Month: January 2021

10:26 AM ET Bayern Munich fined France midfielder Corentin Tolisso an unspecified amount and dropped him from Saturday’s Bundesliga game against Hoffenheim after the World Cup winner broke the league’s health measures by getting a tattoo. – Stream Bundesliga on ESPN+ The 26-year-old had briefly posted on social media a video of him getting a
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1 Rafal Gikiewicz Saves 3 Shots 0 0 Shots on Target Fouls Committed 0 0 Fouls Against Assists 0 Discipline 0 Yellow 0 Red 6 Jeffrey Gouweleeuw Goals 0 Shots 0 0 Shots on Target Fouls Committed 1 0 Fouls Against Assists 0 Offsides 0 Discipline 0 Yellow 0 Red 19 Felix Uduokhai   OG75′ Goals
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5:53 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie had his house burgled during Juventus‘ Coppa Italia quarterfinal victory over SPAL on Wednesday, the Italian side confirmed to ESPN. The thieves were able to leave with branded shoes and clothes, as well as several other objects of value. Given the timing, the initial outlook
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7:02 AM ET Brazilian side Chapecoense sealed the second division Serie B title on goal difference on Friday after a last gasp Panenka-style penalty from Anselmo Ramon gave them a 3-1 win over Confianca. Chapecoense, who lost most of their squad in an air crash in 2016, secured promotion earlier this month after spending a
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Anthony Martial will “come good,” according to Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The French striker scored 23 goals in all competitions last season but has managed just five this term with only two coming in the Premier League. – Dawson: Examining Bruno Fernandes’ first year at Miami– Insider Notebook:
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3:30 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Eric Garcia was “all tied up,” they said, but somehow he escaped. “Garcia: OK,” Barcelona said. “Garcia: now,” they said. “Garcia: done,” they said. A bit like they had said, “Neymar: OK,” “Neymar: now,” and “Neymar: done.” The Brazilian had been coming pretty much every day for months, right
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8:57 AM ET New York Red Bulls defender Aaron Long has caught the attention of English Premier League giants Liverpool with an eye towards taking the defender on loan, multiple sources have told ESPN. Liverpool has been beset by injuries to their backline, with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip all sidelined. Such
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9:22 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has criticised the racist abuse sent to Manchester United players Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial. Photo by TIM KEETON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has branded the racist abuse directed at Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial following the defeat to Sheffield United as “disgusting.”
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10:54 AM ET MLS and the MLS Players Association have agreed to extend talks on a revised Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) by one week, the league announced on Friday. The two sides have also agreed to a regular schedule of meetings during that period. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) “Major League
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8:02 AM ET Serge Aurier left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at half-time on Thursday when his side were losing 1-0 to Liverpool after a bust-up with manager Jose Mourinho in the dressing room, sources have told ESPN. Tottenham conceded four minutes into injury time at the end of the first half when Sadio Mane crossed
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10:27 AM ET The Premier League and the English Football Association will begin trial periods for concussion substitutes at the start of February. The International Football Association Board (The IFAB) confirmed last month that global trials would run through to March 2022. Permanent substitutions will be introduced into the Premier League as of Matchweek 23
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5:37 AM ET Adriana Garcia Former Real Madrid and Italy star Antonio Cassano has revealed he gained 14 kilograms in seven months while at the Bernabeu because he ate Nutella “directly from the jar.” Italian brand Nutella, a sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread, sponsored the Spanish giants at the time when the then 23-year-old Cassano moved
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7:21 AM ET Adriana Garcia Joao Maleck was transferred on loan from Club Santos. Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images Striker Joao Maleck will resume his playing career at Mexican second division club Deportivo Cafessa less than two months after being released from prison on parole. Maleck, 21, spent 18 months behind bars for a car accident
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2:25 AM ET Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is under investigation. Giuseppe Cottini/NurPhoto via Getty Images Police are investigating a potential breach of Italy’s COVID-19 regulations by Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo after he allegedly travelled between the regions of Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta. Valle d’Aosta police confirmed to Reuters that an investigation has been opened into a
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