Month: January 2021

6:00 AM ET Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has said it is “morally strange” for elite football in England to continue playing amid the COVID-19 pandemic but added that the sport is helping to raise the nation’s spirits. Scenes of dressing room celebrations during the FA Cup third-round weekend combined with recent high-profile player breaches of
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11:41 AM ET Premier League referee Michael Oliver has said he made a mistake not to show Everton‘s Jordan Pickford a red card for his tackle on Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk in the Merseyside derby in October. Van Dijk suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the 2-2 draw and underwent knee surgery but
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hopeful Manchester United‘s defensive injury crisis will ease before the crucial clash with Liverpool. Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw both missed the 1-0 win over Watford on Saturday in the FA Cup, while Eric Bailly was forced off with a neck injury before half-time. – Stream
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5:00 PM ET Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Wales’ Aaron Ramsey helped Juventus to secure a 3-1 victory over 10-man Sassuolo in Serie A on Sunday, lifting the champions to fourth place in the standings. Following their win at leaders AC Milan in midweek, Juventus struggled to create many chances in the first half, but
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9:03 AM ET Reality TV star Mark Wright has been named on the Crawley bench for their FA Cup meeting with Leeds. Photo by Mark Leech/Offside/Offside via Getty Images Crawley Town have named reality TV star Mark Wright on the substitutes bench for their FA Cup third round clash against Leeds United on Sunday. Wright, 33,
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9:39 AM ET Marine have sold 20,000 virtual tickets for their FA Cup tie against Tottenham. Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images Non-League club Marine have announced that they have sold 20,000 virtual tickets for their third round FA Cup match against Tottenham on Sunday (Stream live on ESPN+ at noon ET
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4:55 PM ET An early headed goal by Scott McTominay capped an excellent individual performance that put Manchester United through to the fourth round of the FA Cup as they beat Watford 1-0 at Old Trafford on Saturday. – Watch FA Cup LIVE on ESPN+ in the U.S. Captaining his side for the first time,
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4:12 PM ET Most top teams use the FA Cup third round to test their young players but this 2-0 win against Newcastle underlined why Arsenal need them to thrive in the Premier League. Emile Smith Rowe was a central figure in the Gunners’ revival over the festive period, during which they claimed three league
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2:21 PM ET Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann each bagged two goals as Barcelona eased to a comfortable 4-0 victory at Granada on Saturday. Griezmann ended his goal drought of nine matches in all competitions as Barca closed the gap on the Madrid clubs at the top of the table. – Stream ESPN FC Daily
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2:32 PM ET Borussia Dortmund scored three times in the second half with two goals from Erling Haaland and one from Jadon Sancho, to beat hosts RB Leipzig 3-1 on Saturday and close the gap to the top spots in the Bundesliga. After a toothless first half Dortmund improved after the break, taking the lead
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