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Soccer

Report: United could target Ancelotti if moves for long-term targets fail

Manchester United may consider pursuing Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti this summer if attempts to sign one of their long-term coaching candidates falls short, according to ESPN’s Rob Dawson.

The Premier League club will reportedly aim to make a long-term appointment before the 2022-23 season begins. Football director John Murtough confirmed Monday that a “thorough” search for a new permanent manager is underway.

Paris Saint-Germain Mauricio Pochettino headlines a list of high-profile candidates – including Ajax boss Erik ten Hag – linked to the coveted role, which interim boss Ralf Rangnick currently occupies.

But the Red Devils could bring Ancelotti aboard as a short-term solution if things don’t go to plan this summer.

Legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who is understood to have close ties to Ancelotti, has instructed his former club to consider signing the 62-year-old in the event that one of the team’s primary targets isn’t available, Dawson reports.

The allure of bringing Ancelotti to Old Trafford stems from his vast experience working at big European clubs and his success in the Premier League and Champions League. He helped Chelsea win the Premier League in 2010 before lifting the Champions League trophy during his first spell at Real Madrid in 2014.

Ancelotti recently managed Everton for less than a season before Real Madrid offered him a chance to return in June 2021. Los Blancos sit atop La Liga with a six-point gap between them and second-place Sevilla.

Manchester United reside in the final Champions League spot but are in danger of losing their place. The club holds a two-point advantage over an Arsenal side that has three games in hand.

Soccer

Watch: Felix takes flight to score emphatic diving header vs. United

Atletico Madrid struck first in their meeting with Manchester United thanks to Joao Felix’s stunning header seven minutes into Wednesday’s Champions League round of 16 matchup.

The Portuguese star put Atletico up 1-0 after getting on the end of Renan Lodi’s gorgeous cross and delivering a powerful diving header off the inside of the United post, giving the hosts an early advantage in the first leg.

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JOAO FELIX. DIVING HEADER. ?

Incredible cross from Lodi. Incredible finish from Felix. ? pic.twitter.com/wCFh1g3sbW

— CBS Sports Golazo ?? (@CBSSportsGolazo) February 23, 2022

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AN ABSOLUTE BULLET from Joao Felix to give Atletico the lead ? pic.twitter.com/oUZPufb6sO

— DAZN Canada (@DAZN_CA) February 23, 2022

The match finished 1-1 in Madrid.

NFL

Bills: 'Unrealistic' for Trubisky to return as QB2

6:21 PM ET

  • Alaina GetzenbergESPN

INDIANAPOLIS — Mitchell Trubisky signed a one-year deal with the Buffalo Bills to reset his career after four years in the spotlight with the Chicago Bears.

But the Bills are being realistic about the quarterback’s future, understanding that he’s likely to get an opportunity to compete for a starting role as opposed to returning for another year as Josh Allen’s backup.

“I think it’s unrealistic to think that we’re going to be able to have him back,” coach Sean McDermott said at the NFL Scouting Combine. “But I want him to go on and do great things for him and his family, which I know he’s going to do.”

Trubisky, 27, only saw the field in 2021 once the Bills games were out of reach, but the second overall pick from the 2017 draft was able to learn from Allen and the coaching staff, including now-New York Giants coach Brian Daboll.

“It’s hard to handle a situation where you’re coming from basically a career starter to being a backup. That’s a totally different dynamic,” McDermott said. “When somebody else is in front of the microphone a couple lockers down from yours, I thought Mitch Trubisky handled that extremely well, as good as anybody could have handled it.”

In his four seasons with the Bears, Trubisky started 50 games finishing with a 29-21 record. He has completed 64.1% of his careerpasses with 64 touchdowns to 38 interceptions.

He found success in the Bills’ preseason game against the Bears in 2021, finishing 20 of 28 for 221 yards and a passing touchdown.

“[Trubisky’s] a marry your daughter type of guy,” general manager Brandon Beane said. “… The whole year was ready if his number was called. Fortunately, Josh stayed healthy, but I got nothing but positive things for him, and I feel sure he’s going to get a good opportunity to at least compete for a starting job this year.”

Beane noted that the criticism of Trubisky is higher because of where he has picked and because of what other quarterbacks in his class have done, “just was never going be able to live up to some of the things that [Patrick] Mahomes, [Deshaun] Watson and some of those guys did.”

As for the Bills, Allen is currently the only quarterback under contract for 2022 and Beane said that he will look at all potential avenues to find the right backup.

“I want Peyton Manning or somebody like that if you got him,” Beane said. “But in all seriousness, yeah, I mean, that’s an important position. … We’re going to look high and low.”

Soccer

FIFA, UEFA suspend Russia from all international soccer competitions

Russia has been banned from all international soccer competitions until further notice amid its invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA announced Monday in a joint statement.

The suspension means Russia will not partake in the World Cup qualification playoffs or in the men’s tournament itself in Qatar later this year. Russia was due to meet Poland in a playoff semifinal on March 24.

Russia will also not be involved in this summer’s European Women’s Championship. The ruling applies to club teams, too, with Spartak Moscow now expelled from the Europa League after reaching the round of 16.

“Football is fully united here and in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine,” read the joint statement from FIFA and UEFA. “Both presidents (Gianni Infantino and Aleksander Ceferin) hope that the situation in Ukraine will improve significantly and rapidly so that football can again be a vector for unity and peace amongst people.”

The Football Union of Russia said it “reserves the right to challenge the decision of FIFA and UEFA in accordance with international sports law,” according to the Associated Press. Sanctions levied by FIFA and UEFA have often been appealed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland.

UEFA also ended its longstanding partnership with Russian energy giant Gazprom, a deal that had been in place since 2012. The sponsorship agreement was worth over €50 million per season, according to Tariq Panja of The New York Times. Bundesliga club Schalke also scrapped its shirt sponsorship deal with the state-owned corporation.

Those moves came after a decision last week to strip St. Petersburg of this season’s Champions League final, which was due to be played at the Gazprom Arena but has since been moved to Paris. Alexander Dyukov, chairman of the board for the petrol branch of Gazprom, is a member of UEFA’s executive committee and serves as president of Russia’s football federation.

FIFA had announced a series of lesser sanctions against Russia on Sunday but stopped short of a blanket ban. Those penalties – which included matches at neutral venues, changing Russia’s official team name to “Football Union of Russia,” and barring the use of the country’s flag and anthem – were swiftly deemed too weak by several nations that previously stated they would not play against Russia in any competition.

Poland – the nation most fervent in its rejection of Russian participation – dismissed the initial measures as “totally unacceptable,” with Polish football association president Cezary Kulesza saying the March 24 qualifier would not proceed “no matter what the name of the team is.”

Sweden and the Czech Republic also previously outlined their refusal to play World Cup qualifying matches against Russia and reaffirmed that stance Sunday after FIFA announced its initial punishments.

World football’s governing body reconvened Monday after the International Olympic Committee urged sporting organizations to exclude all Russian and Belarusian athletes from international events; Belarus has been providing support for Russia’s war efforts.

FIFA was ultimately left with little choice amid growing outcry, as England, the United States, and Canada, among others, also joined calls to expel Russia. FIFPro, the global players’ union, had said it “strongly disagreed” with Sunday’s initial penalties.

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Soccer

  • Watch: Carvajal's header delivers killer blow for Madrid in UCL final

  • An introduction to Top Soccer News on theScore ??

  • An introduction to Top Soccer News on theScore ??

  • Real Madrid beat Dortmund to win 15th European Cup

  • Police arrest dozens of ticket-less fans at Wembley final

  • Dortmund boss Terzic lauds 'brilliant' Sancho after UCL defeat

  • Modric, Kroos among Madrid stars to make history with latest UCL triumph

  • Madrid's inevitability is a superpower no rival can match

  • Transfer window preview: 50 players who could move this summer

  • Vinicius Jr. named Champions League Player of the Season

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