Month: January 2021

5:27 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jesse Lingard and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are in a tug-of-war over the Manchester United midfielder’s future, sources have told ESPN. Lingard is desperate to find regular first-team football after making just three appearances so far this season. Solskjaer is sympathetic to the 28-year-old’s situation but is keen to keep him
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6:56 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Lionel Messi could be banned for up to four games after receiving the first red card of his Barcelona career in Sunday’s Spanish Supercopa final 3-2 defeat to Athletic Bilbao. Two goals from Antoine Griezmann looked to have Barca on course for the first trophy of the Ronald
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9:08 PM ET When Lionel Messi‘s moment came it was, of course, spectacular. Stage? The Spanish Supercopa final. State of play? Defeat or victory balanced infinitely delicately. Classic Messi territory. For 753 Barcelona matches, sufficient to make him the greatest player in history, this has always very specifically been Messi territory. From his first Liga
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12:16 PM ET Mesut Ozil confirmed his move from Arsenal to Turkey‘s Fenerbahce, saying he was “very excited” to play for the former Turkish champions and that he was fit despite missing nearly a year of football. Sources told ESPN on Saturday that Ozil has a verbal agreement with Arsenal to terminate his contract and
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2:22 PM ET Tanguy Ndombele‘s transformation from expensive midfield misfit to a player beginning to look worth the £55 million Tottenham Hotspur paid to sign him from Lyon in July 2019 was encapsulated in one magical moment on Sunday. The 24-year-old conjured a magnificently-improvised lob with his back to goal to score Tottenham’s third in
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3:36 PM ET United States women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski announced that defender Becky Sauerbrunn will be the team’s captain going forward. The move was made ahead of a pair of friendlies against Colombia in Orlando, Fla. on January 18 and Jan. 22. 1 Related Sauerbrunn, 35, has enjoyed a long tenure with the
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4:52 PM ET Internazionale‘s Nicolo Barella scored one goal and set up another to help secure a 2-0 victory over champions Juventus and send his side joint-top of Serie A while putting a major dent in the Turin side’s title hopes. Former Juve midfielder Arturo Vidal scored his first league goal for Inter when he
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8:28 AM ET Lorenzo Insigne scored twice and produced a dazzling assist as Napoli stormed into third place in Serie A with a crushing 6-0 victory over Fiorentina on Sunday. Striker Andrea Petagna teed up Insigne to fire home after just five minutes, and Petagna was again the provider when he teed up Diego Demme
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11:29 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Thomas Muller set up one goal and scored a second-half winner as Bayern Munich struggled past Freiburg 2-1 on Sunday to end their opponents’ five-game winning run and extend their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to four points. Bayern, who conceded a goal
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10:52 AM ET Tanguy Ndombele scored one of the goals of the season to help secure Tottenham Hotspur a 3-1 win over Sheffield United on Sunday. The France international scored Spurs’ third of the day with a spectacular flick despite having his back to goal after earlier strikes from Serge Aurier and Harry Kane. –
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5:04 PM ET James Maddison celebrates his goal in Leicester’s 2-0 victory. Tim Keeton/Pool via AP Leicester City moved above champions Liverpool into second place in the Premier League after James Maddison‘s first-half goal and a stoppage-time effort by Harvey Barnes secured them a 2-0 home win over Southampton on Saturday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily
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7:17 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. Moyes issues hands-off warning for Rice West Ham United boss David Moyes insists he’s had no contact from Manchester United and Chelsea
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2:26 PM ET Chelsea struggled to a 1-0 win against 10-man Fulham on Saturday who held on well until late in the second half following the sending off of USMNT defender Antonee Robinson. Mason Mount scored Chelsea’s only goal of the game after 78 minutes of sustained pressure from Frank Lampard’s side. – Insider Notebook:
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7:51 PM ET Brazil Serie B midfielder Valdivia was substituted at half-time during his team Avai’s match against CSA on Saturday after his club were notified he had tested positive for COVID-19. Avai said Valdivia had taken a test earlier on Saturday so that he could be cleared for the club’s next fixture against Juventude
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