Football

12:00 PM ET Adriana Garcia Portugal‘s Cristiano Ronaldo‘s two-goal performance made history at Euro 2020 on Tuesday, making him the leading scorer in the Championship’s history with 11 goals in a record fifth tournament appearance. The Portugal captain overtook France great Michel Platini with his first goal in a 3-0 win over Hungary at the
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10:19 AM ET Jamie Vardy is one of the Premier League’s most recognisable players. Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images Premier League striker Jamie Vardy has bought a stake in U.S. football club Rochester Rhinos. The Rhinos have been out of action for four years, but are targeting a 2022 comeback. Vardy, 34, has said
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3:23 PM ET Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid have been admitted to next season’s Champions League despite their involvement in the proposed breakaway European Super League project. Admission letters have been sent to all Champions League participants, European football’s governing body UEFA has said. – Euro 2020 on ESPN: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S.
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11:30 AM ET England defender Tyrone Mings has rejected the suggestion from UK Home Secretary Priti Patel that taking a knee is “gesture politics” and vowed the squad will continue “educating the minority” by promoting racial equality. Manager Gareth Southgate held two meetings with his players earlier this month at which they decided to carry
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8:20 AM ET Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld has said Thursday’s European Championship match against Denmark in Copenhagen “won’t be fun,” coming so soon after Christian Eriksen‘s on-field collapse. Eriksen suffered a heart attack just before half-time in the game against Finland and received CPR on the pitch before being taken to hospital, where he is
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5:12 AM ET Albert Sambi Lokonga is wanted by Arsenal as they revamp their midfield options. Photo by Herman Dingler/BSR Agency/Getty Images Arsenal have had a £12.9 million bid rejected by Anderlecht for midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga, sources have told ESPN. The Gunners have been told a fee of £17.2m will be enough to land the
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5:17 AM ET Adriana Garcia Lionel Messi has surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo as the active footballer to score the most free kicks after netting in Argentina’s 1-1 draw against Chile in their Copa America opener on Monday. The Argentina captain has now scored 57 free kicks in his career, one more than Portugal captain Ronaldo. Messi
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5:10 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona Femeni celebrate clinching the Treble after victory over Levante in the Copa de la Reina. Oscar J. Barroso / Europa Press Sports via Getty Images The Spanish government has begun to pay off the “historic debt” the country’s sports council said it owes women’s football by declaring its top league
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6:31 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain will not let Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Marquinhos or any of their players travel to Tokyo for the Olympic Games this summer, sources have told ESPN. Mbappe, Neymar and Marquinhos have expressed a desire to play in the football tournament in Japan for France and for Brazil but the Parisian club
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