Football

6:04 PM ET Pep Guardiola has dismissed talk of Manchester City achieving a treble this season, saying his players must “forget about it” after a 3-0 win at EFL Championship side Bristol City secured a place in the FA Cup quarterfinals. Two goals from Phil Foden and a second-half strike from Kevin De Bruyne sealed
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3:32 PM ET CONCACAF announced that it has revamped the formats for its senior men’s national team competitions to be held between 2023 and 2026. This includes the CONCACAF Nations League, as well as qualifying for the 2024 Copa America and the 2026 World Cup. “These revamped formats and competitions will provide a tremendous platform
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3:20 PM ET Associated Press Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima was selected by FIFA as a global fan ambassador for the governing body. Getty Images FIFA’s choice of Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima as its first global fan ambassador five months before the Women’s World Cup was described Tuesday as “tone deaf” by the former leader of the
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2:45 PM ET Cremonese were previously the only team in Europe’s top five leagues to be without a win this season. Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images Daniel Ciofani scored a late penalty as relegation-threatened Cremonese earned their first win of the season in a 2-1 home victory over AS Roma in Serie A on Tuesday that left Jose
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5:00 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
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5:49 AM ET Chelsea‘s injury woes have worsened with captain Thiago Silva set to miss six weeks after damaging his knee ligaments in his side’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Silva, 38, signed a new one-year contract with Graham Potter’s side earlier this month. The Brazil defender has been an important figure in
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8:13 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has told his players to “get back to work” following their Carabao Cup success. United have an FA Cup fifth-round tie against West Ham at Old Trafford on Wednesday, just three days after their 2-0 victory over Newcastle at Wembley earned the club’s first
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4:41 AM ET Amputee footballer Marcin Oleksy saw off competition from Tottenham Hotspur‘s Richarlison and Marseille‘s Dimitri Payet to win the FIFA Puskas Award for best goal on Monday. Oleksy, 36, scored a stunning overhead kick for Warta Poznan in November against Stal Rzeszow, planting one of his crutches into the ground while turning mid-air
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3:38 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid defender David Alaba explained why he did not vote for teammate Karim Benzema ahead of Lionel Messi in the 2022 Best FIFA Men’s Player award after receiving abuse on social media, including racist tweets. Awards are voted for by national team captains and coaches, journalists from across the
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