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Associated Press Mar 26, 2024, 12:24 PM ET Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi will not face sanctions for allegedly racially abusing Napoli‘s Juan Jesus in a Serie A match because there wasn’t enough proof. The alleged incident on March 17 was revealed when Juan Jesus told the referee Acerbi directed a racial slur at him.
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Jeff Kassouf Mar 26, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Forwards Mallory Swanson and Catarina Macario returned to the United States women’s national team for the first time in a year and two years, respectively, following major knee injuries. Both players are eligible for selection at the SheBelieves Cup, where the USWNT will play
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Adriana Garcia Mar 26, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Vinícius Júnior will captain Brazil for the first time in Tuesday’s international friendly against Spain, which was organised by the two country’s federations in response to racism suffered by the Real Madrid forward. As part of the initiatives, players will pose for the national
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 26, 2024, 03:15 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The month-long lockout of MLS referees has ended, with the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) voting to ratify a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Professional Referee Organization
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMar 26, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Leah Williamson has returned to the Lionesses’ squad ahead of their European Championship qualifiers against
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Mar 26, 2024, 04:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former CFA president Chen Xuyuan has been jailed for life on corruption charges. Photo by He Yi/VCG via Getty Images A former president of China‘s football association has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting more than $10 million in bribes, the country’s state media reported
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 26, 2024, 03:15 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The month-long lockout of MLS referees has ended, with sources confirming to ESPN that the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) voted to ratify a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
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ESPN News Services Mar 25, 2024, 06:51 PM ET Argentine police and prosecutors are investigating an anonymous death threat to soccer star Ángel Di Maria delivered in his hometown of Rosario early Monday. Staffers of the Funes Hills Miraflores condominium where the World Cup winner usually stays in the region, said they found a package
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Open Extended Reactions Declan Rice admitted he was left “speechless” after being named England captain for Tuesday’s friendly against Belgium at Wembley. The Arsenal midfielder will mark his 50th cap by leading out Gareth Southgate’s side in their final outing before he names his 23-man squad for Euro 2024 on May 16. – Stream on
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Mar 25, 2024, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nottingham Forest have lodged an appeal against a four-point deduction in relation to their breach of the Premier League’s Profit & Sustainability Rules (PSR), the club said on Monday. Forest were plunged into the relegation zone last week after having four points deducted for breaking financial
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Adriana Garcia Mar 25, 2024, 12:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil‘s Vinícius Júnior broke down in tears in Monday’s news conference as he admitted he has “less will to play” because of the racist abuse he has suffered in Spain. The Real Madrid forward, however, said he is not considering leaving LaLiga despite the
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Ryan Giggs made 632 appearances in the Premier League for Manchester United, winning 13 league titles in that time. Yu Chun Christopher Wong/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has been overlooked for the 15-player shortlist for the 2024 Premier League Hall of Fame nominations, despite continuing to hold the record of 13 Premier
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 25, 2024, 08:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A number of Premier League clubs are ready to rival Juventus and Inter Milan to sign Iceland striker Albert Gudmundsson this summer, a source has told ESPN. Gudmundsson has impressed at Genoa this season, scoring 10 goals in Serie A. The 26-year-old also scored
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Mar 25, 2024, 07:34 AM ET Dani Alves was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault. Photo by JORDI BORRAS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Former Brazil footballer Dani Alves is due to be released from prison after making the €1 million ($1.08m) bail payment required as he awaits the result
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Adriana Garcia Mar 25, 2024, 06:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions João Cancelo has taken a swipe at Manchester City, claiming “lies were told” about him following his departure to Bayern Munich in January 2023. The Portugal international had been key player for City manager Pep Guardiola but fell out of favour in the first
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