Month: July 2020

5:31 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United brushed aside relegation-threatened Aston Villa 3-0 to move within one point of fourth-placed Leicester City. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side extended their unbeaten run to 17 games thanks to a Bruno Fernandes penalty and goals from Mason Greenwood and Paul Pogba at Villa Park. Greenwood scored the second in
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12:09 PM ET Nashville SC have become the second team after FC Dallas to be withdrawn from the MLS is Back Tournament due to a number of positive coronavirus tests, the league announced on Thursday. – Stream MLS is Back on ESPN networks, app | FC Daily on ESPN+– The Undefeated: How Black players in
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10:15 AM ET Philadelphia Union players came out for Thursday’s MLS Is Back Tournament match in Orlando, Fla., against New York City FC with the names of Black victims of police brutality on the backs of each of their jerseys. The team shirts also bore the message: “One name, too many” at the bottom in
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5:49 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Liverpool are still on course for a record Premier League points haul following an edgy 3-1 victory against Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp’s men, who hadn’t scored in seven hours and 42 minutes on the road before this game, raced to a 2-0 lead thanks to
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5:12 PM ET Mohamed Salah scored twice as champions Liverpool moved on to 92 points with a 3-1 win at Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Wednesday. Juergen Klopp’s side were 2-0 up within eight minutes after Brighton paid heavily for sloppy work in their attempt to play the ball out from
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hopeful Paul Pogba will sign a new contract. Pogba has entered the final year of his deal at Old Trafford, although the club hold an option to extend until 2022. What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues United have tied
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5:56 PM ET Barcelona kept up their pursuit of leaders Real Madrid in the La Liga title race by beating city rivals Espanyol 1-0 at home on Wednesday, also condemning their neighbours to relegation from the top flight. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+– What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues
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3:58 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says he is confident he can convince defender Eric Garcia to stay at Manchester City despite interest from Barcelona. The 19-year-old has impressed for City since the restart, starting in the wins over Arsenal and Liverpool. What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues He is
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5:55 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has played down suggestions he told Nathan Ake the club are looking to sign a new centre-back this summer. Solskjaer and Ake were seen in conversation after the final whistle of United’s 5-2 win over Bournemouth on Saturday and the Norwegian reportedly said “we
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12:22 PM ET Last week we opened a portal into a different dimension: one in which Lionel Messi plays form someone other than Barcelona. His Barcelona contract expires in June of 2021 and, according to reports in Spain, he has broken off extension talks and is considering his future. Messi is apparently unhappy with the
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5:50 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Tottenham defender Eric Dier has been handed a four-match ban from the Football Association after confronting a supporter following his club’s FA Cup loss at Norwich City in March. Dier leapt into the stands and was involved in a heated argument with a Spurs fan
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