Month: April 2024

Open Extended Reactions FC Salzburg will take part in the inaugural expanded Club World Cup next year after being awarded the last of the 12 places for European teams. A place was previously reserved for this year’s Champions League winners, however all four teams in the semifinals have already qualified for the Club World Cup,
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ESPN News Services Apr 17, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he would echo his speech before the team’s barnstorming fightback against Barcelona in the 2019 Champions League as they look to produce similar heroics at Atalanta on Thursday. Klopp’s side suffered a resounding 3-0 home loss in the
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 17, 2024, 07:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said he wouldn’t “judge” Real Madrid for their style of play after they knocked Manchester City out of the Champions League on penalties. Holders City dominated the game after Rodrygo‘s early goal, but could only muster an equaliser from Kevin De Bruyne
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Apr 17, 2024, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Juventus are reviewing a decision made by an arbitration court which ordered the club to pay former striker Cristiano Ronaldo around €9.8 million ($10.46m) in owed wages, the Serie A side said on Wednesday. Ronaldo, who now plays for Saudi side Al Nassr, had claimed he
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ESPN News Services Apr 17, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Departing Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel took a shot at his critics after guiding the Bundesliga side into the Champions League semifinals with a 1-0 win over Arsenal on Wednesday. Bayern will not win any domestic silverware this season after their 11-year-reign as
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Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCApr 17, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti praised his Real Madrid team’s resilience in their penalty shootout win over Manchester City in the Champions League, saying “everybody gave us up for dead, but Real Madrid never die.” Madrid went ahead early through Rodrygo in Wednesday’s quarterfinal second leg
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Associated Press Apr 17, 2024, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Va. — Ryan Leonard is not joining the Washington Capitals for the playoffs after all and will return to Boston College for his sophomore season. General manager Brian MacLellan confirmed that Wednesday, saying the organization’s top prospect expressed a desire to play another
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Open Extended Reactions G League Ignite’s Tyler Smith, ranked No. 21 among NBA prospects by ESPN, will enter the 2024 draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Smith, a 6-foot-10 forward from Houston, averaged 13.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in 22 minutes per game in the G League this season, shooting 36% on 3-pointers. Smith has
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