Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 09:45 AM ET Inter Milan defender Francesco Acerbi left Italy‘s national team training camp on Monday amid an allegation that he racially abused Napoli counterpart Juan Jesus in Sunday’s Serie A match. Juan Jesus, who is Black, was visibly upset in the second half when he walked up to the
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Adriana Garcia Mar 18, 2024, 04:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s upcoming friendlies against El Salvador and Costa Rica with a right hamstring injury, the country’s association said Monday. The Argentina captain was substituted early in the second half of last week’s 3-1 win over Nashville in the Concacaf Champions
Mar 18, 2024, 11:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nottingham Forest move down to 18th place in the Premier League, one point from safety. Mike Egerton/PA Images via Getty Images Nottingham Forest have been deducted four points for breaching the Premier League‘s Profit and Sustainability rules (PSR), the league announced on Monday, moving the side into
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 18, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Antony has admitted he “needed” his goal against Liverpool after a difficult year at Manchester United. The Brazil winger scored an equaliser to make it 2-2 late in normal time before United went on to win their FA Cup quarterfinal 4-3 after extra time
ESPN News Services Mar 18, 2024, 01:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Biden administration sided with a promoter who filed an antitrust suit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world governing body’s policy against hosting league matches from other countries, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the case to proceed
Adriana Garcia Mar 18, 2024, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of Portugal‘s squad for Thursday’s international friendly against Sweden. Portugal coach Roberto Martinez had named Ronaldo in the preliminary 32-man squad last week which has now been reduced to 24. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)
Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 11:41 AM ET Joe Barone was born in Italy but raised in New York. Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images Fiorentina general manager Joe Barone is on life support following a cardiac arrest, the club said on Monday. Barone fell ill Sunday at the team hotel, shortly before Fiorentina’s match at Atalanta,
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMar 18, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Another weekend has come and gone, but there’s a lot of wonderful drama across Europe’s top leagues to reflect upon. The FA Cup quarterfinal between Man United and Liverpool was pure “magic of the Cup” as United ran out 4-3 winners.
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League and the FA Cup, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 18, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bruno Fernandes believes the “rules have to change” after Amad Diallo was sent off while he celebrated after scoring Manchester United‘s winning goal against Liverpool. Amad was shown a red card after he picked up a second booking for removing his shirt in the