Month: May 2019

2:27 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Dave Roberts was asked if he had ever experienced anything resembling the day-to-day, all-encompassing dominance that Cody Bellinger has exhibited through these first couple of months and started searching. He’s in his fourth season as the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ manager and his ninth overall as a coach, following a
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21-year-old Teagan Micah is the first player to make a Matildas squad while still playing at the college level. Gema Simon says the whole Matildas squad is looking forward to testing themselves at the World Cup. A full house awaits the Matildas for their pre-World Cup away friendly against the Netherlands on Saturday, giving Australia
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Willian has told ESPN Brasil that this season’s all-English Champions League and Europa League finals prove that the Premier League is more formidable than ever before. Chelsea face Arsenal in the Europa League final in Baku on Wednesday before Tottenham take on Liverpool in the Champions League final in Madrid on Saturday — the first time
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Gab Marcotti feels Ernesto Valverde’s inability to adjust his side when the opposition catches Barcelona off guard should be a cause for concern. As the tug of war for Matthijs de Ligt continues, ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti weighs in on Barcelona and Man United’s chances of landing the young Dutch star. Alejandro Moreno feels Barcelona
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1:57 AM ET Australia have completed their warm-up matches ahead of their World Cup opener against Afghanistan on June 1, but how close are they to knowing their best XI? Here are three key questions that remain to be answered. Khawaja v Marsh Barring injury, Usman Khawaja and Shaun Marsh cannot fit in the same
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sean Johnson both received yellow cards after this incident late in the match between LA Galaxy and NYCFC. Sporting Kansas City defender Matt Besler said he’s ready for the “challenge” the return of Zlatan Ibrahimovic will present when his team faces the LA Galaxy on Wednesday night. Ibrahimovic, who missed the last
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12:57 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN BOSTON — For 21 minutes of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, the St. Louis Blues looked like the composed, confident team that won the Western Conference. They took a 2-0 lead by forcing turnovers with their punishing forechecks, while rookie goalie Jordan Binnington turned every Boston Bruins chance
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2:06 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN BOSTON — Boston Bruins veterans know that the Stanley Cup Final will be a physical series, and perhaps nobody set the tone better in Game 1 than 5-foot-9 defenseman Torey Krug. After tangling with St. Louis Blues forward David Perron by his own net in the third period, Krug lost
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Ahead of the Champions League final in Madrid, Stewart Robson picks whether he’d prefer Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino or Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp as his manager. In an exclusive interview with ESPN FC, Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris explains how Mauricio Pochettino changed the course of his career at Spurs. Stewart Robson examines how Liverpool can fill the
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11:43 PM BST Wallabies and Brumbies superstar David Pocock has retired from Super Rugby but hopes to play at the World Cup later this year. Pocock has played just 138 minutes in three games for the Brumbies this season with a frustrating calf injury keeping him sidelined. The 31-year-old met with Wallabies and Brumbies medical
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