Month: July 2021

2:31 AM ET The World Cup is the child of the Olympic football tournament. To be more specific, it is the child of the South American contribution to the Olympic football tournament. In 1924, in Paris, Uruguay astonished allcomers with the brilliance of their football — a new balletic style that thrilled the crowds as
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12:14 AM ET Players react to referee Esteban Ostojich after VAR denied Boca Juniors a goal on Tuesday. Bruna Prado-Pool/Getty Images Boca Juniors were knocked out of the Copa Libertadores by Atletico Mineiro on Tuesday but both sides are sure to face sanctions after chaotic scenes during and after the match in Belo Horizonte. Brazilian police
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8:21 PM ET A U.S. District Court judge has ruled in favor of the USSF, dismissing the anti-trust portion of a lawsuit filed by soccer promoter Relevent Sports Group over the holding of official league matches from foreign leagues here. U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District of New York, Valerie Caproni, also ruled
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7:08 PM ET Arsenal have cancelled their pre-season tour to the United States after a small number of positive COVID-19 cases at the club, Sky Sports reported on Tuesday. Arsenal were set to travel to the U.S. this week to participate in the Florida Cup alongside fellow Premier League team Everton, Serie A champions Internazionale
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3:11 PM ET Atlanta United striker Josef Martinez said he has fully recovered from a “minor heart issue” resulting from his bout with COVID-19, and remains so committed to the Five Stripes’ cause that he wants to finish his career with the club. Speaking to reporters on a Zoom call ahead of Wednesday’s match against
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11:49 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are hopeful that Phil Foden will be available for the start of the new Premier League season despite the midfielder being left on crutches by the injury which ruled him out of the Euro 2020 final, sources have told ESPN. Foden sat out England‘s penalty shoot-out defeat to
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10:53 AM ET AC Milan CEO Ivan Gazidis has been diagnosed with throat cancer. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images AC Milan CEO Ivan Gazidis has been diagnosed with throat cancer, the Serie A side announced on Tuesday. Milan said doctors expected Gazidis to “make a full recovery” and that he will continue working in his role as he
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4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen The men’s soccer tournament at the Olympic Games gets underway on Wednesday in Japan and there are plenty of top young players on show until the gold medal match on Aug. 7. Traditionally, the men’s Olympic tournament only allows countries to use players under the age of 23, with the
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5:40 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Rennes president Nicolas Holveck has said the club are “open” to discussing a deal to offload Manchester United target Eduardo Camavinga this summer. Sources have told ESPN that United monitoring the 18-year-old’s situation at Rennes and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is also keen to add a
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9:13 PM ET Associated Press Everton has suspended a player pending a police investigation, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The northwest-England team did not identify the player or any details about the police case. “The club will continue to support the authorities with their inquiries and will not be making any further statement
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