Soccer

Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have seen a second bid worth a total of £50 million ($64m) for Jarrad Branthwaite rejected with Everton holding out for closer to £70m for the defender, sources have told ESPN. The 22-year-old made his senior England debut against Bosnia & Herzegovina at the end of last season before missing
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Open Extended Reactions UEFA have appointed a referee previously convicted of match-fixing and whose integrity was publicly questioned by Jude Bellingham for England’s Euro 2024 semifinal against the Netherlands. Felix Zwayer will officiate Wednesday’s clash in Dortmund despite being banned for six months in 2005 after taking a €300 ($325) bribe from another official named
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Adriana Garcia Jul 8, 2024, 04:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo has hinted he will continue playing for Portugal following the team’s painful Euro 2024 exit. Ronaldo started in all of Portugal’s five games in the tournament in Germany, averaging 97 minutes per match. Editor’s Picks 2 Related However, for the first time
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Jul 7, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Twenty teams down, four left standing. Euro 2024 has reached the semifinal stage. One of Spain, France, England or Netherlands will be crowned champions in one week’s time, cementing their legacy and securing their own mini piece of history in the process. Editor’s Picks 2 Related
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Jul 6, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions England defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has declared he was not nervous as he stepped up to take the penalty that sent England to the semifinals of Euro 2024. Gareth Southgate’s team beat Switzerland in a penalty shootout after the teams were level at 1-1 following 120 minutes
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The Associated Press Jul 6, 2024, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkish supporters making their way to the European Championship quarterfinal against the Netherlands on Saturday have been making the same nationalistic hand gesture that saw a Turkey player banned from the match. Berlin police said on X on Saturday that the gesture was
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Jul 6, 2024, 03:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Uruguay striker Luis Suárez said he knows he is inching closer to retirement but is hoping to enjoy the final stretch of a stellar career, regardless of how many minutes he gets on the pitch at the Copa América. Suarez is Uruguay’s all-time top scorer with
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Jul 5, 2024, 10:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City and Manchester United have been cleared to take part in European competition next season by UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB). Doubts had been raised after both Man City and LaLiga side Girona, who are both part of the City Football Group, both qualified
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ESPN News Services Jul 3, 2024, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former San Diego Wave employee Brittany Alvarado alleged a pattern of abusive behavior by club president Jill Ellis in a social media post on Wednesday. The team vehemently denied the accusations in a statement, calling them “inaccurate and defamatory,” and defended the former
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