notable for Lionel Messi‘s record-equalling 147th appearance for the national side. The victory in Brasilia
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3:51 PM ET Associated Press There were 140 known COVID-19 cases at the Copa America in Brazil on Monday, up from 66 positive tests on Thursday. CONMEBOL said in a statement that of the 15,235 tests, the number of people infected was 0.9% of the total. – Chile players fined for allowing barber inside bubble–
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