6:23 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer urged Donny van de Beek to take his “opportunity” against Watford in the FA Cup and the Dutch midfielder, enduring a difficult first season at Manchester United, can be satisfied he took it. It is more than a month since Van de Beek started
Month: January 2021
4:51 PM ET AC Milan went four points clear at the top of Serie A with a comfortable 2-0 home win over Torino on Saturday as Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic made his comeback from injury. – Stream Serie A matches on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The league leaders’ 27-match unbeaten run was ended by Juventus on
6:10 PM ET Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said his side’s match Osasuna should have been postponed due to the snowy conditions after the La Liga champions could only draw 0-0 on Saturday with the second-from-bottom side. The snowstorm that blitzed northern Spain and the Spanish capital forced Real to make the journey to Pamplona
11:38 AM ET U.S. teenager Matthew Hoppe scored a hat trick to end Schalke 04‘s 30-match winless run as he inspired a 4-0 victory over Hoffenheim. Schalke’s last win was a 2-0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach on January 17, 2020. The German side went into the match knowing anything but a victory would see them
3:00 PM ET Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann scored two each as Barcelona made it eight games unbeaten in La Liga with a 4-0 win at Granada. Griezmann opened the scoring early on and then set up Messi for Barca’s second in the 35th minute. Messi added the third before the break from a free
9:50 AM ET Everton substitute Abdoulaye Doucoure scored an extra-time winner as they edged a determined Rotherham United 2-1 in their absorbing FA Cup third round tie at Goodison Park on Saturday. After 90 minutes the score was 1-1 with Cenk Tosun‘s first Everton goal since Nov. 2019 cancelled out by a 56th minute strike
11:38 AM ET US teenager Matthew Hoppe scored a hat trick to end Schalke 04 30-match winless run as he inspired a 4-0 victory over Hoffenheim. Schalke went into the match knowing anything but a victory would seem level the all-time winless record run in the German top flight, set by amateur side Tasmania Berlin
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged midfielder Donny van de Beek to stick with it at Manchester United after suggestions he should try to leave in January to avoid losing his place in the Netherlands team ahead of the European Championships. Van de Beek has made just two Premier League starts
4:00 AM ET It’s traditionally one of the most exciting dates in the English football calendar: the third round of the FA Cup, the oldest cup competition in the world, when the Premier League teams enter the fray. Upsets follow as lower-league teams are inspired by “the magic of the cup” to knock out more
4:54 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, England — Even when it is battling unprecedented difficulties and uncertainty caused by the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the FA Cup still manages to lift football’s morale. On a night when Aston Villa‘s youngsters were expected to be rolled over by Liverpool, the kids gave Jurgen Klopp’s Premier League
4:37 PM ET Sadio Mane scored twice as Liverpool eased past a youthful Aston Villa side 4-1 in their FA Cup third-round tie at Villa Park on Friday night. Aston Villa fielded a heavily rotated XI due in part to a COVID-19 outbreak at the club — with manager Dean Smith not on the sidelines
1:06 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer “If you were president of Real Madrid, would you have let Sergio Ramos go for free?” Sergio Ramos was asked. There was only the slightest hint of a pause — the flash of a smile, too — and the reply was rapid. “I’d have renewed his contract for life,”
9:59 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said USMNT goalkeeper Zack Steffen has “settled perfectly” at Manchester City. With first-choice Ederson sidelined after testing positive for COVID-19, Steffen stepped in for key victories over Chelsea and Manchester United. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream FA Cup matches live on ESPN+
6:28 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. TOP STORY: Pochettino exploring Aguero, Dybala moves Mauricio Pochettino is plotting ways to strengthen his Paris Saint-Germain squad now and in the
6:48 PM ET Associated Press Stanford’s Catarina Macario, a promising prospect for the U.S. women’s national team, has announced she will forgo her senior season for a professional career. The Brazilian-born midfielder is currently on the roster for the national team’s January camp, which starts Saturday in Florida. In a statement posted to Twitter, Macario
4:04 PM ET Real Madrid were trapped on a plane for more than two hours on Friday after ice on the runway of Barajas airport prevented their plane from taking off as a snowstorm buffeted the country. – Lowe: Will Sergio Ramos stay at Real Madrid?– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The
8:12 AM ET Liverpool and Everton have helped FA Cup minnows Marine avert a preparation crisis ahead of Sunday’s third round tie against Tottenham by allowing the Non-League club to use their training grounds in the build-up to the David against Goliath clash (Stream live on ESPN+ at noon ET in the U.S.). Marine, based
1:31 PM ET Three of English football’s minor leagues said on Friday they wanted their season halted and declared null and void due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Southern, Northern Premier and Isthmian Leagues — whose clubs form the seventh and eight tiers of the football system — issued a joint statement reviewing the implications
11:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has given his full backing to compatriot Karim Benzema after the French forward found out this week he is set to stand trial on the charge of conspiracy to attempt blackmail. Versailles prosecutor’s office accuse the Real Madrid forward of having pressured his former France
8:53 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said goalkeeper Sergio Romero and defender Marcos Rojo are free to leave the club this month. The United boss has said the Argentinian pair, who have not played this season, will not have their contracts extended beyond the summer and are both looking for
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