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1 week ago | 
espn.in | Adriana García |Dale Johnson |Alex Kirkland |James Olley
Gabriel Martinelli was ecstatic to follow in the footsteps of Arsenal legend Thierry Henry by scoring at the Bernabeú stadium in Wednesday's 2-1 win at Real Madrid in the Champions League. The Brazilian striker struck a late winner as Arsenal eliminated holders Madrid 5-1 on aggregate to reach the semifinals of the competition for the first time since 2009. "It's a dream to be experiencing this, to score here," a proud Martinelli told TNT Sports.
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1 month ago | 
espn.in | Joey Lynch |Dale Johnson
SYDNEY, Australia -- Lamenting a missed penalty he believes would have completely altered the game, Indonesia coach Patrick Kluivert has said he wants to see his side continue to employ the high-pressure, high-pressing style they showed in his first game in charge -- despite their eventual 5-1 loss to Australia.
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1 month ago | 
espn.in | Gabriel Tan |Dale Johnson |Cesar Hernandez |César Hernández |Tom Hamilton
Poch: USMNT can be world's best in 5 or 10 yearsMauricio Pochettino has said the U.S. men's national team can be the best in the world within "five or 10 years" due to the growth and investment in soccer in the country.
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1 month ago | 
espn.co.uk | James Olley |Alex Kirkland |Graham Hunter |Dale Johnson
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands -- Crisis, what crisis? Arsenal arrived in Eindhoven uncertain where their goals would come from, but they depart after thrashing PSV 7-1 to register the biggest away win in Champions League knockout history. Not bad for a team without a striker to call on.
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2 months ago | 
espn.co.uk | Dale Johnson |Beth Lindop
Liverpool manager Arne Slot and assistant Sipke Hulshoff have been charged with misconduct by the Football Association (FA) after after he was sent off amid fractious scenes at the end of Wednesday's Merseyside derby. Everton and Liverpool have both also been charged for allegedly failing to ensure players and staff behaved in a proper manner after the final whistle.
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2 months ago | 
espn.in | Zenia D'Cunha |Dale Johnson |Rob Dawson
It was a bumper final match day of the new, bigger UEFA Champions League group stage and it brought along final-day drama along with goals and shocks and stats galore. Manchester City managed to get into the playoff round after a concerning start with a come-from-behind win over Club Brugge. Liverpool lost to PSV Eindhoven but finished at the top of the league phase while second-placed Barcelona were held 2-2 at home with Atalanta.
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2 months ago | 
espn.co.uk | Alex Kirkland |Rodrigo Faez |Dale Johnson
Thibaut Courtois said Real Madrid "aren't afraid of anyone" as they await Friday's Champions League playoff draw, which will see them face Manchester City or Celtic for a place in the round of 16. Madrid beat Brest 3-0 on Wednesday -- forward Rodrygo scored twice -- to end the league phase in eleventh place, on 15 points. That means they will face either City or Celtic in the playoff round next month, with a possible round-of-16 tie to follow against Bayer Leverkusen or Atlético Madrid.
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2 months ago | 
espn.co.uk | Alex Kirkland |Rodrigo Faez |Dale Johnson
Spanish football federation [RFEF] president Rafael Louzán has claimed Florentino Pérez told him he'd like to bring English referees to Spain, to improve the quality of LaLiga's refereeing. Real Madrid president Pérez has frequently criticised the quality of Spanish officials, saying in 2023 that "urgent" reforms were necessary, while the club's TV channel, Real Madrid TV, has regularly highlighted refereeing errors before and after games.
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2 months ago | 
espn.co.uk | James Olley |Rob Dawson |Dale Johnson
Arsenal are weighing up alternative attacking signings as their hopes fade of landing preferred target Benjamin Sesko this month, sources have told ESPN. Mikel Arteta has made no secret of his desire to strengthen the Arsenal's forward options after a stuttering run of form in the Premier League title race. Sources have told ESPN that Arsenal's interest in Sesko dates back to last summer when the Slovenia striker opted to sign a new contract to stay at RB Leipzig.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
espn.in | Alex Kirkland |Dale Johnson |Mark Ogden |Julien Laurens
MADRID -- Imagine being Rodrygo. At 24 years old, you play for Real Madrid -- the biggest club in the world -- and the Brazil national team. An outrageously talented forward, you've already won three LaLiga titles and two UEFA Champions Leagues, scoring some iconic goals along the way. But you're not the team's star. Worse than that, you're not even second-fiddle. Or third best. You're fourth on the call sheet.
