11:01 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said the club have “never bought referees or influence” following the revelation of payments to the former vice president of the refereeing committee. Barca paid Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira’s company around €7 million between 2001 and 2018, with payments totalling €1.4m between 2016
Month: March 2023
2:47 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier has insisted that the absence of Neymar from Wednesday’s Champions League decider against Bayern Munich and the rest of the season will be a loss for the French champions, even if it makes the team more balanced. PSG will be without Neymar, who has been ruled out
1:30 PM ET Associated Press A promoter’s lawsuit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation can proceed toward trial after a lower-court judge had thrown it out, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the lawsuit by Relevent Sports, controlled by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, after
11:51 AM ET Abdel Bouhazama leaves Angers with the club bottom of the Ligue 1 table. Photo by SYLVAIN THOMAS/AFP via Getty Images Abdel Bouhazama has left Angers after a series of poor results and a row triggered by inappropriate comments made by the head coach, the Ligue 1 club said on Tuesday. Bouhazama appeared to
Mar 6, 2023 Paul Carr and Dan Thomas The UEFA Champions League round of 16 continues with the second legs of four matchups taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The remaining four matchups will finish up next week, after which time the quarterfinals draw will take place. With all that in mind,
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As the San Francisco 49ers picked up the pieces from another season they believed ended one game too early, they looked back at 2022 with conflicting emotions. There was pride in claiming the NFC West crown. There was also profound sadness that the forthcoming offseason would tear into
7:00 AM ET The World Baseball Classic is back after a six-year absence — it was originally scheduled for 2021 but postponed because of COVID-19 — and the 2023 version will be bigger and better than ever, featuring more teams and star-studded rosters. The field expands from 16 to 20 teams, including first-time participants Great
Michael Vaughan‘s lawyer has said “due process” was denied to his client, and “sent on holiday” in the ECB’s investigations into charges that he made racist comments to four Asian and British-Asian players in 2009. Christopher Stoner KC, representing Vaughan, called the investigation “wholly and woefully inadequate” on the final day of the Cricket Discipline
11:47 AM ET Associated Press Prime Video will stream an NFL game on Black Friday for free, Amazon announced Tuesday. The 2023 season will mark the first time the league has scheduled a game for the day after Thanksgiving. Teams for the 3 p.m. ET game on Nov. 24 will be announced later. “It’s such
11:25 AM ET The New York Jets have had conversations with the Green Bay Packers and with quarterback Aaron Rodgers this week regarding a potential trade of the four-time MVP to the Jets, according to sources. The sources said some of those conversations were expected to take place Tuesday, but that it’s unclear as of