Month: November 2020

3:08 PM ET Defending champions Arsenal welcome Newcastle United in the FA Cup third round, while eighth-tier Marine, the joint lowest-ranked team in the competition, landed a lucrative encounter with Premier League leaders Tottenham Hotspur in Monday’s draw. Twelve-times winners Manchester United play host to second-tier Watford, while Premier League champions Liverpool face a tricky
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9:11 AM ET Eden Hazard is facing at least three weeks out of action in another injury blow that will see the Real Madrid forward miss a series of crucial games, including the derby with rivals Atletico Madrid. Hazard was substituted after 28 minutes in Madrid’s 2-1 La Liga defeat to Alaves on Saturday. –
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9:48 AM ET Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has called for greater clarity on the game’s rules and said players are desperate for some “consistency” across the board. Robertson hoped VAR would end up making decisions clear cut, but has instead led to further confusion. He gave away a penalty in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw at Brighton
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4:57 AM ET Raul Jimenez suffered a fractured skull in a collision with Arsenal defender David Luiz during Wolves‘ 2-1 win at the Emirates on Sunday, the Mexico international’s club confirmed in a statement on Monday. Jimenez, 29, underwent lengthy treatment on the pitch following the clash of heads with Luiz while defending an Arsenal
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5:00 AM ET Throughout the weekend, the footballing world paid tribute to one of the greatest players of all time, Diego Maradona, who died at the age of 60 on Wednesday. 2 Related The news of Maradona’s death shocked the globe with newspapers from Argentina to Italy paying homage to the footballing icon. During his
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3:07 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email The English Football Association are investigating a social media post made by Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani which contained a Spanish phrase which can be interpreted as being offensive. Cavani deleted the post, sent to a friend on Instagram, after being made aware of
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10:33 PM ET The current holders of the Copa Libertadores are Flamengo of Brazil, the country which also supplied 2017 winners Gremio. Before that, though, no Brazilian side had reached the final since 2013. This is a glaring record of underachievement as Brazil’s clubs have a considerable financial advantage over their continental rivals. Their income
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10:37 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Argentine justice officials are investigating the death of Diego Maradona and ordered the search of properties of his personal doctor on Sunday, a local prosecutor’s office said. Maradona died at age 60 of a heart attack on Wednesday. The search order was requested by prosecutors
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10:50 AM ET Substitute Edinson Cavani inspired Manchester United to come back from two goals down and win 3-2 at Southampton on Sunday, scoring two goals and creating another. Southampton led 2-0 at half-time through goals from Jan Bednarek and James Ward-Prowse but a Bruno Fernandes strike and Cavani double won the game for the
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9:46 AM ET Lionel Messi looks to an image of Diego Maradona after scoring for Barcelona. Getty Lionel Messi dedicated a goal to the late Diego Maradona on his return to the Barcelona team in a 4-0 romp against Osasuna on Sunday. Messi, who had been rested for the 4-0 win against Dynamo Kiev in the
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5:37 PM ET Gustavo Bou scored two goals and Carles Gil continued his excellent postseason with a penalty-kick score as well as an assist, as the visiting New England Revolution defeated 10-man Orlando City 3-1 in Sunday’s MLS Eastern Conference semifinal. After a disappointing regular season where Bou had just five goals and three assists,
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11:14 AM ET AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie converted one penalty and missed another as the Serie A leaders brushed aside Fiorentina 2-0 on Sunday, making light of the absence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Alessio Romagnoli put Milan ahead in the 17th minute and Kessie added a second goal from a penalty 11 minutes later following
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Manchester United produced a stunning comeback to defeat Southampton 3-2 at St. Mary’s on Sunday. Jan Bednarek and James Ward-Prowse both struck from dead ball situations to put Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men in a strong position, but super-sub Edinson Cavani‘s flipped the scoreline on its head with two goals and an assist to send United back
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