Month: August 2020

10:25 AM ET Eric Abidal has left his role as Barcelona technical secretary, the club confirmed on Tuesday as the fallout continues from Friday’s 8-2 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich. Abidal’s departure comes less than 24 hours after coach Quique Setien was dismissed, with sources telling ESPN that Ronald Koeman will be named as
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8:36 AM ET Arsenal are hopeful of completing a deal for Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes after submitting an offer in the region of £22 million, sources have told ESPN.. The Gunners are in the market for another centre-back despite William Saliba returning from a season-long loan at Saint-Etienne to begin his career in north London,
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12:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United and Manchester City are set to miss the opening weekend of the Premier League after being granted an extended summer break following their European commitments, sources have told ESPN. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues
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8:01 AM ET Tottenham have signed former England and Manchester City No. 1 Joe Hart on a free transfer, the club have announced. Welcome to Spurs, Joe Hart! 🙌#THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/GAFCevjvg6 — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 18, 2020 The 33-year-old left Burnley at the end of June after the club declined to renew his
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3:00 PM ET This past Wednesday was declared “Ney Day” in Brazil, with many clubs and prominent people in football across the country taking to social media to express their support for Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar as he went into the Champions League quarterfinal tie against Atalanta. PSG reached the semifinals of the competition for
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8:46 PM ET Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps should know each other quite well by the time the week ends. The two Canadian rivals return to MLS regular-season action on Tuesday night, in the first of two meetings at Toronto this week. Planted in Phase One of the league’s regular-season restart, Toronto (2-0-3, 9
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4:05 PM ET The 2020 U.S. Open Cup has officially been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Monday. In its announcement, the USSF said that the pandemic has had adverse impacts on travel, limited or eliminated fans in the stands at games, and necessitated strict testing protocols. These factors
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5:41 PM ET Real Sociedad have signed former Manchester City midfielder David Silva as a free agent, the La Liga side said in a statement on Monday. The former Spain international, 34, has left City after a decade of service in which he won 11 major trophies including four Premier League titles. The Manchester outfit
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4:48 PM ET Inter Milan beat Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 to set up a Europa League final against Sevilla. Federico Gambarini/picture alliance via Getty Images Internazionale defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 on Monday in Dusseldorf, setting up a Europa League final meeting with Sevilla on Friday. Lautaro Martinez opened the scoring after 19 minutes, with the 22-year-old forward
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11:09 AM ET Manchester City have announced that they will erect a statue of David Silva outside the Etihad stadium as a tribute to the player as he leaves after 10 years at the club. City’s Champions League exit to Lyon on Sunday marked his final game after he announced in June that he would
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2:13 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have sacked coach Quique Setien following the club’s humiliating 8-2 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich, the club announced on Monday, with sources confirming to ESPN that Ronald Koeman is in advanced talks to take over. The decision to dismiss Setien was announced after a board meeting
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12:44 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent David De Gea is confident he has done enough during nine years at Manchester United to continue to be the club’s No. 1 next season. The Spaniard has come in for criticism at times this term, particularly after two costly mistakes in the FA Cup semifinal defeat to Chelsea. –
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8:34 AM ET Sam Marsden Jordi Blanco Barcelona‘s Arthur Melo has been charged with drink driving after crashing his Ferrari in Palafrugell, a coastal town in Catalonia, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Arthur was spotted by police at 4 a.m. on Monday morning after steering his car onto the pavement on one of the main
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5:38 AM ET Vincent Kompany led Manchester City to their first ever Premier League title. ANDREW YATES/AFP via Getty Images Vincent Kompany has retired from professional football but will continue in his role as Anderlecht head coach. Kompany won four Premier League titles with Manchester City before leaving to become player-coach of Anderlecht last summer. The
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