Month: February 2021

2:53 PM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said Manchester United are receiving fewer penalties as a result of referees being influenced by rival managers. United were held to a 0-0 draw by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge after referee Stuart Attwell opted not to give the visitors a 14th-minute penalty following a handball incident involving Callum
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7:53 AM ET Schalke‘s problems continued on Sunday as they sacked their first-team leadership to become the first club in Bundesliga history with five different coaches in one season. Following Saturday’s 5-1 defeat at Stuttgart, the Bundesliga’s worst side in over 50 years have taken dramatic measures in a desperate attempt to halt the free
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1:01 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain‘s Kylian Mbappe bagged a double as they hammered bottom side Dijon 4-0 away to cut Lille‘s Ligue 1 lead to one point on Saturday. Mbappe added to Moise Kean‘s early opener with Danilo Pereira wrapping it up late on to lift PSG to second on 57 points from 27 games
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3:50 PM ET The U.S. Soccer Federation’s National Council formally voted to repeal a policy that required players to stand for the national anthem. The vote to repeal Policy 604-1, which took place at the USSF’s Annual General Meeting on Saturday, received 71.34% of the weighted vote. The policy had already been repealed by the
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2:27 PM ET Gerard Pique has warned Barcelona‘s La Liga title rivals that the Catalan side are right back in the race after an impressive 2-0 away at Sevilla FC on Saturday. – Barcelona ratings: Messi, Dembele 8/10 in much needed win– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie
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4:51 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Lacklustre Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw by Hellas Verona in Serie A on Saturday after Cristiano Ronaldo‘s opener was cancelled out by a towering header from Antonin Barak. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A,
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12:12 PM ET Bundesliga top scorer Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry both struck twice as Bayern Munich crushed Cologne 5-1 on Saturday to earn their first win in three league games and go five points clear at the top. The champions, who next week face Borussia Dortmund, are on 52 points, with RB Leipzig, second
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12:31 PM ET Referee Lee Mason was at the centre of the action in West Brom’s game against Brighton. Rui Vieira/PA Images via Getty Images West Bromwich Albion secured a 1-0 home Premier League victory over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday as the visitors missed two penalties and were controversially denied a goal by the
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1:12 PM ET Lewis Dunk remonstrates with referee Lee Mason following Brighton’s loss. Photo by Rui Vieira – Pool/Getty Images Brighton & Hove Albion‘s Lewis Dunk said referee Lee Mason’s performance in their 1-0 Premier League defeat at West Bromwich Albion was “embarrassing” after he allowed and then disallowed a goal before the Video Assistant Referee
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he shouts at his players too much. City are on a 19-match winning run and remain in the hunt for an unprecedented quadruple but Guardiola says he is still demanding more from his squad. “Sometimes I shout at my players and I should not
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7:52 PM ET Major League Soccer announced on Friday that the expansion team set for Sacramento, scheduled to begin play in 2023, is now on indefinite hold after Ron Burkle, the primary investor of the proposed team, informed MLS officials that he has “decided not to move forward with the acquisition of an MLS expansion
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2:35 PM ET NWSL commissioner Lisa Baird has been named to the U.S. Soccer Federation’s board of directors, USSF president Cindy Parlow Cone announced at Friday’s board meeting. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Baird replaces Steve Malik, the owner of the NWSL’s North Carolina Courage and USL League One side North
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