Month: August 2020

7:43 AM ET Manchester United‘s elongated season finally came to an end on Sunday night with defeat in the Europa League semifinals. 2 Related Played on neutral soil in Cologne, Germany, United went ahead with nine minutes gone only to ultimately find themselves on the wrong end of a 2-1 loss to Europa specialists Sevilla
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5:50 PM ET No public address audio, music or national anthem was played ahead of the FC Dallas-Nashville SC MLS match (stream live on ESPN+ in the U.S.) on Sunday after poor weather delayed kick-off by more than three hours. FC Dallas had announced earlier on Sunday that players would remain inside their locker rooms
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1:23 AM ET Premier League club Newcastle United has held talks with the Bellagraph Nova Group (BNG) over a possible takeover bid, the Singapore-backed company said in a statement. BNG, co-founded by Singapore-based investors Evangeline Shen, Nelson Loh and Terence Loh, and headquartered in Paris, said that negotiations were at an advanced stage and that
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8:00 PM ET NWSL side OL Reign announced it has acquired the rights to U.S. women’s midfielder Rose Lavelle from the Washington Spirit. The Reign gave up a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL draft and $100,000 in allocation money with the understanding that Lavelle will be allowed to play outside of NWSL amid reports
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6:45 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent COLOGNE, Germany — A Manchester United season that looked like it may never end finally has, and with it came a reminder that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team remains a work in progress. After playing 61 games over more than a year, United’s campaign ended with a 2-1 Europa League semifinal
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7:13 PM ET Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said that he plans to strengthen his squad ahead of next season following a 2-1 defeat to Sevilla in the Europa League semifinals in Cologne on Sunday. Having already fallen twice at the semifinals stage in cup competitions this season, United were looking to go one
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5:50 PM ET FC Dallas announced that players will remain inside their locker rooms for the playing of the national anthem prior to Sunday’s match against Nashville SC, though there will be a moment of silence to promote racial equality. “In consultation with our players and MLS, we have collectively decided to play the National
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2:04 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Bernardo Silva has branded Liverpool fans “pathetic” after he received messages of abuse following Manchester City’s Champions League exit. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Olley: Pep’s tormented tactics led to latest City nightmare City were dumped out in the quarterfinals by Lyon after a 3-1 defeat
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11:54 AM ET United States‘ under-17 star Gio Reyna scored a brace as Borussia Dortmund hit double figures against Austria Vienna 11-2 in a preseason friendly. Reyna, who is the son of former USMNT captain Claudio Reyna, scored in the ninth and 23rd minutes as Dortmund dominated their rivals. Christoph Monschein and Aleksandar Jukic pulled
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7:29 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United have loaned winger Tahith Chong to Bundesliga side Werder Bremen for the 2020-21 season. Werder released footage of the 20-year-old joining the side at preseason training on Saturday. “Although the final terms of his move are yet to be agreed, Tahith Chong has
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5:00 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester City‘s Kevin De Bruyne has won the Premier League Player of the Season award after equalling the division’s assists record of 20 during the 2019-20 campaign. De Bruyne helped City finish second in the Premier League but they finished a distant 18 points behind
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11:40 PM ET Manchester United‘s Bruno Fernandes has played down comparisons to Eric Cantona after a blistering start to his career at Old Trafford, insisting he needs trophies on his resume before he can begin to reach the Frenchman’s status. Fernandes has made an instant impact since arriving from Sporting Lisbon in January, scoring 11
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6:53 PM ET Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said his side lost 3-1 to Lyon to exit the Champions League in the quarterfinals because they lacked the perfection needed in Europe’s top competition. City fell behind to Maxwel Cornet‘s strike in a sloppy first half and although they looked like their usual selves after the
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Harry Maguire has said Manchester United‘s season cannot be considered a success unless they lift the Europa League trophy. United have secured their return to the Champions League with a third-place finish in the Premier League and reached the semifinals in both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup during a
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7:26 PM ET Is there another manager who turns the Champions League knockout stages into an existential battle for his soul quite like Pep Guardiola? The only time Manchester City appeared likely to win Saturday’s quarterfinal against Lyon was when they looked like themselves: A dominant 20-minute, second-half spell which coincided with Guardiola abandoning an
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