Month: March 2024

Open Extended Reactions Premier League ball boys and girls have been told to stop returning balls to players following the introduction of a rule change designed to avoid touchline clashes and to prevent handing the home team an unfair advantage. Sources have told ESPN that the change is not a direct consequence of the incident
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Champions League holders Barcelona beat Brann 3-1 on Thursday at the Estadi Johan Cruyff to set up a repeat of last year’s semifinal against Chelsea. Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí and Fridolina Rolfö netted either side of half-time to ease Barça into a two-goal lead, but Tomine Svendheim‘s strike brought the visitors back into the
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Emily Keogh Mar 28, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Leicester City manager Willie Kirk has been dismissed from his position after an internal disciplinary process found he had breached the team’s code of conduct, the Women’s Super League (WSL) club announced Thursday. Kirk had been suspended earlier this month, with The Guardian reporting that he was
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Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 01:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham, the Welsh team bought by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2021, released their accounts for the latest financial year on Thursday and reported that the amount owed to the two owner/celebrities has risen to nearly £9 million ($11.4m). That was
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Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have abandoned plans to pursue Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso as a replacement for Jurgen Klopp as manager, sources told ESPN, with Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi and Sporting CP coach Ruben Amorim regarded as leading candidates for the Anfield job. Alonso, a Champions League winner as a player with Liverpool in
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Heather Dinich, ESPN Senior WriterMar 28, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Open Extended Reactions While college athletics undergoes sweeping changes, Notre Dame‘s desire to remain independent is constant, as Notre Dame leadership feels “as secure as ever” in its football status, first-year athletic director
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Associated Press Mar 28, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Ivan Fedotov had his contract in Russia’s KHL terminated by CSKA Moscow, a move that could pave the way for the goaltender to join the Flyers. CSKA announced the abrupt termination Thursday with one year remaining on the deal, saying it keeps
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