Month: January 2021

12:47 PM ET Norwich City has recalled United States forward Sebastian Soto from his loan with Netherlands side Telstar, the club announced on Thursday. The move is subject to Soto receiving a work permit in the United Kingdom, which would then make him eligible to suit up for the Canaries. – U.S. 2021 to do
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7:24 PM ET U.S. women’s soccer team head coach Vlatko Andonovski said the four-time World Cup winners are in a constant state of evolution, with the COVID-19-delayed Tokyo Games on the horizon at long last. The team defeated Colombia 4-0 in Monday’s friendly in Orlando, Florida, their first match of 2021, with midfielder Sam Mewis
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5:28 PM ET Liam Wheeler Liverpool‘s incredible 68-game unbeaten run at Anfield came to an end as the champions were beaten 1-0 on home turf by a resilient Burnley side. Ashley Barnes picked himself up off the turf to fire home the game’s only goal from the spot having previously been brought down by the
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5:56 PM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp called his side’s Premier League loss to Burnley on Thursday a “massive punch in the face” and downplayed the Reds’ chances of staying in the title race. Burnley stunned Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield, ending their 68-match home Premier League unbeaten streak in the process. The defeat dropped Liverpool
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8:26 AM ET Tom King overtook the previous record held by Asmir Begovic. Photo by Simon Galloway/PA Images via Getty Images Newport County goalkeeper Tom King has broken the Guinness World record for longest goal scored in a competitive football match. King’s 105 yards (96.01 metre) shot helped Newport County draw 1-1 with Cheltenham Town on
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7:12 AM ET FIFA are unhappy about reports of a breakaway league. Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images World football’s governing body FIFA has said players who feature in any breakaway European Super League would be banned from playing in FIFA competitions, including the World Cup. Sources told ESPN in October that any breakaway tournament, which would effectively replace
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1:32 PM ET Former England women’s team manager Phil Neville improved the performance of players and the team was disappointed by his departure, Lionesses captain Steph Houghton said on Thursday. Neville stepped down from his role on Monday and joined David Beckham’s Major League Soccer side Inter Miami as their new manager. – David Beckham’s
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5:03 AM ET There’s a familiar ritual whenever Chelsea struggle in midseason — and make no mistake about it, seven points out of a possible 24 in their past eight Premier League outings is a massive tailspin — and it centres around an impatient Roman Abramovich, surrounded by a virtual (possibly Zoom or, more likely,
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5:08 AM ET Mikel Arteta has expressed his relief at trimming an “unmanageable” Arsenal squad but added he is hopeful of negotiating a tough market to make additions before the January transfer window closes. Arsenal have terminated the contracts of Mesut Ozil and Sokratis Papastathopoulos and are allowing Sead Kolasinac to see out the remaining
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4:46 AM ET Michail Antonio joined West Ham in 2015. Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images West Ham United forward Michail Antonio has said he had to get car insurance through a specialist company who charged him $27,000 (£20,000) following his Christmas Day crash in 2019. Sources told ESPN that Antonio crashed his Lamborghini into a bin
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3:20 PM ET American teenager Matthew Hoppe scored for the third consecutive Bundesliga game but couldn’t prevent Schalke 04 from slumping to a 2-1 loss to fellow strugglers FC Cologne. – Karlsen: Meet Matthew Hoppe, the next U.S. teen sensation– Stream Bundesliga matches on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Jan Thielmann struck in the third minute of
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5:11 PM ET Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata helped Juventus to beat Napoli 2-0 to win the Italian Supercup on Wednesday, the annual meeting between the Coppa Italia winners and Serie A champions. Napoli, who beat Juventus in the final to win last season’s Coppa Italia, came close to taking the lead midway
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5:57 PM ET Jordan Morris has left training camp for the United States men’s national team the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Wednesday. Morris’ departure had the blessing of U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter, with one source confirming to ESPN reports that the Seattle Sounders winger is in the process of finalizing a six-month loan to
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5:24 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer A coronavirus outbreak at Liga MX side Monterrey has delayed their next two matches. Azael Rodriguez/Getty Images At least 19 Monterrey players and staff have tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, prompting Liga MX to postpone the club’s next two games and a harsh rebuke from the club’s most recent
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