6:35 PM ET Danny Lewis The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.
Month: November 2020
11:33 AM ET Diego Maradona’s personal doctor said that the Argentina football legend “has no [post-surgery] complications”, at his latest medical report on Wednesday morning, outside Olivos Hospital in Buenos Aires. Maradona underwent a “successful” surgery on Tuesday to remove a subdural hematoma, which is an accumulation of blood between a membrane and his brain,
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4:53 PM ET Porto ran out easy winners vs. Marseille. Getty FC Porto beat Marseille 3-0 in Group C on Tuesday, inflicting a record 12th consecutive defeat in the Champions League on the French club and leaving Andre Villas-Boas’s team on the brink of elimination. Moussa Marega, Sergio Oliveira with a penalty and Luis Diaz found
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9:19 AM ET Jose Mourinho has launched an impassioned defence of Harry Kane after the Tottenham striker was criticised for “winning” a penalty against Brighton and insisted Spurs’ Premier League rivals deserve greater scrutiny for exaggerating contact in the box. The opening goal of Sunday’s 2-1 win over Brighton came from the penalty spot after
4:49 PM ET Striker Diogo Jota netted his first hat-trick for Liverpool as they thrashed Atalanta 5-0 on Tuesday in a blistering performance to go five points clear at the top of Champions League Group D after three straight wins. Jota‘s treble continued his scintillating start to his Liverpool career while Mohamed Salah and Sadio
4:35 PM ET As Paul Pogba approached the interview area at Old Trafford only 15 minutes after Sunday’s 1-0 defeat against Arsenal, you could see the frustration, the anger and the disappointment on his face. A little joke hardly made him smile. He was live on French TV, and he had a message to send
5:20 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Less than two months into the 2020-21 season there are already question marks over head coaches at some of Europe’s biggest clubs following less than impressive starts. While it’s probably a bit early yet to be making drastic changes, no doubt club chairmen and sporting directors will have an eye
5:39 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City maintained their perfect start in the Champions League with a 3-0 win over Olympiakos on Tuesday at the Etihad Stadium. Ferran Torres put City ahead in the first half before Gabriel Jesus and Joao Cancelo each came off the bench to score and snuff out
5:16 PM ET Alex Kirkland Sergio Ramos scored his 100th goal for Real Madrid as they beat Internazionale 3-2 on Tuesday night to maintain their chances of qualifying from Champions League Group B. A busy first half saw Marco Asensio have a shot tipped over the bar by keeper Samir Handanovic with just three minutes
5:04 PM ET Robert Lewandowski was on the scoresheet as Bayern Munich secured all three points against RB Salzburg. Photo by M. Donato/FC Bayern via Getty Images Bayern Munich came from behind to crush FC Salzburg 6-2 with two goals from Robert Lewandowski, stretching their record winning run in the Champions League to 14 consecutive games
4:32 PM ET There are moments when the focus of an international manager veers decidedly toward near-term concerns. Who is in form? Who is fit? Who is the next opponent? But there are also those occasions when a manager can allow him or herself to scan the horizon and look to the future. In the
5:16 PM ET Tom Fenton Liverpool ran out 5-0 winners away at Atalanta, in part thanks to a Diogo Jota masterclass. The diminutive forward handed the away side an early lead, brushing defenders aside before lifting the ball beautifully over the keeper. Diogo Jota soon added a second — firing home clinically on the half
6:32 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.
4:53 PM ET Rodrygo was the hero as Real Madrid claimed a late victory over Inter Milan. Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty Images Real Madrid boosted their chances of reaching the Champions League knockout stages after a late winner by substitute Rodrygo gave them a 3-2 home victory over Inter Milan in an absorbing Group B clash
2:32 PM ET Argentina football legend Diego Maradona will undergo emergency surgery to treat a subdural hematoma, a blood clot on the brain, his personal physician told reporters on Tuesday, after he was admitted to a hospital a day earlier. Maradona was admitted to the Ipensa clinic in La Plata on Monday with anemia, dehydration
9:00 AM ET Rennes could be forgiven for thinking they had seen the last of Petr Cech. The legendary goalkeeper’s announcement in January 2019 that he would retire at the end of that season turned Arsenal‘s deep Europa League run into a personal farewell tour that took him back to where it all began for
11:58 AM ET Graham HaysESPN.com Close Graham Hays covers college sports for espnW, including softball and soccer. Hays began with ESPN in 1999. Vlatko Andonovski’s first year as coach of the United States women’s national team always offered a chance to make history. He just didn’t know it would look quite like this. After taking
10:00 AM ET USMNT manager Gregg Berhalter has included England youth international Yunus Musah, 17, alongside nine other uncapped players in his 24-man roster for a pair of friendlies later this month, The youthful roster — the average age is 21 years, 300 days — is comprised entirely of players who ply their trade abroad.