5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says defender Ruben Dias has made himself “undroppable” for Manchester City. Dias has only been at the club for four months following his £61 million move from Benfica, but in helping City to the Premier League’s best defensive record has cemented his place as one of Guardiola’s key
Month: February 2021
3:51 PM ET The great-grandson of former Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini is a right-back at Lazio‘s under-19 team, it was revealed on Tuesday. Romano Floriani Mussolini is the son of European parliament member Alessandra Mussolini and has made two appearances for the club’s U19s. The news came to light following a report on Tuesday
Feb 1, 2021 The pace of negotiations on a revised Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between MLS and the MLS Players Association (MLSPA) is accelerating, although it’s unclear where, or how, it will end. On Friday, MLS extended the existing negotiating window by one week until 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 4, but MLS also said
6:52 PM ET Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said his side showed a long-awaited glimpse of the “magic” they are capable of producing in a 9-0 thrashing of shorthanded Southampton on Thursday. Anthony Martial scored a brace as seven United players collected goals after Saints midfielder Alexandre Jankewitz was sent off after two minutes.
7:05 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The transfer window may have slammed shut, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves are heating up so check out the latest gssip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: PSG to return for Messi Paris Saint-Germain have been boosted
11:44 AM ET Carolina Morace appointed Lazio manager with wife Nicola Williams her assistant. Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images Lazio women have appointed Carolina Morace as their new manager with wife Nicola Jane Williams as her assistant. The Biancoceleste are fourth in Serie B and announced the dismissal of previous manager Ashraf Seleman with Morace
5:19 AM ET Adriana Garcia Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil forward Neymar has said he will never stop partying despite claims he is immature. Neymar is known for hosting lavish celebrations with big personalities in attendance, inevitably drawing media attention. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– Laurens: Reflecting on 100 games of Neymar at PSG “So,
Leeds United will follow the San Francisco 49ers blueprint to recreating their former glories and challenge the Champions League elite, the club’s newly-appointed vice-chairman Paraag Marathe has told ESPN. Marathe, the 49ers Enterprises president, has been appointed to the Leeds board after the NFL franchise’s increased investment in the Elland Road club, which now sees
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7:50 AM ET Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas said on Tuesday that he had offered his resignation, citing a disagreement over the Ligue 1 club’s sporting policy. “I submitted my resignation saying that I did not agree with the sporting policy. I don’t want anything from OM. I don’t want money,” Villas-Boas told a news conference.
4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen At 23, Brighton’s Ben White has become one of the most highly rated young centre-backs in England. With excellent young defenders so hard to find these days, Manchester United, Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool have reportedly been scouting him, and his performances over the past year have seen rumours of a
6:57 AM ET Adriana Garcia Diego Maradona’s daughter Dalma has said she vomited after listening to the alleged audio messages exchanged between her late father’s neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque and the psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov on the day of the Argentina legend’s death. The private audio messages that were leaked to the local media — and are
7:00 AM ET Clubs in Germany‘s Bundesliga have continued their tradition of releasing a carnival kit this season, even if the COIVD-19-enforced lockdown has prevented any actual festivities taking place. In normal times, thousands of people would take to the streets, deck out the town in bright colours, stage boisterous parties and parades and forget
3:30 AM ET The transfer window may have slammed shut, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves are heating up so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Bayern to battle Liverpool and Chelsea for Upamecano Bayern Munich are in pole
4:00 AM ET Let’s get one thing straight: this transfer window has been unlike any before as the spread of COVID-19 has limited travel and the economic impact of the pandemic has hit football clubs hard. 1 Related In January 2020, according to transfer tracking website Transfermarkt, Premier League clubs spent just over €242 million
8:00 AM ET It took them a while to get going in 2021, but defending Premier League champions Liverpool rubber-stamped their return to form with a comprehensive 3-1 away win over West Ham on Sunday. Jump to: Rooney, Giroud, Bruno among top counter-attack goals After running dry for the first 483 on-field minutes of the
6:25 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Premier League champions Liverpool announced that Joel Matip will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury on the day they brought in defensive reinforcements. Centre back Ben Davies, 25, was signed from second-tier Preston North End on Monday, while a loan deal
2:47 PM ET Where to begin a recap of another great weekend in soccer? Lionel Messi shrugged off a news leak in the Spanish media to lead Barcelona to another big win, Arsenal and Man United split the points while learning plenty about themselves, and Mohamed Salah put in a star turn for Liverpool that
11:52 AM ET Moises Caicedo has emerged from nowhere to be a force for club and country, prompting teams across Europe and the U.S. to take notice. JOSE JACOME/POOL/AFP via Getty Images First it was Manchester United, then clubs in MLS but ultimately, Brighton Hove and Albion have won the Moises Caicedo sweepstakes. The highly-touted 19-year-old
5:47 PM ET Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi has signed a permanent deal with Bundesliga side Schalke 04, the clubs announced on Monday. The north London side were keen to offload the centre-back, with a source telling ESPN earlier on Monday that the two clubs were negotiating a fee of around €2-3 million. – Liverpool sign