Month: August 2020

5:24 PM ET Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a 3-1 win against Napoli on Saturday to set up a Champions League quarterfinal against Bayern Munich in Lisbon next week. Messi scored a stunning individual goal, had another effort ruled out for handball and won a penalty, which was converted by Luis Suarez, as Barca booked
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12:15 PM ET MLS revealed its plans for resuming its regular season in home markets, with the first game set to take place on Aug. 12, the day after the final of the MLS is Back Tournament. The league also announced its playoff format, with 18 teams qualifying for the postseason, culminating in the MLS
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8:39 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Juventus chief Andrea Agnelli has said he is adamant Cristiano Ronaldo will stay at the club despite their elimination from the Champions League on Friday. Ronaldo scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Lyon but Juve went out on away goals and exited the
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8:04 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Premier League footballers took the knee after the football restart in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Players in English football will be banned for six to 12 games for discriminatory conduct under new Football Association sanctioning guidelines.
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6:55 PM ET Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri has been sacked following the club’s Champions League elimination against Lyon, it was announced on Saturday. The Serie A side suffered a round-of-16 exit to the French club despite a 2-1 win on Friday night, losing on the away goals rule as the tie ended 2-2 on aggregate.
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4:00 AM ET Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the top leagues around the world. In this edition, there’s the latest on Cristiano Ronaldo and Paris Saint-Germain. Plus: Chelsea are watching Marc Andre Ter-Stegen’s Barcelona contract talks with interest. Jump to: Chelsea, Inter watch Ter-Stegen’s Barca talks | Pep annoyed
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7:19 AM ET Bayern Munich will start their bid for a ninth consecutive Bundesliga title against Schalke 04 on Sept. 18 as the 2020-21 season’s opening game. Runners-up Borussia Dortmund will host Borussia Monchengladbach, who finished fourth last term, on the same date. – Watch Bundesliga live on ESPN– ESPN Insider Notebook: Mbappe, Neymar over
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2:55 PM ET Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Assis are close to being released from custody in Paraguay after their defence team agreed a plea bargain on Friday. The public prosecutor’s office in Paraguay asked to close the investigation against the two men and a judge will now schedule a final hearing to confirm
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2:39 PM ET Christian Pulisic could miss the start of the next Premier League season due to a hamstring injury, according to Chelsea manager Frank Lampard. – Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access The 21-year-old had been in sparking form since the restart but limped off during the second half of last weekend’s FA Cup
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6:52 AM ET Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is set to hand Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta a major boost by signing a new £250,000-a-week deal tying him to the club until 2023, sources have told ESPN. Talks have progressed well in recent days and although there are still some minor issues to be addressed, sources have told ESPN
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7:47 AM ET United States youth international Konrad de la Fuente has been handed his first call up to Barcelona‘s matchday squad for Saturday’s Champions League match against Napoli. Barca have been forced to turn to youth for the crunch European tie with six first team players ruled out of the clash. – Stream FC
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