Month: December 2022

3:26 PM ET RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Cristiano Ronaldo wanted a Champions League swan song in the football cathedrals of Madrid, Milan or Munich, playing on the biggest stage with and against the most famous players in the game. Instead, the floodlights will fade on his glittering career at Mrsool Park, Al-Nassr’s compact stadium in
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2:27 PM ET Arsenal opened up a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League table as they strolled to a 4-2 victory away at Brighton & Hove Albion. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring in the second minute while Martin Odegaard, Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Martinelli all scored to ensure a fairly routine win
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1:49 PM ET Vinicius Junior has hit out at LaLiga for not doing enough to protect players from racism. Photo by Ion Alcoba/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Real Madrid‘s forward Vinicius Junior and LaLiga president Javier Tebas clashed on social media over LaLiga’s stance on dealing with racism. On Saturday, the Brazil international accused LaLiga of continuing
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12:16 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz “lost control” of Saturday’s heated Catalan derby after his side were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw against Espanyol at Camp Nou. The match descended into chaos after Lahoz’s decision to award Espanyol a 73rd-minute penalty, with Joselu‘s spot
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1:17 PM ET Uruguay striker Luis Suarez will join Brazilian Serie A side Gremio on a free transfer on a two-year contract until the end of 2024, the club announced on Saturday. Suarez bid farewell to his boyhood club Nacional in October after three months in which he scored eight goals in 16 games and
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11:52 AM ET Erling Haaland scored once again but Manchester City were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Everton after a spectacular goal from Demarai Gray. Haaland’s 24th-minute effort was his 21st league goal of the season — the most a player has scored before the turn of the year in a Premier League
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11:11 AM ET Luke Shaw said Erik ten Hag has stopped Manchester United players from “doing whatever they want” after the manager dropped striker Marcus Rashford for the 1-0 win at Wolves for oversleeping and being late to a team meeting. Rashford was named as a substitute at Molineux, with Ten Hag citing “internal discipline”
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10:05 AM ET Barcelona and Espanyol played out a fierce 1-1 draw in a Catalan derby in which both teams finished with 10 men. Barca went ahead in the seventh minute through a Marcos Alonso header, before Espanyol pegged them back through a Joselu penalty in the 73rd minute. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
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9:24 AM ET Marcus Rashford came off the bench to score a late winner in Manchester United‘s 1-0 victory at Wolves on Saturday. The forward was dropped from the starting lineup for unspecified “internal disciplinary” reasons, according to manager Erik ten Hag. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) However, the England international was
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DEFINITO SCAMBIO LAMMERS-CAPUTO 31/12/2022 14:45 Manca solo l’ufficialità, che non potrà arrivare prima del 2 gennaio, giorno di apertura del calciomercato, ma è fatta per il ritorno di Caputo. L’esperto attaccante pugliese è atteso nella città toscana per le visite mediche e la firma sul nuovo contratto. Percorso inverso quello di Lammers, che invece lascia
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7:15 AM ET Marcus Rashford will start on the bench for Manchester United against Wolves on Saturday. Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images Marcus Rashford has been dropped from the Manchester United starting lineup for Saturday’s Premier League game against Wolves for unspecified “internal disciplinary” reasons, according to manager Erik ten Hag. Rashford, 25, had been
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5:41 PM ET Real Madrid secured a 2-0 win at Real Valladolid as Karim Benzema scored two late goals, including a penalty, to move them a point clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga on Friday. Ballon d’Or winner Benzema returned to the starting lineup after missing the World Cup for France, having
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4:13 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr after leaving Manchester United in controversial fashion, the club announced Friday. Ronaldo signed a contract until the summer of 2025 and, according to reports, will receive $75 million per year. Sources did not dispute that figure to ESPN. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
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2:36 PM ET Marc Overmars won the Premier League and FA Cup double with Arsenal in 1997-98. ANP Sport via Getty Images Former Netherlands international Marc Overmars was admitted to hospital after suffering a “mild stroke,” Belgian club Royal Antwerp said on Friday. The 49-year-old has served as director of football at top-flight Antwerp since March.
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10:52 AM ET Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch has said the lack of a US-style salary cap in the Premier League makes the English top-flight harder as not every team “has a chance.” On Saturday Leeds face Newcastle United, who have made nine new signings since they were taken over by a Saudi Arabia-led consortium
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