Month: October 2020

4:42 PM ET Ukraine pulled off a shock 1-0 win at home to Spain in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday at a raucous Olympic Stadium in Kiev as fans savoured a first-ever victory over the 2010 World Cup winners. – UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) Andriy Shevchenko’s
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1:35 PM ET Thomas Partey has claimed he joined Arsenal to win the Premier League. The 27-year-old completed a dramatic £45 million deadline day move from Atletico Madrid and will meet his new teammates for the first time this week following international duty with Ghana. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The
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10:23 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has left the Portugal national team after testing positive for the coronavirus. Portugal confirmed in a statement that Ronaldo is in isolation and not showing symptoms. The statement added that following Ronaldo’s test, the remaining players in the Portugal squad underwent new tests on Tuesday; they came back negative. Portugal
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8:10 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have added Sevilla’s Jules Kounde to their list of targets with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer not ruling out a move for a centre-back in January if his problems in defence do not improve, sources have told ESPN. Only newly promoted West Brom have shipped more goals in the
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7:16 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have confirmed new signing Edinson Cavani will not be able to make his debut against Newcastle United on Saturday because of coronavirus quarantine rules. United have been informed Cavani, who moved to Old Trafford on a free transfer on deadline day, will have to stay in isolation until
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2:27 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg For the second week in a row, Toronto FC is on top of MLS Power Rankings, thanks to a pair of clean sheets and a pair of wins from second- and third-choice
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9:46 PM ET The Colorado Rapids have had three additional games postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak within the organization, MLS announced on Monday. “MLS today announced that while there have been no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 among the Colorado Rapids staff and players, based on the total number of cases, Major League
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10:09 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Peru‘s Raul Ruidiaz and Alex Valera have tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier at home to Brazil, the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) said. – Vickery: Bolivia ready to ‘eat the liver’ of Argentina The players did not take part in
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3:32 PM ET Former U.S. women’s national team manager Jill Ellis is on the list of candidates for the vacant managerial post at D.C. United, a league source confirmed to ESPN. The Athletic was the first to report Ellis’ candidacy. Other candidates mentioned were former Real Salt Lake and New York City FC manager Jason
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4:08 PM ET Sergino Dest is targeting World Cup glory with the United States men’s national team after becoming the first-ever U.S. international to play for Barcelona. Dest, 19, joined Barca from Ajax Amsterdam for €26 million earlier this month in a move that adds to the optimism surrounding the emerging generation of talent from
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10:41 AM ET USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie has said he represents a country which “possibly doesn’t even accept me just for the colour of my skin.” McKennie paid tribute to George Floyd during a Bundesliga match for former club Schalke as he wore an armband with the words “Justice For George.” Floyd, who is Black,
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6:15 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent A number of Manchester United players have expressed their disappointment at the treatment of goalkeeper Sergio Romero, sources have told ESPN. Romero has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford after the return of Dean Henderson but was priced out of a move away on deadline day because of
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