Month: July 2020

11:47 AM ET Mexico plans to play a friendly against the Netherlands on Oct. 7. AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco The Mexico men’s national team has confirmed it will face the Netherlands in the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam on Oct. 7. El Tri hasn’t played since November of last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the
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8:15 AM ET Football is a sport of fantasy, ferocity, failure, fun and phenomenal talent. So when a season ends the normal, reassuring, thing would be to immediately reach for adjectives to help us appreciate Zinedine Zidane‘s majesty, the brilliance of Karim Benzema, Lionel Messi‘s misery, another Monchi project which wins A+ marks or tall
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5:02 AM ET Manchester United target Jude Bellingham has completed a move to Borussia Dortmund from Birmingham City for a fee believed to be just over £20 million and a sell-on clause. The 17-year-old had also been linked with Chelsea, Bayern Munich and United but agreed to join Dortmund, as ESPN reported in June. The
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4:32 AM ET Niko Kovac is the new Monaco manager. TF-Images via Getty Images Ex-Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac has replaced Monaco‘s Robert Moreno following his sacking, the Ligue 1 side have announced, making him the club’s sixth manager in just over 18 months. • Hazard: Worst season of my career• De Gea should’ve saved 2nd
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12:57 PM ET Lionel Messi finished as top scorer in La Liga for a record seventh time after netting twice as dethroned champions Barcelona ended their disappointing campaign on a high with a resounding 5-0 win at Alaves on Sunday. Barca finished the season second in the standings on 82 points, five behind newly-crowned champions
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7:51 PM ET Alex Kirkland Unai Emery is set to be appointed as coach of La Liga side Villarreal, sources have confirmed to ESPN. The former Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, Sevilla and Valencia boss has been in talks with the club for several months. What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues An announcement
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3:06 PM ET Chelsea advanced to the FA Cup final with a victory over Manchester United at Wembley on Sunday. The result means the Blues have set up a date with fellow London club Arsenal — who stunned Manchester City in the other semifinal on Saturday — in the competition’s finale on Aug. 1. (Watch
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12:54 PM ET Leicester’s Champions League hopes took a severe dent following a 3-0 defeat at Tottenham on Sunday. The result leaves Brendan Rodgers’ side in fourth place, level on points and with the same goal difference as Manchester United in fifth but ahead of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men on goals scored. The two teams
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10:21 AM ET Watford have sacked manager Nigel Pearson with just two games remaining of the season, sources have confirmed to ESPN. The Daily Mail first reported that Pearson would leave the club before the side’s final games against Arsenal and Manchester City. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– Insider Notebook: Arsenal vs. Ozil, McKennie
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10:41 PM ET Associated Press HERRIMAN, Utah — Kailen Sheridan stopped Bayley Feist’s penalty kick and Sky Blue advanced to the Challenge Cup semifinals 4-3 on penalties after a scoreless draw with the Washington Spirit on Saturday. Sky Blue will play the Chicago Red Stars, who also advanced 4-3 on penalties after a scoreless draw
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