Month: January 2021

5:17 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Premier League leaders Manchester United will host West Ham in the fifth round of the FA Cup after seeing off Liverpool 3-2 on Sunday (all games streaming live on ESPN+ in the U.S.). The other all-Prem matchups in the next round will feature Wolverhampton Wanderers
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5:30 PM ET Aramide Oladipo Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has said he would be against any decision to give COVID-19 vaccinations to Premier League players before the general public. The Premier League has postponed a number of matches this season due to COVID-19 outbreaks including Tottenham’s clash against Fulham in December. Mourinho was unhappy that
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11:34 AM ET The president of Palmas football club and four of its players were killed on Sunday when a small plane taking them to a Brazilian cup game crashed on take-off. The fourth-tier club said president Lucas Meira, along with players Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme Noe, Ranule and Marcus Molinari, all died. The pilot, named
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3:45 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — In simple terms, Manchester United’s 3-2 victory over Liverpool earned the right to play West Ham in the fifth round of the FA Cup, but it could end up meaning much more. There were no points on offer and no positions at stake, but during a season
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8:12 AM ET Bruno Labbadia has been fired by Hertha Berlin. Maja Hitij/Getty Images Struggling Hertha Berlin fired coach Bruno Labbadia and long-time sports director Michael Preetz on Sunday, following their 4-1 home loss to Werder Bremen a day earlier that left them in 14th place in the Bundesliga. Hertha have won one of their last
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8:27 AM ET Sao Paulo manager Fernando Diniz is under pressure after a poor run of form. Photo by Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images The president of Sao Paulo has condemned a violent assault on their team bus on Saturday in what appeared to be a reaction to the club’s recent run of poor form. “The attack that
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4:55 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has sanctioned Jesse Lingard‘s loan move from Manchester United during the January transfer window and the final decision now rests with the club’s board, sources have told ESPN. Solskjaer has been keen to keep Lingard at Old Trafford ahead of a busy second half of the season
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Getty Images Karim Benzema scored twice and Eden Hazard picked up a rare goal as Real Madrid beat Alaves 4-1 in handy fashion in La Liga on Saturday. Real Madrid, who were without manager Zinedine Zidane due to COVID, took the lead early in the first half when Casemiro headed home in the 15th minute
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