Month: January 2021

3:34 PM ET Liverpool have eased their defensive problems by agreeing a £2 million deal for Preston North End defender Ben Davies, sources have told ESPN. Davies, 25, will undergo a medical in Liverpool on Monday before completing the transfer, which also includes Anfield youngster Sepp van den Berg, 19, moving to the EFL Championship
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5:56 PM ET United States youth international Bryan Reynolds is set to join Serie A side AS Roma from FC Dallas, sources have told ESPN. Roma have agreed a deal that would bring Reynolds to Italy originally on loan, but has an obligation to sign the player for €7 million plus add-ons, sources say. Reynolds,
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8:47 PM ET An offer from an English Championship club to take United States defender Aaron Long on loan has been turned down by the New York Red Bulls, a source with knowledge of the situation told ESPN. The offer involved taking on all of Long’s salary and included an option to buy in the
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4:19 PM ET United States forward Jozy Altidore won’t play in Sunday’s friendly against Trinidad & Tobago due in part to injury, as well as a possible transfer involving the Toronto FC star, according to U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter. Berhalter, addressing reporters via a Zoom call ahead of the match, said that Altidore was training
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12:51 PM ET The Ligue 1 game between Marseille and Rennes at the Stade Velodrome on Saturday was postponed after fans stormed into Marseille’s training ground hours before kickoff in protest against club officials. French multimedia outlet RMC Sport reported some 150-200 supporters tried to break into the Robert Louis Dreyfus centre. TV pictures showed
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10:09 PM ET Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford said the racial abuse he received online after Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Arsenal was “humanity and social media at its worst.” The 23-year-old England international said he refused to take screenshots of the multiple messages he received as it would be irresponsible to do so. “Humanity and
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10:48 PM ET Raphael Veiga celebrates after Palmeiras’ late winner against Santos in Saturday’s Copa Libertadores final. RICARDO MORAES/POOL/AFP via Getty Images For the second consecutive year, a Brazilian team with a Portuguese coach won South America’s Copa Libertadores. For the second consecutive year, there was extraordinary late drama. But the neutral may not have quite
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8:11 PM ET Alex Kirkland Spanish newspaper El Mundo claims it has obtained a copy of Lionel Messi‘s Barcelona contract, saying figures confirm the star player’s deal is the biggest in sports history. According to the report, Messi would receive a maximum of €555,237,619 (US$673,919,105) over four seasons, if a series of conditions were met.
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9:57 AM ET Liverpool are facing a Champions League headache after the German government banned all flights from the U.K. until Feb. 17 to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Germany. The Premier League champions are set to face RB Leipzig in Germany on Feb. 16 but may now need to find an alternative solution.
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5:35 PM ET Palmeiras scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal to secure the Copa Libertadores on Saturday. Silvia Izquierdo – Pool/Getty Images A goal eight minutes into stoppage time won Palmeiras the Copa Libertadores on Saturday as a Breno Lopes header earned the Sao Paulo club a 1-0 win over Santos. The final of South America’s equivalent
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8:34 AM ET Manchester United winger Amad Diallo scored on his first appearance for the club during an under-23 game against Liverpool. Diallo robbed a Liverpool defender of possession in the Premier League 2 fixture at Kirkby, before running through on goal to score. The 18-year-old joined United from Atalanta earlier this month, signing a
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