Associated Press Oct 19, 2023, 09:41 AM ET UEFA said on Thursday the result of the European Championship qualifying game between Belgium and Sweden, which was abandoned this week after two Swedish fans were killed before kickoff, will stand. The game was called off at half-time with the score 1-1. Both the Belgian and Swedish
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Ross Devonport Oct 19, 2023, 11:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami CF head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino has confirmed his club’s continued interest in signing veteran striker Luis Suárez this winter. Speaking to the media a day before Miami’s final home game of the MLS season — a 2-2
Oct 19, 2023, 09:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale said he is “suffering and hurting” after losing his place in Arsenal‘s starting line-up to David Raya, but insisted that he and his teammate are on good terms. Ramsdale had been Arsenal’s first choice in goal since joining the team in 2021 and
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 19, 2023, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Casemiro will miss Manchester United‘s Premier League fixture against Sheffield United on Saturday after being advised by the club to remain in Brazil to continue his recovery from an ankle problem. The midfielder picked up the injury during Brazil’s 1-1 draw with Venezuela on
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 19, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Barcelona president Joan Laporta said he remains calm despite being personally charged with suspected bribery over the refereeing scandal engulfing the Catalan club this week. Laporta, 61, was added to the probe into payments worth over €7 million ($7.3m) made to companies linked to the
Oct 19, 2023, 09:52 AM ET Israel players stand for the national anthem in Tel Aviv this past September during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification match vs. Belarus JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images Israel will not host any UEFA-sanctioned matches until further notice, Europe’s governing body said Thursday. UEFA said it had conducted a “thorough evaluation
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 19, 2023, 06:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Al Ettifaq are ready to reduce the number of foreign players in their squad in order to sign Jesse Lingard, a source has told ESPN. Lingard is training with the Saudi Pro League side, who are managed by Steven Gerrard, but has not yet
Oct 19, 2023, 10:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It has been an extraordinary few months for Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which owns the vast majority of Newcastle United. Over the summer, the fund (commonly known as PIF) spent nearly $1 billion to acquire some of the world’s best players, from Ballon d’Or winner
Associated Press Oct 19, 2023, 03:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi has said he intends to play in the final match of Inter Miami‘s season on Saturday, although the MLS club is yet to confirm that is the case. Messi — who scored both goals for Argentina in its 2-0 World Cup qualifying
Adriana Garcia Oct 19, 2023, 05:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi will have a farewell game at Barcelona‘s Camp Nou, according to the LaLiga club’s sporting director Deco. Since Messi left Barça as a free agent in August 2021 because of the club’s financial crisis, there has been talk of