Christine Sinclair bid an emotional farewell to international soccer on Tuesday with one final match that brought an end to a superlative career in which she catapulted Canada from obscurity to Olympic champions. The result of the friendly, a 1-0 win over Australia played in Sinclair’s home province of British Columbia, did not matter as
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Marissa Lordanic Dec 6, 2023, 01:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions So much must go right for a player to be able to decide their last game is indeed their last game. The exception rather than the rule, a chance to exit on your own terms and truly be celebrated sometimes isn’t even afforded to
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The summer signing who nobody questioned bailed out the one most people did. Just when it appeared as though Mikel Arteta would face another inquisition over his goalkeeper choices, Declan Rice popped up with a priceless header beyond added time to earn Arsenal a stunning 4-3 win at Luton Town
Declan Rice‘s header deep in stoppage time sealed an enthralling 4-3 victory for Arsenal over Luton Town to send them five points clear at the top of the Premier League on Tuesday. Time was almost up when Rice found space to glance a header into the net with virtually the last action of the game,
ESPN News Services Dec 5, 2023, 07:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta refused to play the blame game after goalkeeper David Raya‘s errors almost cost Arsenal dearly in a thrilling 4-3 victory at Luton Town in the Premier League on Tuesday. The Spaniard, who has replaced Aaron Ramsdale between the posts after joining
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterDec 5, 2023, 04:57 PM 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 GLASGOW, Scotland — England hammered Scotland 6-0 at Hampden Park on Thursday evening but it
Dec 5, 2023, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Manchester United midfielder Ravel Morrison has been fined for using a deceased person’s parking permit. Manchester Magistrates Court was told that in May this year the 30-year-old parked his Audi S3 on Bridgewater Street in the city using a blue badge, which allows people with
Dec 5, 2023, 07:35 AM ET Sheffield United have sacked manager Paul Heckingbottom, following their 5-0 defeat at Burnley on Saturday. Heckingbottom is the first Premier League managerial casualty this term, Wolverhampton Wanderers parted ways with Julen Lopetegui three days before the start of the season. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Dec 5, 2023, 05:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham collected the 2023 Golden Boy Award for Europe’s best under-21 player on Monday, receiving a record-breaking 485 of a possible 500 points from the jury. The Real Madrid midfielder has had a flying start to life at the Bernabeu, scoring
Dec 5, 2023, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham was crowned Europe’s “Golden Boy” in an award ceremony on Monday night that recognises the best player under the age of 21 across Europe’s top leagues in the calendar year of 2023. And what a year it has been for the