Month: August 2020

2:19 PM ET Antonio Conte will stay on as Internazionale coach next season, the Serie A club said on Tuesday, ending speculation they may part company following last week’s Europa League final defeat. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream Serie A games on ESPN+ Conte’s occasional angry outbursts saw him clash
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3:35 PM ET Alex Kirkland Real Madrid have won the UEFA Youth League for the first time after club legend Raul Gonzalez coached their Under-19s to a 3-2 victory over Benfica. It was the club’s first final appearance since the competition was founded seven years ago, having been eliminated at the semifinal stage in 2014,
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8:38 AM ET Alex Kirkland Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email An assistant referee has said he was demoted from Spain’s first division after photos emerged of him on holiday with players Dani Parejo and Roberto Soldado. Cesar Noval — who is also a cosmetic surgeon — has been a top flight official for the
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8:32 AM ET Champions League winners Bayern Munich will contest the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla in front of fans, UEFA has announced. Up to 30% of the 67,000 capacity Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary will be open for spectators, the UEFA Executive Committee said. That means 20,000 fans could be allowed to attend. –
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2:37 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester City left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko set aside some time on his wedding day to clarify comments he and his new bride Vlada Sedan made about manager Pep Guardiola in the wake of the club’s Champions League defeat to Lyon. Television reporter Sedan delivered a scathing
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5:13 PM ET Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Assis have been released from prison in Paraguay after a judge formally accepted a plea deal the defence team agreed upon earlier this month. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– What did you miss? The latest from Europe’s top leagues • Sources: Man
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9:30 PM ET Associated Press New England Revolution head coach Bruce Arena has been suspended for two more games and fined $15,000 for confronting game officials after receiving a red card in the team’s July 25 match against Philadelphia. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream MLS on ESPN networks and ESPN
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11:09 AM ET MLS expansion side Austin FC has signed Paraguay international winger Cecilio Dominguez as its first Designated Player, the club announced on Monday. Dominguez, 26, moves to Austin from Argentine giants Independiente where he spent last season after moving over from Club America. Dominguez will remain on loan for the remainder of the
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3:24 PM ET Moises Llorens Rodrigo Faez Manchester City are crunching the numbers to work out if they would be able to sign Lionel Messi without breaching Financial Fair Play rules if the Barcelona star becomes available, sources have told ESPN. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant
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8:03 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain boss Thomas Tuchel has defended strikers Neymar and Kylian Mbappe after they failed to find the net in Sunday’s 1-0 Champions League final loss to Bayern Munich. The French champions missed their chances and then ran out of steam and ideas after the break, with former youth academy graduate Kingsley
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4:41 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof caught a thief who robbed an elderly woman and held the man until police arrived, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported Monday. The incident took place in Lindelof’s home city of Vasteras, which is west of the Swedish capital of Stockholm. –
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12:14 PM ET Malaga could sack half the first-team squad. Josquin Corchero / AFP7 / Europa Press Sports via Getty Images Malaga have announced plans to begin a “collective dismissal procedure” that could see the Spanish club sack half of their first team squad. The second-tier side went into administration in February, bringing an end to
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10:14 AM ET It’s finally over. As Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer lifted the European Cup following the German club’s Champions League final victory over Paris Saint-Germain in Lisbon on Sunday, the 2019-20 season reached its delayed conclusion. Or so it seemed, anyway. Supporters of Spanish club Elche would argue that their 1-0 victory over
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