Month: March 2021

10:26 AM ET Adriana Garcia La Liga has denied that it threatened to relegate Barcelona to the second division if it swore a new president before depositing the required €125m bank guarantee. Barcelona presidential candidate, Toni Freixa, claimed on Thursday that he and the two other presidential candidates, Joan Laporta and Victor Font, were told
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1:35 PM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid have convinced Eden Hazard to avoid undergoing surgery and to instead seek a conservative treatment for his ankle injury, several sources have confirmed to ESPN FC. The Belgium international, advised by the medical staff of his national team, was in favour of undergoing surgery on the same ankle
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10:20 AM ET Gareth Southgate has recalled Jesse Lingard, Luke Shaw and John Stones into his latest England squad for the World Cup qualifiers, but has dropped Trent Alexander-Arnold for the first time since breaking into the senior set-up. The Three Lions face San Marino, Albania and Poland later this month with Southgate naming an
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8:35 AM ET Samir Handanovic is one of four Inter players to test positive for coronavirus. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images Serie A leaders Inter Milan have seen all first-team activities suspended by the local health authority, where their players will not be allowed to join up with their national sides after four players at the club tested
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9:21 AM ET Chelsea have put contract talks with Tammy Abraham on hold, sources have told ESPN. The 23-year-old was expected to sign a long-term deal last season but negotiations stalled in part over his wage demands. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ Abraham ended up triggering an automatic one-year extension last July, tying him
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6:46 PM ET United States manager Gregg Berhalter said he encouraged dual-national Efrain Alvarez to pursue a call-up with Mexico in hopes the LA Galaxy forward will make the most informed decision possible when ultimately choosing which country he’d like to represent. On Tuesday, Alvarez said he was “grateful to God” after receiving his first
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1:45 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has played down suggestions Donny van de Beek is unhappy at Manchester United. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The Netherlands international is in line to return to the squad for the Europa League tie with AC Milan on Thursday after recovering from injury.
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12:08 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil star Neymar will become the first playable athlete in the wildly popular video game Fortnite, developer Epic Games announced on Tuesday. As part of the game’s season six launch “Primal,” players in the game will be able to dress as Neymar while they compete in the winner-takes-all Battle
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11:43 AM ET Chelsea midfielder Christian Pulisic, RB Leipzig midfielder Tyler Adams and Valencia midfielder Yunus Musah headline the 26-player roster selected by U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter for a pair of friendlies during the March international window. The first match will see the U.S. square off against Jamaica in a game that
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5:47 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Holders Bayern Munich cruised through to the Champions League quarterfinals for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons after beating Lazio 2-1 at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday to secure a 6-2 aggregate victory. Leading 4-1 from the first leg in Rome, Robert Lewandowski
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5:52 PM ET Chelsea’s Hakim Ziyech celebrates his goal on Wednesday. Getty Images Chelsea reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League, 3-0 on aggregate, after a 2-0 second-leg victory over 10-man Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. Hakim Ziyech snapped a 19-game scoreless streak in all competitions and Emerson added another late to hand boss Thomas Tuchel yet
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2:50 PM ET Joan Laporta pledged to do everything within his power to keep Lionel Messi after being sworn in as Barcelona‘s new president on Wednesday and also told coach Ronald Koeman he has the club’s backing. Laporta, who was previously Barca president between 2003 and 2010, was voted in by club members last weekend
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5:58 AM ET Kieran Gibbs will leave West Brom to join Inter Miami. Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/WBA FC via Getty Images Former Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs has verbally agreed to join Inter Miami at the end of the season, sources have told ESPN. The 31-year-old is expected to sign a two-and-a-half year deal with David
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11:00 AM ET Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has insisted Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s disciplinary issue has been resolved but warned the striker he must earn his place back in the starting lineup. The 31-year-old was dropped just hours before Sunday’s north London derby win over Tottenham after reporting late to the club’s London Colney training base. –
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