10:21 AM ET So Barcelona have their new president, Joan Laporta, who also happens to be their old president, and speculation is rife about what might happen next. Scenarios range from total doom and gloom — a billion-plus dollars of debt, Lionel Messi‘s expiring contract, a global pandemic devastating the football economy — to a
Month: March 2021
8:01 AM ET Rangers and Celtic did not take a knee ahead of the Old Firm derby on Sunday, following allegations of racism against midfielder Glen Kamara during Thursday’s Europa League defeat against Slavia Prague. UEFA said on Friday it was investigating incidents in Rangers’ clash with Slavia Prague after Kamara complained of being racially
12:45 PM ET Erling Haaland scored a late equaliser to earn Borussia Dortmund a 2-2 draw against Cologne in the Bundesliga before furiously heading straight down the tunnel at the final whistle on Saturday. The result saw fifth-placed Dortmund lose further ground in the hunt for a top-four finish and Champions League football next season.
10:43 PM ET Newcastle United remain outside the Premier League’s bottom three but the abject nature of Saturday’s 3-0 defeat by fellow strugglers Brighton & Hove Albion did not bode well for their hopes of avoiding the drop. Steve Bruce’s side were comprehensively outplayed as Brighton cruised to victory with goals by Leandro Trossard, Danny
6:37 PM ET Sevilla goalkeeper Bono celebrates his equaliser on Saturday. Photo by Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Goalkeeper Bono was Sevilla’s unlikely hero as they snatched a 1-1 draw at struggling Real Valladolid in La Liga on Saturday thanks to his strike deep in stoppage time. Chilean midfielder Fabian Orellana put the hosts in charge
2:39 PM ET Zinedine Zidane has said he can’t understand why Karim Benzema doesn’t play for France after the striker grabbed two goals and an assist in Real Madrid‘s 3-1 win at Celta Vigo in their last La Liga game before the international break. Benzema scored his first after 20 minutes at Balaidos, and another
3:24 PM ET Manchester City needed late goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne to secure a 2-0 win over Everton to reach the FA Cup semifinals on Saturday. The victory keeps City’s quadruple hopes alive this season as they managed to break Everton’s defensive shape late on. – FA Cup on ESPN+: Stream
8:00 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. United lining up Pedro Neto move Manchester United are
11:30 AM ET Stephan Lichtsteiner, who won seven Serie A titles with Juventus, has started a six-month internship with a Zurich-based timepiece manufacturer. Instagram @stephanlichtsteine After spending 20 years as a professional footballer, former Juventus and Arsenal full-back Stephan Lichtsteiner brought his long and distinguished career to an end last season. The former Switzerland captain spent
12:27 PM ET German champions and leaders Bayern Munich retained their four-point cushion at the top of the Bundesliga with a 4-0 home rout of VfB Stuttgart on Saturday with Robert Lewandowski netting a hat trick after they had Alphonso Davies sent off early on. The result left Bayern top on 61 points from 26
4:22 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — It is a testament to Manchester City‘s achievements under Pep Guardiola that making history has become so routine that it barely seems to register. But after beating Everton 2-0 at Goodison Park on Saturday to seal a place in the FA Cup semifinals, City are as good as three
12:15 PM ET Referee Valentin Pizarro Gomez removes a drone from the pitch during the La Liga match between Athletic Bilbao and Eibar. Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images A drone carrying a flag opposing Euro 2020 matches in Bilbao interrupted Athletic Bilbao‘s match at home to Eibar in La Liga on Saturday. Play had
1:47 PM ET Alex Kirkland Karim Benzema scored two goals and created another as Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 3-1 on Saturday to go second in La Liga ahead of Barcelona and put more pressure on leaders Atletico Madrid. Benzema opened the scoring with a cool finish from just inside the box after Toni Kroos
8:57 AM ET Roman Abramovich has said Chelsea Women are a “critical part” of the club and believes more owners should invest in women’s football. Chelsea are the reigning Women’s Super League (WSL) champions and have won the title three times under head coach Emma Hayes. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– Fran Kirby: The
10:09 AM ET Southampton‘s Nathan Redmond netted twice and fellow winger Moussa Djenepo also scored to secure a 3-0 win over south-coast rivals Bournemouth on Saturday and a place in the FA Cup semifinals for the first time since 2017-18. Djenepo ran on to a precise through ball from Redmond to slot past goalkeeper Asmir
1:58 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer “Dave,” they called him. Just Dave. Just … there. Dependable, reliable, unremarkable Dave. It started as a joke, old now and not that funny then, but maybe there’s something in it. The story is well known, and it’s probably handy to remember in a London accent: when Cesar Azpilicueta
6:30 AM ET The Champions League has reached the quarterfinal stage after a round of 16 that saw, among other things, PSG oust Barcelona and Porto stun Juventus, while Bayern Munich and Manchester City cruised through. There is plenty to discuss, so we asked Gab Marcotti, Julien Laurens and James Olley for responses to some
7:25 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said this week that winning the Europa League would not necessarily prove Manchester United are making progress, but results like this are a good indicator. Solskjaer’s argument is that a trophy can paper over the cracks, but the way which his team beat Milan 1-0 in their
9:09 AM ET Manchester United have secured a five-year shirt sponsorship deal with global technology company TeamViewer with sources telling ESPN that the contract is worth £47 million-a-year — an annual drop of £17m on their expiring partnership with Chevrolet. United’s world-record deal with Chevrolet, which was agreed in 2012 before starting officially in 2014,
9:15 AM ET Pep Guardiola and Manchester City must navigate a daunting route to the club’s first-ever Champions League final after the draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals pitted the Premier League leaders against Borussia Dortmund and the winners of the clash between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain. With UEFA mapping out the road to
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