Month: February 2021

2:47 AM ET Celtic manager Neil Lennon has stepped down following a dismal campaign that has left the Scottish Premiership club 18 points behind leaders Rangers, the club said on Wednesday. Lennon’s last game in charge was Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Ross County, which left Celtic’s hopes of a 10th consecutive league title further in
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10:30 PM ET UEFA have opened a disciplinary investigation after AC Milan‘s Zlatan Ibrahimovic was subjected to racist abuse in last week’s Europa League match against Red Star Belgrade in Serbia, European football’s governing body said on Wednesday. Serbian media reported that Ibrahimovic, who has Bosnian roots, was insulted by an individual seated in the
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3:40 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer LA Galaxy forward Efrain Alvarez has been selected by both the Mexican and United States under-23 national teams, as the two nations compete to have the 18-year-old represent them at the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic qualifying tournament. On Tuesday, CONCACAF announced the official preliminary rosters for all eight teams participating
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4:53 PM ET Bayern Munich cruised to victory at Lazio on Tuesday. Getty Bayern Munich put one foot in the Champions League quarterfinals with a commanding display in a 4-1 first-leg victory at Lazio on Tuesday. First-half goals from Robert Lewandowski, Jamal Musiala and Leroy Sane put the defending champs on the front foot. Lazio pulled
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5:30 PM ET Danny Lewis Chelsea‘s Champions League Round-of-16 match against Atletico Madrid in Bucharest was always going to be a tight affair, and that’s exactly how it turned out. It was the Blues who managed to get the foothold in the game, as Olivier Giroud‘s superb overhead kick in the 71st minute was given
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12:53 PM ET Australia and Qatar will no longer feature in the postponed Copa America tournament. Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images Australia and Qatar, the two non-South American sides due to take part in this year’s Copa America, have pulled out of the tournament, the secretary general of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL)
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8:50 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said anyone leaking team news before games is “unethical and unprofessional.” Aston Villa have launched an investigation after news broke that midfielder Jack Grealish had suffered an injury in training ahead of their clash with Leicester City. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+
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9:52 AM ET Jose Mourinho has vowed he “will be in Tottenham‘s history for the good reasons” after claiming he is “more motivated than ever” to halt the club’s slide amid growing speculation over his future. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) ESPN reported on Friday that chairman Daniel Levy wants to
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7:28 AM ET Adriana Garcia A doctor and a nurse coordinator are the latest individuals to be added to the investigation into the death of Diego Maradona, bringing the total to seven people. The Argentina legend died at the age of 60 following a heart attack on Nov. 25, two weeks after being released from
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5:08 AM ET Adriana Garcia Christoph Metzelder faces trial on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. TF-Images/Getty Images Former Germany international and ex-Real Madrid defender Christoph Metzelder will face trial in his home country on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. Metzelder is accused by the prosecutors’ office of 29 charges of
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8:19 PM ET Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone is confident Luis Suarez will make things difficult for Chelsea in Tuesday’s Champions League last-16 first leg tie despite his recent scoring drought in Europe’s top competition. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more
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4:45 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Juventus strolled to a 3-0 home win over bottom side Crotone in Serie A on Monday, with the victory taking the champions up to third in the standings. Juve were a little sluggish to get going, but their ever-reliable talisman arrived to meet an Alex Sandro cross
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8:48 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have intensified their interest in Real Sociedad‘s Alexander Isak as they look to bring in a new striker this summer, sources have told ESPN. Martin Braithwaite has been Barca’s only No. 9 since September, when they sold Luis Suarez to Atletico Madrid in a deal that could
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