Month: July 2020

6:43 PM ET Mikel Arteta believes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is “pretty convinced” he will stay at Arsenal but admitted winning the FA Cup would strengthen the club’s attempts to tie him to a new contract. The 31-year-old’s existing deal expires next summer and ESPN revealed earlier this month that he is seeking a three-year extension worth
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2:54 PM ET Alex Kirkland Regions of Spain have been shut down since experiencing a second wave of infections. Ian Walton/Getty Images Police in Spain are investigating reports of an “infected vs. non-infected” coronavirus football match being organised on social media. Officers in the region of Navarra, in the north of the country, are looking for
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4:42 PM ET Arsenal reached their fourth FA Cup final in seven years and wrecked Manchester City‘s hopes of retaining the trophy on Saturday courtesy of a 2-0 win at Wembley. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s double, with one in either half, stunned Pep Guardiola’s side as Mikel Arteta enjoyed an excellent win over the man he served
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3:58 PM ET Major League Soccer announced on Friday it is delaying the inaugural seasons of three expansion teams — Charlotte, Sacramento Republic FC and St. Louis — by one year due to the impact of COVID-19. – MLS is Back Tournament group standings– Stream MLS Is Back LIVE on ESPN networks, ESPN app (U.S.
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6:47 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hit back at Jose Mourinho and Frank Lampard over claims his Manchester United team have been lucky with VAR decisions. Tottenham Hotspur boss Mourinho said United have been fortunate “more than once” this season while Lampard used a news conference on Friday to highlight decisions he
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7:10 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Beleaguered Barcelona coach Quique Setien has said he did not feel criticised by Lionel Messi’s outburst after Thursday’s shock 2-1 defeat to Osasuna and insists he has not thought about resigning. Messi branded Barca “inconsistent” and “weak” in an angry postmatch interview after Real Madrid were crowned La
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5:30 PM ET Jose Mourinho has taken another dig at the decision to overturn Manchester City‘s European ban and said some clubs can “forget about financial fair play” in order to sign the best players in the world. The Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned City’s two-year ban from European competition on Monday, saying the
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2:04 PM ET LA Galaxy striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez will not be going up against LAFC‘s Carlos Vela when El Trafico kicks off on Saturday in Florida in the MLS is Back Tournament and while the Guadalajara native says that is a shame, he believes it is an advantage for the Galaxy. – Stream MLS
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1:18 PM ET ​Iker Casillas is in advanced talks to return to Real Madrid as an adviser five years after an acrimonious exit from the club, sources told ESPN. The entourage of the veteran Spanish goalkeeper, whose contract with FC Porto expired last month, has been negotiating with Madrid in recent months with a view
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9:37 AM ET Andre Schurrle was a World Cup winner with Germany in 2014. Markus Gilliar – Pool /Getty Images Andre Schurrle, a World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, has announced his retirement from professional football on the age of 29. Schurrle, who won the Premier League with Chelsea in 2015 and was on the
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