Football

3:06 PM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — As Patrik Schick raced away to celebrate the goal that sealed the Czech Republic‘s 2-0 win against the Netherlands and a Euro 2020 quarterfinal date with Denmark, Dutch coach Frank de Boer gave a wistful look on the touchline – if only his team had a striker as reliable
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4:59 PM ET Belgium eliminated reigning champions Portugal with a 1-0 victory in the round of 16 at the European Championship on Sunday. Thorgan Hazard scored a sensational long-range strike at the end of the first half to propel the Belgians into the quarterfinals and send Cristiano Ronaldo & Co. home at the Estadio Olímpico
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7:03 PM ET Eder Militao scored Brazil’s only goal on Sunday. Miguel Schincariol/Getty Images Brazil failed to win for the first time in 11 games but still qualified top in Group B for the quarter-finals of the Copa America after drawing 1-1 with Ecuador in Goiania on Sunday. The draw at an empty stadium in central
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10:55 AM ET UEFA has denied it prevented Dutch supporters from bringing rainbow flags into the official fan zone in Budapest’s Puskas Arena ahead of the Euro 2020 round-of-16 tie between Netherlands and Czech Republic on Sunday. A spokesperson for the KNVB confirmed to ESPN Netherlands that security guards asked fans with rainbow flags to
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9:53 AM ET Coach Giovanni Savarese said the Portland Timbers are in full support of midfielder Diego Chara following an allegation of racial discrimination during a Major League Soccer game on Saturday. The match, which Timbers lost 1-0 to Minnesota United, was stopped in the 65th minute because of the alleged incident. Pioneer Press reported
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11:08 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona defender Jean-Clair Todibo has joined Nice for an initial €8.5 million to kickstart an expected summer exodus at Camp Nou. The deal for Todibo could be worth €15.5m if add-ons are triggered, while Barca will also be due a percentage of any future transfer. – La Liga
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