Month: April 2021

Apr 28, 2021 In a high-profile attempt to expose the scourge of racism towards players at all levels of the game, English football will unite to undertake a three-day social media boycott this weekend “in response to the ongoing and sustained discriminatory abuse received online.” The initiative has the backing of all professional leagues, including
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10:12 AM ET The number of American players in Europe seems to grow every transfer window, and the likes of Christian Pulisic, and most recently Matthew Hoppe, have demonstrated that you don’t necessarily need to come up through a powerhouse MLS academy like FC Dallas in order to make the jump. However, there are plenty
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11:48 AM BST The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals will take place at London’s Twickenham Stadium in May in front of up to 10,000 fans, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Friday. The matches were due to take place in Marseille on May 21 and May 22 respectively but were moved out of
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Apr 29, 2021 Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Yeah, it’s great for the Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos and Philadelphia Eagles that they’re adding
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9:42 AM ET Kansas has hired Buffalo‘s Lance Leipold as head football coach, the school announced Friday. The Jayhawks and Leipold agreed to a six-year contract, according to the school. “It is an exciting and humbling opportunity, and this is a day I will never forget,” Leipold said in a statement. “We are going to
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6:45 AM ET Moises Llorens Rodrigo Faez Barcelona sounded out the possibility of signing David Alaba but realised he was committed to joining Real Madrid on a free transfer this summer, various sources have told ESPN. Alaba, 28, is out of contract in June and told Bayern Munich earlier this season of his intention to
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7:54 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United do not want plans for a European Super League (ESL) to be revived, according to executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. United, along with the five other Premier League clubs involved, have stated their intention to leave the ESL following a huge backlash from fans. – Stream ESPN FC Daily
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8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he is convinced the Glazers will spend in the summer transfer market to take Manchester United “one step further” but has endorsed the fans’ right to protest against the club’s owners ahead of the Premier League clash with Liverpool. United are expecting around 10,000 supporters
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