Month: February 2021

10:58 AM ET MLS expansion side Austin FC has signed midfielder Tomas Pochettino as a designated player, the club announced on Thursday. Pochettino, 25, joins forward Cecilio Dominguez as the team’s DP signings. Dominguez, a Paraguay international, moved to the club in August of 2020. – Carlisle: What CBA means for MLS and the ’26
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8:45 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur‘s first meeting with Manchester City this season left us wondering if Jose Mourinho could mastermind a Premier League title challenge. Saturday’s reunion approaches with the Portuguese facing questions over whether his style of football will ever deliver the silverware that Spurs crave. – Ogden: Everton-Spurs a showcase of great goals,
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3:38 AM ET Manchester United are targeting Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane, among others, to sort their leaky defence — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Barcelona search for the next Christian Pulisic. Jump to: Barca step up attempts to find next Pulisic, Hoppe | Man Utd starlet Shoretire wanted by Barca | Font’s election
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6:09 AM ET Adriana Garcia Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino has said he is open to Neymar travelling home to Brazil to recover from his latest injury. Neymar hurt his left adductor during PSG’s 1-0 victory over Caen on Wednesday and is expected to be out of action for up to four weeks. – Stream
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5:00 AM ET Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said that he and his family have been threatened on social media and repeated his call for companies to take lasting action in tackling abuse. The Gunners declined to add any detail when asked by ESPN to provide further information — citing a desire to respect his
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5:09 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has challenged FIFA Club World Cup winners Bayern Munich to take on his old Barcelona team from 2008-09 to determine which side is better. Bayern beat Liga MX’s Tigres 1-0 on Thursday to become world champions and cement themselves in history alongside Barca
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10:06 AM ET After alleged racist abuse led to a Champions League game being stopped, UEFA opened disciplinary cases against two Romanian match officials on lesser charges on Thursday. Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir refused to continue playing on Dec. 8 because they believed fourth official Sebastian Coltescu had racially insulted the Turkish club’s assistant
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2:52 PM ET Bundesliga side Bayern Munich beat Liga MX’s Tigres to win the FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar on Thursday and secure their sixth trophy in the last 12 months. Bayern looked to have scored in the 18th minute through a powerful Joshua Kimmich strike from outside the area, but VAR ruled that
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1:47 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Premier League leaders Manchester City will take a trip to Everton and Manchester United travel to Leicester City in the FA Cup quarterfinals following the draw on Thursday. – FA Cup on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only)– Stream ESPN FC Daily on
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3:27 PM ET The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has opened an investigation into the behaviour of Inter Milan and Juventus staff during Tuesday’s Coppa Italia semifinal second leg, it said on Thursday. Inter coach Antonio Conte was caught on camera flashing a middle finger towards Juventus staff. Local media reported that Juve president Andrea Agnelli
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4:55 PM ET Chelsea reached the FA Cup quarterfinals with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Championship side Barnsley on Thursday settled by a second-half goal from Tammy Abraham. The Blues started with 10 new faces from their last Premier League line-up and struggled to find any rhythm in the first half as Barnsley refused to
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10:40 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has been ruled out for four weeks due to a hip injury and will miss the Champions League round-of-16 first leg clash with Barcelona at Camp Nou on Feb. 16. The Brazil international came off injured during PSG’s 1-0 victory over Caen on Wednesday and test results the
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9:10 AM ET Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss the Club World Cup final against Tigres in Qatar on Thursday, sources have told ESPN. Hansi Flick’s side qualified for the Club World Cup after winning the Champions League last season and beat Egyptian side Al Ahly 2-0 in
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