Month: February 2021

8:07 AM ET David Alaba will leave Bayern Munich on a free transfer at the end of the 2020-21 season, he confirmed on Tuesday. Alaba, who has won nine Bundesliga titles and two Champions Leagues during his time at Bayern, has been linked with Real Madrid, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea but has not revealed
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola fears the March international break could play havoc with Manchester City‘s title bid if it brings with it a rise in cases of COVID-19. City are in pole position in the Premier League table after a run of 16 straight wins in all competitions. However, Guardiola is concerned
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5:00 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Liverpool take a two-goal lead back to Anfield for the second leg of the Champions League last-16 after a deserved 2-0 win over RB Leipzig in Budapest. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewers guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more Jurgen Klopp’s
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9:21 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has given Manchester City‘s Premier League title rivals hope by insisting his team cannot continue their run of form. City can go 10 points clear at the top by beating Everton on Wednesday. Victory at Goodison Park would be their 17th in a row in all competitions but
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6:42 AM ET Arsenal are investigating whether captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang broke COVID-19 regulations after footage emerged of the striker getting a tattoo. The 31-year-old was featured in an Instagram story posted five days ago by Spanish tattoo artist Alejandro Nicolas Bernal receiving some new artwork on his hand. – Olley: Arsenal need attack to fire
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5:26 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Gerard Pique has made a miraculous recovery from a knee injury to make Barcelona‘s squad for Tuesday’s Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain. The defender suffered ligament damage in Barca’s defeat to league leaders Atletico Madrid at the end of November and it was initially feared he would
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2:45 AM ET New Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has said USMNT captain Christian Pulisic will be important for his side and will make an impact in the future, despite his lack of appearances this season. Pulisic, 22, has played 84 minutes out of a possible 450 in the Premier League under Tuchel, who replaced Frank
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6:31 PM ET Leopoldo Luque, the moustache-sporting striker who was a key part of the Argentina side that won their first World Cup at home in 1978, died on Monday, the Argentine Football Association said. Luque, who was 71, was hospitalised with COVID-19 over the festive period and he never fully recovered, Argentina media reported.
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4:56 PM ET Chelsea notched up their fourth league win in a row under new coach Thomas Tuchel on Monday and striker Timo Werner ended his goal drought as the Blues beat Newcastle United 2-0 to leapfrog Liverpool into the Champions League qualifying places. Werner, a desolate figure towards the end of Frank Lampard’s time
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6:13 PM ET LONDON — Chelsea‘s 2-0 win over Newcastle United was comfortable, but this was a night when droughts were broken and confidence restored. Timo Werner was superb, while Kepa Arrizabalaga repaid Thomas Tuchel’s faith in his first Premier League start since October. While Newcastle offered little in attack, this was a near-perfect night
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8:29 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Ronald Koeman has said he doesn’t believe there is a team in better form than his Barcelona side going into Tuesday’s Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain. Barca beat Alaves 5-1 on Saturday and welcome PSG to Camp Nou for the first leg of their round-of-16 tie on
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