Month: August 2020

8:03 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email The FA Cup has scrapped replays for the 2020-21 season and halved the prize money amid the coronavirus pandemic, organisers announced on Thursday. The organisers said replays have been removed to ease the congested football schedule caused by the outbreak. – Don’t have ESPN? Get
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11:10 PM ET Substitute David Accam scored in the 86th minute and Nashville SC secured its first-ever MLS victory on Wednesday night in front of 2,912 fans, defeating hosts FC Dallas 1-0 in both teams’ first competitive matches in more than five months. Nashville captain Dax McCarty picked up his 59th career MLS assist on
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4:59 AM ET Associated Press There was a smattering of boos when players from FC Dallas and Nashville SC collectively took a knee during the national anthem before their Major League Soccer game on Wednesday in Frisco, Texas. Dallas defender Reggie Cannon said he was disgusted by the boos at Toyota Stadium when players and
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8:46 PM ET PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has said that both Neymar and Kylian Mbappe would stay in Paris next season and that “they will never leave these two.” The two superstars were instrumental in PSG’s 2-1 comeback win over Atalanta in the Champions League that saw the French club reach the semifinals of the
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8:49 PM ET This time, Paris Saint-Germain were Sergi Roberto. They were Marcus Rashford. Twenty-five years of frustration, of remontadas, of disappointments, of sadness all gone in the space of three minutes in added time. All the heartbreaks the Parisians suffered through the years, especially those nightmare nights against Barcelona in 2017 and Manchester United
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4:59 PM ET A pair of late goals saw Paris Saint-Germain pull off a shock comeback to beat Atalanta 2-1 at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon on Wednesday night and advance to the semifinals of the Champions League. Mario Pasalic‘s first-half goal for Atalanta was cancelled out by a late equaliser from Marquinhos before
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Twitter has apologised to Phil Jones after appearing to mock the Manchester United defender on their site, sources have told ESPN. Twitter UK published a tweet from their official account on Tuesday saying “name a better footballer than Phil Jones.” It was widely condemned by United fans and subsequently deleted.
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1:34 PM ET Midfielder Blaise Matuidi will leave Juventus after three seasons following the mutual termination of his contract, the Serie A champions said on Wednesday. Matuidi, linked with a move to David Beckham’s Major League Soccer side Inter Miami in the Italian media and by ESPN’s Julien Laurens, made 45 appearances for Juventus across
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12:22 PM ET Martin Odegaard will return to play for Real Madrid next season after his loan at Real Sociedad was cut short, it was announced on Wednesday. 𝗠agic𝗔gility𝗥eal 𝗧alent𝗜ntelligence𝗡orth And commitment. It has been a fantastic, unforgettable year. Tusen takk, Martintxo 🇳🇴#AurreraReala pic.twitter.com/KqJ1KyvAsB — Real Sociedad (@RealSociedadEN) August 12, 2020 Sources told ESPN that
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5:45 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Sevilla manager Julen Lopetegui has said Manchester United are “the biggest team in the world” ahead of their Europa League semifinal. United and Sevilla will go head-to-head in Cologne on Sunday for a place in the final on Aug. 21. Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ It will be the first
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7:35 AM ET Chelsea are willing to sell Tiemoue Bakayoko to AC Milan but are aiming to recoup almost all of the £40 million they spent to sign the midfielder in 2017, sources have told ESPN. The 25-year-old has been deemed surplus to requirements as Chelsea look to help finance a summer spending spree that
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4:00 PM ET Canada striker Jonathan David has joined Lille on a five-year contract from Belgian side Gent, the French Ligue 1 club announced on Tuesday, with media reporting that he has signed for a Canadian record €30 million ($35.23 million). – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– Transfer Q&A: How will summer transfers work?– Canada’s
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2:52 AM ET Qualifying matches in Asia for the 2022 Qatar World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup have been postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic, world governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation said on Wednesday. The matches were originally scheduled to take place in October and November 2020, a
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7:12 PM ET Associated Press There will be a trophy — and lots of pizzas — if Atalanta pull off an upset and win the Champions League this month. The team from the small Italian city of Bergamo faces Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday in the first quarterfinal of the European tournament in Lisbon. – Stream
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