7:25 AM ET Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta expects David Luiz to be fit for Sunday’s north London derby against Tottenham and defended the club’s protocols in dealing with the centre-back’s head injury against Wolves. Luiz was injured in a clash with Raul Jimenez, who later went to hospital and underwent surgery on a fractured skull,
Month: December 2020
8:48 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane is in a race against time to be fit for Sunday’s north London derby against Arsenal, according to Spurs boss Jose Mourinho. The 27-year-old was absent from training this morning ahead of Thursday’s Europa League trip to Austrian Bundesliga side LASK with an unspecified injury. – Stream
5:33 AM ET Tottenham and England captain Harry Kane has said players should continue to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement by taking a knee before matches. The gesture of solidarity has taken place before every Premier League fixture since English football’s restart in June, a month after unarmed Black man George Floyd
3:59 PM ET Zinedine Zidane said he wants to fight on as Real Madrid manager after a 2-0 Champions League loss to Shakhtar Donetsk left the team’s chances of qualifying for the round of 16 in serious doubt. Second-half goals from substitutes Dentinho and Manor Solomon saw Madrid beaten for the second time by the
3:59 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain are facing one of the game’s greatest challenges as they aim for victory at Manchester United in a pivotal Champions League Group H game on Wednesday, coach Thomas Tuchel said. Last year’s runners-up, PSG are second on six points, three adrift of United and ahead of RB Leipzig, who face
6:04 PM ET Anfield was empty, the Liverpool team depleted by injury and it was hardly a vintage performance but the 1-0 win over Ajax Amsterdam on Tuesday still left manager Jurgen Klopp bursting with pride. – Liverpool ratings: Kelleher 8/10 in dream UCL debut– Champions League: Last 16 qualifying scenarios “Honestly since I was
3:54 PM ET Wolverhampton Wanderers fans are hoping to debut a banner inside Molineux in support of striker Raul Jimenez, who suffered a fractured skull after a collision with Arsenal defender David Luiz on Sunday. Jimenez, 29, was carried off the field on a stretcher while receiving oxygen amid concerning scenes and the Mexican was
4:39 AM ET Chelsea hit a major landmark in their history on Sunday when the club played their 1,000th match under the ownership of Roman Abramovich. The Russian billionaire bought a controlling stake in the Blues in July 2003 and since then has overseen a dramatic upturn in their fortunes, both on the pitch and
10:58 PM ET Not since the start of the century has anyone managed to retain the title of the Copa Libertadores, and it is not going to happen this season. Flamengo of Brazil, the defending champions, failed to make the quarterfinals, falling in the first knockout round to Racing of Argentina on Tuesday. After a
6:53 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer 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
4:12 PM ET Thomas Tuchel has great memories of Manchester, or more precisely, Old Trafford. Two and a half years ago, he planned the perfect game as his Paris Saint-Germain team thrashed Manchester United in their Champions League round-of-16 first leg. The Parisians should have won by more than the 2-0 scoreline, but their performance
5:30 PM ET Tom Fenton Liverpool sealed qualification into the last 16 of the Champion League with 1-0 win at home to Ajax on Tuesday night. In a closely-fought contest, both sides had opportunities to snatch the win. However, after the likes of Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane faltered in front of goal, it fell
4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Despite selling Donny van de Beek (€45m), Hakim Ziyech (€40m) and Sergino Dest (€21m) in a transfer market hit by the COVID-19 pandemic this summer, Ajax are still teeming with quality young players. 2 Related The Dutch masters of talent development sit comfortably at the top of the Eredivisie (having
1:36 PM ET Tim Melia isn’t giving much away. Fresh off his penalty shootout heroics against the San Jose Earthquakes, one in which the Sporting Kansas City keeper saved all three San Jose attempts to put the West’s top team into the conference semifinals, Melia is holding firm to his trade secrets. In terms of
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10:57 AM ET Greg Vanney has stepped down as manager and technical director of Toronto FC, the club announced on Tuesday. Vanney, 46, was the club’s longest-serving coach, having been at the helm since 2014. He was also TFC’s most successful boss, winning an MLS Cup, a Supporters’ Shield and three Canadian Cups during his
9:22 AM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said Manchester United forward Edinson Cavani had “no malicious intent” when he posted a social media message which contained a Spanish word which can be interpreted as being offensive in English following Sunday’s Premier League win at Southampton. The post is being investigated by the English Football Association
5:23 AM ET Adriana Garcia Nicolas Otamendi has apologised to Benfica fans for the mistakes he has made since his arrival in the summer from Manchester City. The Argentina international posted an apology on Instagram after his latest error resulted in Maritimo‘s goal during their league clash on Monday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on
7:10 AM ET The CIES Football Observatory has published its latest transfer value ranking, charting how each player’s projected price has changed over the month of November. 2 Related The big winners are Borussia Dortmund, who can now claim to have the three of the most valuable and sought after young talents in Europe on
3:30 AM ET 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. TOP STORY: