Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterDec 11, 2023, 04:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paddy Pimblett got to the Camden Centre in London early on the night of his fight for the Cage Warriors promotion on April 15, 2016. Three hours before he was set to compete, there was Pimblett in the crowd, watching the fights
Month: December 2023
ESPN News Services Dec 13, 2023, 08:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NFL could award a 2024 regular-season game to Brazil as soon as Wednesday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The expansion of the NFL’s international series has been a topic of discussion at this week’s owners meetings in Dallas, the source told
Dec 13, 2023, 06:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Davide Brivio joined Alpine in 2021. Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli – Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images The Renault-owned Alpine Formula One team announced the departure of former racing director Davide Brivio on Tuesday, amid speculation the Italian was heading back to MotoGP. Brivio joined Alpine
Open Extended Reactions Will Still has impressed since taking over at Reims last season. Photo by ANP via Getty Images Sunderland are in talks with Reims coach Will Still in an attempt to persuade the highly rated 31-year-old to quit the Ligue 1 club and take charge of the EFL Championship team, sources have told ESPN.
Dec 13, 2023, 05:33 AM ET Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee Pierluigi Collina has reinforced his statement that abuse of officials is a “cancer” on football, after Turkish referee Halil Umut Mele was punched in the face by Ankaragucu’s president Faruk Koca. Ankaragucu conceded a 97th minute equaliser in their Super Lig clash against
Dec 13, 2023, 08:03 AM ET Turkey’s top league will resume play on Tuesday next week following a one-week suspension due to an on-field attack by a club president on a referee, who emerged from hospital on Wednesday with a swollen eye. On Monday evening at the end of a Super Lig match, Ankaragucu club
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 13, 2023, 07:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona president Joan Laporta did not force coach Xavi Hernández to make changes to the squad for Wednesday’s Champions League fixture against Antwerp, sources have told ESPN. Barça announced Monday that Ronald Araújo, Robert Lewandowski and Ilkay Gündogan would not travel to
Dec 13, 2023, 03:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Referees body (PGMOL) chief Howard Webb said the official in charge of Manchester City‘s 3-3 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Dec. 3 made a mistake by not allowing play to continue after a foul on Erling Haaland. With the game deep in stoppage time, City’s Jack
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCDec 13, 2023, 08:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Say the name Bebé to a football fan, and there’s a good chance they’ll know exactly who you’re talking about. He’s the forward manager Sir Alex Ferguson signed for Manchester United in 2010 without ever having seen him play, not even on video.
Dec 13, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After an exciting inaugural in-season tournament ended with the Los Angeles Lakers raising the NBA Cup and pocketing a few extra dollars, the regular season continues to play out. We’re close to the finish of 2023 but far from the end of the thrills, as the