Month: February 2021

8:16 AM ET Moises Llorens Rodrigo Faez Manchester City have not given up on signing Lionel Messi on a free transfer this summer but will wait until March or April before sounding out the situation regarding the Barcelona forward, various sources have told ESPN. Messi, 33, is out of contract in June and has been
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5:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Santiago Garcia joined Godoy Cruz in 2016. Photo by Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images Argentina’s first division club Godoy Cruz have said the death of their Uruguay striker Santiago “Morro” Garcia was “motivated by personal problems.” Garcia, 30, was found dead in his home in Mendoza by police on Saturday. The player had
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2:22 PM ET Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said he will consider allowing Ederson to take his side’s next penalty after Ilkay Gundogan’s missed spot kick during the 4-1 victory over Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. Despite City winning for the first time at Anfield since 2003 with Gundogan scoring twice and Raheem Sterling
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3:15 PM ET Mexican side Tigres UANL became the first team from North America to reach the final of Club World Cup when they beat Brazilian club Palmeiras 1-0 in the semifinal on Sunday. After a tepid first half Tigres’ French striker Andre-Pierre Gignac got the only goal of the game from the penalty spot
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1:47 PM ET Manchester United’s Lauren James received racist abuse on social media. Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images Manchester United forward Lauren James has called on Instagram to “do something” after she became the latest footballer to receive racist abuse online. United men’s players Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Axel Tuanzebe — on two separate occasions —
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1:52 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Liverpool‘s title defence continued to fall apart as they were humbled 4-1 by league leaders Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday. Ilkay Gundogan was at the heart of the drama throughout with his brace more than making up for a shocking penalty miss. Mohamed Salah had managed to pull
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6:31 AM ET Axel Tuanzebe was the target of racist abuse on social media after Manchester United’s draw with Everton. Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe was subjected to racist abuse on social media once again following Saturday’s 3-3 draw with Everton in the Premier League. Tuanzebe, 23, did not start
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10:02 PM ET The Major League Soccer Players Association and MLS announced on Friday that they have reached a tentative agreement on a revised Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The CBA was approved by the union’s executive board and bargaining committee by a vote of 24-11, according to a source. The agreement will now be sent
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12:31 PM ET Liverpool forward Diogo Jota is ranked world No. 1 on PlayStation’s FIFA Ultimate Team Champions leaderboard after finishing the weekend at 30-0. The 24-year-old joined Liverpool from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer and impressed with nine goals for his new club — including a run of six goals in four matches in
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11:45 AM ET Alex Kirkland Kosovare Asllani celebrates her opened with her Real Madrid teammates. Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Real Madrid’s Kosovare Asllani has scored one of the fastest hat tricks in football history, finding the net three times in just 155 seconds in a 3-1 Primera Iberdrola win over Valencia. – Stream LIVE games
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