Month: October 2023

Oct 18, 2023, 07:27 AM ET Algeria international Youcef Atal was suspended by Nice on Wednesday for a social media post about the Israel-Hamas war, the Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday. Atal, a defender who has been at Nice since 2018, has since apologised and deleted the post. He had been on international duty
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 18, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The Portland Thorns duo of defender Becky Sauerbrunn and forward Sophia Smith headline the 27-player roster that will represent the U.S. women’s national team in a pair of friendlies
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 18, 2023, 06:22 AM ET Barcelona president Joan Laporta has been charged with suspected bribery over payments made to companies linked to the former vice president of the refereeing committee, José María Enríquez Negreira, according to Spanish news agency EFE. The charges relate to Laporta’s first spell in charge of
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Open Extended Reactions Sandro Tonali is available for Newcastle United‘s Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace on Saturday and will be considered for selection by manager Eddie Howe, sources have told ESPN, despite being investigated in Italy for illegal betting. The 23-year-old midfielder, a £55 million ($66.8m) summer signing from AC Milan, was withdrawn last
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Cesar Hernandez Oct 18, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States men’s national team will face Trinidad and Tobago while Mexico will take on Honduras in November’s Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals, which will determine automatic qualification for the 2024 Copa America. The home-and-away quarterfinal series announced Wednesday also feature Canada taking on
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 18, 2023, 01:00 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi is MLS’ highest paid player, with a league-record annual guaranteed compensation of $20 million, the MLS Players Association announced on Wednesday. That mark includes
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Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun UFC star Conor McGregor reportedly will not face criminal charges stemming from an accusation of sexual assault at an NBA Finals game earlier this year in Miami. TMZ Sports reported
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2023, 10:45 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Just outside Denver, in the Front Range Urban Corridor, the best college football team in Colorado is flying under the radar. At the Air Force Academy,
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Oct 18, 2023, 12:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nashville Predators defenseman Luke Schenn will be sidelined four to six weeks because of a lower-body injury, the team announced Wednesday. Schenn has been idle since logging 15:11 of ice time in Nashville’s 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct. 10. Signed to a
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