Month: February 2025

Open Extended Reactions In lieu of traditional All-Star festivities, the NHL opted to put on an international best-on-best tournament this season. The resulting 4 Nations Face-Off has been a resounding success, attracting massive viewership and surprising cultural relevance, which has extended to the sports betting realm. Sportsbooks across the United States report that the 4
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Open Extended Reactions Former Formula 1 champion Nigel Mansell is backing Lewis Hamilton to emulate him in winning his debut race for Ferrari. Mansell is part of a club of world champions including Juan Manuel Fangio, Mario Andretti, Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso who all won in their first outing in red. Hamilton’s debut for
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Adriana Garcia Feb 20, 2025, 08:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva expects his club to make changes at the end of a “very frustrating” season. City suffered their earliest Champions League elimination since the 2012-13 campaign on Wednesday when they fell 3-1 at Real Madrid following their 3-2 reverse in
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Adriana Garcia Feb 20, 2025, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Vitor Roque has scored seven goals for Real Betis this season. Fran Santiago/Getty Images Palmeiras have not given up hope of signing Barcelona loanee Vitor Roque before the transfer window closes in Brazil on Feb. 28, ESPN Brasil have reported. However, Palmeiras are aware that
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Feb 20, 2025, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Spanish referee José Luis Munuera Montero has been cleared of any wrongdoing after the country’s football federation (RFEF) looked into a possible conflict of interest between his refereeing and a private sports consultancy company that he co-owns. The RFEF released a statement on Thursday that said
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Adriana Garcia Feb 20, 2025, 07:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF captain Lionel Messi was presented with an unusual request following his team’s 1-0 win at Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday as the game’s referee asked him for his jersey. Messi’s shirt is arguably the most sought after in world football, with
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ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2025, 07:36 AM ET Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of kissing Jenni Hermoso without her consent after the 2023 World Cup final. OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images Former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso on Thursday for kissing her without
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Open Extended Reactions Christian Pulisic has denied there is a rift between himself and AC Milan head coach Sérgio Conceição after reports emerged that he had demanded to leave the club should the Portuguese manager remain next season. Italian media claimed on Thursday that Pulisic and midfielder Youssouf Fofana had irreparably fallen out with Conceição
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