Month: November 2020

3:10 PM ET Lionel Messi says he’s fed up of being blamed for Barcelona‘s problems after Antoine Griezmann‘s former agent accused him of running a “regime of terror” at the club. Messi, 33, was met by a pack of journalists at El Prat airport in Barcelona on Wednesday upon his return from international duty with
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4:38 PM ET Declan Rice and Mason Mount scored first-half goals while Phil Foden had a late brace to give England a 4-0 win over Iceland in UEFA Nations League action. – UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) Wednesday night’s result at Wembley bore little significance as England were
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10:31 AM ET With Barcelona‘s glory days rapidly becoming a fading memory, presidential hopeful Victor Font believes luring former midfield Xavi Hernandez back to the club could spark another golden age for the Catalans. Xavi, one of the architects of Barca’s decade-long rule of world football, is the coach of Qatari side Al Sadd but
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12:36 PM ET AC Milan chief executive Ivan Gazidis said there is racism in Italy and Serie A but added that he believes it “is not a backward league” and there is “willingness” to take meaningful steps to address the issue. Gazidis, who was formerly Major League Soccer’s deputy commissioner, left his position as Arsenal‘s
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6:24 AM ET FIFA is to push ahead with trials of Artificial Intelligence-driven semi-automated VAR offside technology, aimed at speeding up the process and making it more accurate. Three technology providers will move into the next development phase in 2021, with FIFA hoping it can be rolled out fully by 2022 and be used at
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5:09 AM ET Adriana Garcia Monaco midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said he considers his former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho a friend while he has no relationship with ex-Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola. Fabregas, 33, played one season under Guardiola at the Camp Nou before the manager left in the summer of 2012 to take a sabbatical.
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7:08 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Liverpool‘s injury crisis has worsened with the news Rhys Williams was left out of the England under-21 squad as a precaution due to a hip injury. Manager Jurgen Klopp is without two members of his first-choice back four for the foreseeable future with Virgil van
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4:42 PM ET Real Madrid are facing a defensive crisis after both first-choice centre backs Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane went off with suspected injuries playing for their countries on Tuesday. Ramos was substituted in the 43rd minute of Spain‘s 6-0 win over Germany in Seville in the UEFA Nations League. A brief statement from
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10:22 AM ET Football could have fans back inside English stadiums before Christmas, sources have told ESPN. The Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) held a landmark meeting on Tuesday with key administrators across football including representatives from the Premier League, the Football Association, the English Football League, the Professional Footballers’ Association, anti-discrimination
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8:02 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Liverpool have officially moved into their new training ground and announced on Tuesday that a pair of manager Jurgen Klopp’s glasses were buried on site. The Premier League champions celebrated the opening of the new £50 million AXA Training Centre after bidding farewell to Melwood
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11:34 AM ET Gareth Southgate has hinted his England squad are under pressure from their clubs not to play international football to minimise the risk of injury. The Three Lions boss has just 22 players to choose from for Wednesday night’s UEFA Nations League home game against Iceland after Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling became
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