Month: March 2022

3:24 PM ET New Zealand crushed Solomon Islands 5-0 in the final of the Oceania qualifying tournament in Doha on Wednesday to seal a World Cup playoff berth and keep alive their hopes of a first finals appearance in 12 years. Bill Tuiloma‘s header at the far post eased the pressure after a frantic start
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2:29 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona set a new world record attendance for a women’s match with 91,553 supporters attending Wednesday’s Champions League quarterfinal against Real Madrid at Camp Nou. The previous record crowd for a women’s game has stood since 1999, when 90,185 fans watched the World Cup final between the United
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12:34 PM ET Ruud van Nistelrooy coaches the PSV U23 team against FC Emmen at the Jan Louwers stadion on March 7, 2022. Getty Images Former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy will take over as PSV Eindhoven manager from next season, the Dutch club announced Wednesday. Van Nistelrooy, who played for PSV
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11:55 AM ET A teenager has been jailed for racially abusing Marcus Rashford. Getty Images A British teenager has been sentenced to six weeks in prison after racially abusing England‘s Marcus Rashford on Twitter after last year’s European Championship final, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Wednesday. Justin Lee Price, 19, from Worcester, previously admitted
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11:20 AM ET Caitlin Murray The U.S. women’s national team and U.S. Soccer remain locked in negotiations, even as the team’s current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire on Thursday, both sides announced Wednesday. Negotiations, which have been held in Chicago and Washington D.C., will continue through April. “The discussions, which have included equalizing
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9:57 AM ET Mohamed Salah missed his penalty in the shootout as Senegal advanced to the 2022 World Cup at Egypt’s expense. Mohamed Hossam/Getty Images Egypt have lodged a complaint against Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier opponents Senegal, alleging their team were subjected to racist and offensive banners, particularly winger Mohamed Salah. Senegal advanced to the 2022
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10:16 AM ET Mario Balotelli has said he could have been Italy‘s matchwinner had he been selected for their World Cup playoff where they suffered a shock 1-0 loss to North Macedonia. The Adana Demirspor striker, whose last appearance for the national side was in 2018, was recently recalled to the national side by manager
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8:28 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are exploring the possibility of including Anthony Martial to facilitate a move for Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, sources have told ESPN. United are in the market to sign a striker ahead of the summer transfer window with Kane one of the options being monitored. Tottenham’s valuation of
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9:10 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Giovana Queiroz wrote an open letter alleging that she had suffered abusive behaviour at the hands of a Barcelona director. Photo by Steve Christo – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Barcelona have been forced to deny allegations of harassment within their women’s team ahead of their Champions League game against
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12:15 AM ET Luis Suarez’s brilliant bicycle kick opened the scoring for Uruguay on Tuesday night. Alberto Valdez – Pool/Getty Images Luis Suarez moved ahead of Lionel Messi as the top scorer in South American World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday with his 29th goal, a bicycle kick that helped Uruguay to a 2-0 win over Chile.
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6:34 PM ET Gareth Southgate has branded England fans booing Harry Maguire “an absolute joke” after he was targeted by some supporters during Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Ivory Coast. The Manchester United defender was jeered as his name was announced in the starting line-up before kick-off at Wembley and also after his first touch in
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7:03 PM ET SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Despite being able to lose by five goals or fewer against Costa Rica Wednesday and still qualify for the World Cup, coach Gregg Berhalter and players for the United States men’s national team maintain their intent to win remains unaffected. Few players remain from the group that
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