Month: January 2021

6:58 AM ET Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho with West Ham counterpart David Moyes. Getty Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United have both condemned the actions of a number of first team players, who broke lockdown rules together over Christmas. Spurs trio Sergio Reguilon, Erik Lamela and Giovani Lo Celso as well as West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini
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10:06 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain have announced the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager on a contract which runs until 2022. Pochettino replaces Thomas Tuchel, who was sacked on Christmas Eve following a 4-0 win against Strasbourg in Ligue 1. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewers guide: Bundesliga,
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8:32 AM ET Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said he is not concerned by the uncertainty surrounding Lionel Messi‘s future with the forward now free to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with other clubs. Messi, 33, is out of contract at the end of the season and Jan. 1 marked the date when he could legally
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6:56 PM ET Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stopped short of saying his side were Premier League title contenders after a hard-fought 2-1 home win over Aston Villa put them level on points with champions and leaders Liverpool. Liverpool visit Southampton and United travel to Burnley before a mouth-watering clash at Anfield on Jan.
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8:32 PM ET The Uruguayan Academy of Letters on Friday denounced a three-game ban given to Manchester United’s Edinson Cavani on Friday, calling the sanction for a racial comment an example of English football’s lack of “cultural and linguistic knowledge.” The 33-year-old Uruguayan used the word “negrito” in an Instagram post after the club’s victory
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9:47 AM ET Associated Press Five Manchester City players are continuing to isolate and won’t be available for the game against Chelsea after contracting COVID-19, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. Ahead of Sunday’s trip to Stamford Bridge, City have returned to training after the virus outbreak led to the postponement of Monday’s Premier League
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1:51 PM ET Two Championship matches scheduled for Saturday have been postponed after Bristol City and Luton Town reported COVID-19 outbreaks in their squads on Friday. City were scheduled to play second-placed Brentford while Luton were set to host Queens Park Rangers. The positive tests come three days after Luton hosted City and beat them
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10:09 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United’s Edinson Cavani will miss matches against Aston Villa, Manchester City and Watford.. Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani has been handed a three-match ban and fined £100,000 after he chose not to contest a charge relating to a post made on his Instagram account. Cavani,
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9:30 AM ET The Premier League’s handling of the postponement of Fulham‘s match at Tottenham Hotspur due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the west London club was “unprofessional” and could have been handled better, Spurs boss Jose Mourinho said on Friday. Fulham were forced to lodge a request with the Premier League to rearrange Wednesday’s
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8:30 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has spoken out against calls for a “circuit-break” shutdown to help reduce COVID-19 infections in the Premier League, with the Liverpool manager saying games should continue due to the safety measures in place within the sport. West Bromwich Albion manager Sam Allardyce said earlier this week that a temporary pause
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3:00 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer window very different from its predecessors but, with football back on the agenda, the January window will open as normal for Europe’s top leagues. 1 Related Though clubs spent nearly €1.5 billion less ($1.9bn) in the summer than they did the previous year, according to
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