Month: May 2021

8:32 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are keeping the movements of their players top secret in a bid to make sure the rearranged fixture with Liverpool goes ahead, sources have told ESPN. The club are concerned the team bus may be targeted in an effort to stop the players arriving at Old Trafford and
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9:09 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has criticised the Premier League for handing Manchester United a packed fixture schedule and called it a “crime.” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side will play three matches in five days after their clash against Liverpool on May 2 was postponed due to United supporters protesting inside and
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7:37 AM ET Men and women can play together in Dutch amateur football. BSR Agency/Getty Images The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has announced a pioneering rule change which will see men and women able to play alongside each other in amateur football teams from next season. The KNVB has changed its rules on amateur participation following
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9:00 AM ET Manchester City were crowned 2020-21 Premier League champions on Tuesday, without having to lift so much as a finger. Instead, the decisive result came at Old Trafford where an under-strength Manchester United fell to a 2-1 home defeat against Leicester City that made sure City’s 10-point lead at the summit is now
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6:36 AM ET Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has ruled himself out of this summer’s European Championship with Netherlands as he recovers from injury. Van Dijk, 29, has not played since suffering a season-ending knee injury in October in the Merseyside derby at Everton. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Liverpool boss
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3:31 AM ET Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has said that striker Erling Haaland will remain at the club next season. Haaland, 20, is under contract at Dortmund until 2024, but a clause in his contract allows him to leave the Westfalenstadion for a fee significantly below €100 million in the summer of 2022. –
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5:56 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo missed a Juventus training session on Monday to visit Ferrari’s Formula One headquarters at Maranello, Italy. Ronaldo made the visit with Juventus president Andrea Agnelli and John Elkann, Exor president and Ferrari chairman. Exor is the holding company run by the Agnelli family that controls Juventus and Ferrari. At Maranello,
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5:31 PM ET Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has said he used to lie to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang about when meetings were held at Borussia Dortmund to help with his timekeeping, and questioned how the Arsenal striker kept his driving licence during their time together in Germany. Tuchel joined Dortmund in 2015 where he managed Aubameyang for
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4:13 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United lost at home to Leicester to confirm Manchester City as champions, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left Old Trafford far from disappointed. For much of the 90 minutes, played in everything from bright sunshine to torrential rain, he watched a reserve XI match one of the
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2:51 PM ET Leicester City beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford on Tuesday night to solidify their position in the Premier League top four. The result also means Manchester City have clinched the 2020-21 Premier League title, with United on 70 points from 35 matches, 10 behind Pep Guardiola’s side, with three matches remaining
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2:52 PM ET Manchester City won the Premier League title for the third time under Pep Guardiola, after Manchester United‘s 2-1 home defeat to Leicester City on Tuesday. The result at Old Trafford leaves United with 70 points from 35 matches, 10 behind City with three games left to play in the 2020-2021 campaign. –
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10:52 AM ET Moises Llorens Sam Marsden Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte has been a granted Spanish passport and will be eligible to be called up by Luis Enrique for this summer’s European Championships, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Spain coach Luis Enrique asked the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] to look into the possibility
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