Chelsea eased some of the pressure on coach Mauricio Pochettino with a 3-2 home win over fellow mid-table side Newcastle United in the Premier League on Monday with Cole Palmer, the Blues’ best player this season, creating one goal and scoring another. Chelsea’s Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson diverted a Palmer shot past goalkeeper Martin Dubravka
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Adriana Garcia Mar 11, 2024, 02:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City goalkeeper Éderson is set to be ruled out for Brazil’s upcoming friendlies against England and Spain with a muscular problem, sources have told ESPN Brazil. Ederson reportedly sustained a rectus femoris muscular injury in his right leg and is expected to be
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Mar 11, 2024, 07:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lecce boss Roberto D’Aversa has been fired by the club for head-butting Verona striker Thomas Henry. Getty Lecce have fired manager Roberto D’Aversa after he head-butted an opposing player at the end of their loss to Hellas Verona at the weekend, the Serie A club said on Monday.
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Adriana Garcia Mar 11, 2024, 06:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino has defended his decision to rest Lionel Messi in Sunday’s 3-2 defeat against Montreal. Messi, 36, had played every minute of Miami’s three MLS matches so far in 2024, as well as their Concacaf Champions League game at