Month: June 2020

12:30 AM ET Two of Brazil‘s top clubs, Botafogo and Fluminense, said on Tuesday they would defy an order from their federation to resume competitive play this week as the country’s daily coronavirus death toll hovers around 1,000. The Rio de Janeiro state football federation proposed that the state championship, one of several tournaments that
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3:54 AM ET For all intents and purposes, the Bundesliga race ended with a chip shot. On May 26, Joshua Kimmich popped the ball over both the Borussia Dortmund defense and their goalkeeper, Roman Burki, and that was pretty much that. Bayern Munich beat Dortmund 1-0 and extended its league lead to seven points with
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5:57 PM ET Lionel Messi moved closer to a career milestone in Barcelona’s win over Leganes. Alex Caparros/Getty Images Lionel Messi scored his 699th career goal as Barcelona extended their lead atop the La Liga table with a 2-0 victory over Leganes on Tuesday. The win gives the Blaugrana 64 points from 29 matches, five points
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9:32 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Hirving Lozano was asked to leave during a Napoli training session by manager Gennaro Gattuso on Monday after being accused of not putting enough effort in, sources have told ESPN. Napoli’s players are preparing for the Coppa Italia final against Juventus, which takes place on Wednesday, after qualifying thanks
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7:35 PM ET Shaun Reynolds The coronavirus pandemic has made the summer transfer window uncertain, but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. City leapfrog Arsenal in race for Leipzig’s Upamecano Manchester City are reportedly edging closer to signing RB Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano amid stalling negotiations between the defender and Arsenal.
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5:00 PM ET Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has said that efforts to improve diversity in English football’s top flight do not include plans to adopt the Rooney Rule after insisting it is “not on the agenda.” Named after Dan Rooney, the former owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Rooney Rule was established in
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4:14 AM ET Are you ready for a football marathon of unprecedented length and difficulty? The next year promises a run of fixtures and the longest period of competitive action that the game has ever seen after the Premier League returns from its coronavirus shutdown on Wednesday. It also promises to challenge elite players, both
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8:05 AM ET The UK government has confirmed it will extend a national voucher scheme to feed children from low-income families following a campaign from Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford. The Manchester United striker wrote to politicians in an open letter on Sunday asking them to re-think the decision to end a national voucher scheme
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4:44 AM ET Timo Werner has informed RB Leipzig that he does not want to play in the club’s Champions League quarterfinal tie, provisionally scheduled for August, so he can push through a move to Chelsea, sources have told ESPN. The 24-year-old has agreed to join the Blues on a five-year deal worth up to
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