Month: March 2021

4:22 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho has accused his players of “hiding” and questioned whether referees were “tired” as Spurs lost 2-1 to Arsenal in Sunday’s north London derby. Spurs were second-best for long periods at Emirates Stadium despite taking the lead through a stunning Erik Lamela 33rd-minute rabona. – Olley: Arteta proves
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1:19 PM ET Juventus director Fabio Paratici said Cristiano Ronaldo represents the “future” of the club following rumours of a return to Real Madrid. Ronaldo was criticised for his role in Juve’s Champions League exit to FC Porto with ex-Bianconeri manager Fabio Capello having labelled his failure to block Sergio Oliveira‘s free kick which decided
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10:56 PM ET Iran head coach Dragan Skocic and Mehdi Taremi, one of the nation’s highest-profile players, have questioned the decision to hold the country’s World Cup qualifiers in Bahrain when play resumes in June. The Iranians were informed by the Asian Football Confederation last week that the Gulf state will host the remaining matches
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8:04 AM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has said defensive duo Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez are “unlikely” to be fit for this summer’s European Championship. The two players suffered long-term knee injuries which ruled them out of the majority of the campaign and, despite Liverpool initially coping as they battled to retain their
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12:01 PM ET Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has become the first Premier League player to not take a knee before a game since the demonstration began last season, standing during the prematch ritual against West Brom on Saturday. Players and officials have been taking a knee before games since protests began after the death
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4:51 PM ET Sergio Aguero scored his first Premier League goal in 14 months as Manchester City pulled 17 points clear of the chasing field with a 3-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday. The match marked the return of Aguero to Pep Guardiola’s starting lineup for just the fifth time across all
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5:04 PM ET La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid drew 0-0 away to struggling Getafe on Saturday, despite playing the latter stages of the game with an extra man, offering renewed hope to title rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona. Getafe’s Allan Nyom was shown a red card after a VAR review for a crunching tackle on
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8:37 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Andrea Pirlo defended Cristiano Ronaldo‘s record at Juventus following criticism after the Serie A champions’ elimination from the Champions League against Porto. Ronaldo was at fault for Porto’s decisive strike in their away goals victory as Sergio Oliveira‘s 115th-minute free-kick squeezed through the wall after Ronaldo had turned his
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4:25 PM ET Sheffield United announced on Saturday that manager Chris Wilder has left the club by mutual consent, with the team bottom of the Premier League standings on 14 points. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Yorkshireman Wilder, 53, took charge of his boyhood club in 2016 after they finished 11th
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12:12 PM ET Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-1 victory at Werder Bremen on Saturday with striker Robert Lewandowski climbing to second place in the Bundesliga’s all-time scorers list as the champions opened up a five-point lead at the top. The 32-year-old Lewandowski, the 2020 FIFA World Player, twice hit the woodwork early in the
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12:30 PM ET Alex Kirkland Karim Benzema has scored seven goals in his last eight games for Real Madrid. AP Photo/Bernat Armangue Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid came from behind to beat relegation-threatened Elche 2-1 on Saturday, keeping the champions in touch with leaders Atletico Madrid in the La Liga title race. A quiet
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