Month: March 2022

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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5:42 AM ET Associated Press Brazil set a new World Cup qualifying record on Tuesday with a 4-0 thrashing of Bolivia. With 45 points, Tite’s team broke Argentina‘s record of 43 which was set in qualifying for the 2002 World Cup. Belgium‘s draw with Republic of Ireland this week also means Brazil will return to
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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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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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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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5:40 PM ET Nigeria fans stormed the pitch as the fallout from their surprise failure to reach the World Cup finals started immediately after the final whistle of Tuesday’s 1-1 home playoff draw with Ghana in Abuja that sealed the home team’s fate. Fans at the stadium reacted to the result, which saw Nigeria miss
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4:35 PM ET Bruno Fernandes grabbed a brace as Portugal secured a 2-0 victory over North Macedonia on Tuesday to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals. The Manchester United midfielder scored a goal in each half as Portugal booked their place to Qatar later this year. – Top seeds confirmed for World Cup finals
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4:34 PM ET The eight seeded teams for Friday’s World Cup finals draw have been confirmed after Portugal sealed their place with a 2-0 win over North Macedonia in the UEFA playoffs. – World Cup finals draw: Date, time, format, seeds– World Cup: Who has qualified and who is still in contention Pot 1 contains
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5:53 PM ET PORTO, Portugal — Cristiano Ronaldo is heading to Qatar, but Mohamed Salah isn’t and neither is Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whose dream of becoming the first outfield player to bridge a 16-year gap between appearances at the World Cup fizzled out in a late, fruitless substitute rescue act for Sweden in Poland. Every World
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3:55 PM ET Senegal beat Egypt in a penalty shootout after dominating a thrilling, end-to-end match on Tuesday to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar as their two-legged CAF playoff finished 1-1 on aggregate. Egypt came into the match with a 1-0 aggregate lead after the first leg, but it was all square minutes
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3:30 PM ET An investigation by an independent law firm on behalf of Major League Soccer concluded that the Portland Timbers didn’t offer financial inducements to Genessis Alarcón, the estranged wife of former midfielder Andy Polo, to not press charges over an alleged incident of domestic violence by Polo. The investigation also concluded that while
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12:23 PM ET Caitlin Murray The U.S. women’s national team has lost two potential starters to injury ahead of a crucial double qualifier in July for the World Cup and Olympics. Forward Lynn Williams is out for the remainder of the National Women’s Soccer League season with an “acute injury to her right leg,” her
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7:18 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Victor Lindelof, Paul Pogba and Tahith Chong have all suffered targeted break-ins this year. Michael Regan – The FA/The FA via Getty Images Manchester United are upping security after a number of players have been subjected to targeted attacks, sources have told ESPN. Victor Lindelof, Paul Pogba and Tahith Chong have
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8:39 AM ET Lionel Messi’s deal comes amid a growing wave of crypto endorsements signed by football clubs and players. Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images Lionel Messi has signed an agreement worth more than $20 million to promote digital fan token company Socios.com, a source close to the deal told Reuters on Tuesday. Messi becomes the latest global
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4:25 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed the club have already completed two signings ahead of the summer transfer window but said they are not considering bringing Lionel Messi back to the club. Laporta did not name the two signings, but ESPN previously reported Barca have agreed deals with
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