Month: July 2021

2:23 PM ET Adrianna Garcia Italy veteran defender Leonardo Bonucci says he is concerned about the speed of England‘s attack heading into Sunday’s Euro 2020 final (stream live on ESPN and ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET) and joked that it will be for him and his defensive teammate Giorgio Chiellini a “youngsters against old men”
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10:41 AM ET PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas is likely to stay at the club when Italy No. 1 Gianluigi Donnarumma joins as a free agent, sources have told ESPN. Italy international Donnarumma, 22, will join after turning down a new contract at AC Milan, where he made 251 senior appearances. – Stream LIVE games and
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8:36 AM ET Zinedine Zidane will reject the opportunity to return to club management in order to take over from Didier Deschamps as coach of the France national team, sources have told ESPN. As reported in L’Equipe on Friday, sources have said the former Real Madrid manager is ready to wait for Deschamps’ tenure to
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6:15 AM ET Adriana Garcia Neymar has hit out at Brazilians who are backing Argentina to win Saturday’s Copa America final at the Maracana because they support Lionel Messi. Brazil supporters have lacked interest in this year’s tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the nation and last-minute changes which saw Brazil host the Copa
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4:54 AM ET James OlleySenior Writer, ESPN FC Close Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email AC Milan are closing in on a deal to sign Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud for €2 million, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea triggered an option last month to extend his contract by a further 12 months but
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12:06 PM ET France coach Didier Deschamps is staying in charge of the national team after Noel Le Graet, the French FA president, said it took just “three minutes” to resolve his future. Deschamps was under mounting pressure in the wake of France’s shock defeat to Switzerland in the round of 16 at Euro 2020,
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4:17 PM ET Major international soccer tournaments are funny beasts. After a grueling, nine-month club season, we shuffle all the rosters, have these new teams play between three and seven games together, and then draw far-reaching conclusions and referendums — Player A is clearly overrated, Coach B’s tactics are a shambles, Country C’s time has
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1:26 PM ET Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has signed a new deal through 2024, the club announced on Thursday. Atletico are fresh off winning the La Liga title, the team’s 11th in club history and second under Simeone. Four members of Simeone’s backroom staff — Oscar Ortega, Pablo Vercellone, Nelson Vivas and Hernan Bonvinvini
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11:15 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain are considering a move for Manchester United‘s Paul Pogba as they look to bring in a new midfielder this summer, sources have told ESPN. Pogba’s future at Old Trafford is far from certain as he enters the final 12 months of his contract and, speaking in December, his agent Mino
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11:56 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens La Liga president Javier Tebas has said only “financial doping” would enable Paris Saint-Germain or Manchester City to sign Lionel Messi on terms similar to his previous Barcelona deal. Messi, 34, is a free agent after his contract with Barca expired on June 30. The Catalan club are
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9:01 AM ET Jose Mourinho has rejected suggestions his spells as manager of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur were a “disaster” as he was presented as Roma‘s new boss on Thursday. Mourinho was sacked by United in December 2018 before he was appointed at Spurs in November 2019 and again dismissed in April. He was
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7:30 AM ET England have been charged by UEFA after Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel was targeted with a laser during the deciding moment of their Euro 2020 semifinal victory at Wembley on Wednesday. The laser was pointed at Schmeichel as England captain Harry Kane stepped up to take a penalty in extra time. The Leicester
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5:05 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sergio Ramos will join Paris Saint-Germain after agreeing a two-year deal at the club, it was announced on Thursday. Ramos, 35, left Real Madrid when his contract expired on June 30 after failing to agree an extension, bringing an end to 16 years at the club. “I am
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