Month: March 2020

Heading into Matchday 30 of the 2018-19 Premier League season, things were looking pretty good at Old Trafford. Manchester United hadn’t yet lost a league match under their interim manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. They were sitting in fourth place and thanks to a stunning, last-second road victory against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League Round
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Gab Marcotti explains the FIFA regulation that could help Neymar leave PSG and return to Barcelona. Barcelona‘s players have rejected a proposal to have their wages significantly reduced as the club seeks ways to minimise the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, sources have told ESPN. Negotiations between the club’s captains and the board of
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Julien Laurens discusses Rio Ferdinand’s opinion that the current Premier League should be voided. Julien Laurens thinks because of Liverpool’s 25-point lead, they should be anointed Premier League winners. Julien Laurens criticises plans from the Premier League to get players to play through the summer. ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti questions why the Premier League has
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Wembley Stadium displays blue lights on its arch to support for NHS workers during the coronavirus outbreak. The European Club Association (ECA), which consists of football’s most powerful clubs including Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United, has scheduled a board meeting on Friday ahead of emergency talks with FIFA over the potential disruption to this
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Sid Lowe explains why Philippe Coutinho doesn’t fit into Barcelona’s plans amid links to Manchester United. Barcelona must choose between pursuing Neymar or Lautaro Martinez this summer, various sources have told ESPN, as the club are forced to reconsider their transfer plans due to the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic. One source explains that
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ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti explains the financial impact behind postponing UEFA competitions. The 2019-20 UEFA Champions League final has been postponed indefinitely because of the coronavirus outbreak, UEFA announced on Monday. The final of Europe’s elite club competition had been scheduled for May 30 at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul. – Coronavirus cancellations and
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