Month: June 2021

2:50 AM ET England defender Luke Shaw has hit back at continued criticism from his former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and said the Portuguese needs to “move on.” The pair had a strained relationship during Mourinho’s two-and-a-half-year tenure at Old Trafford, with the 58-year-old publicly criticising the left back’s performances on several occasions. –
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8:38 PM ET Thiago Andrade scored deep into second-half stoppage time and New York City FC rallied from an early deficit to complete a dramatic 2-1 victory over visiting D.C. United on Sunday evening. Thiago’s winner came 11 minutes after substitute Keaton Parks headed in an 84th-minute equalizer off a corner kick for his first
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6:31 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent It’s not often this Belgium team, with all their attacking talent, are restricted to just one shot on target. Portugal managed it, but unfortunately for the reigning European champions, Thorgan Hazard’s effort flew into the net and their tournament is over. Belgium’s golden generation move on to face Italy in
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12:37 AM ET Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored twice, once in each half, to lead the visiting LA Galaxy to a 3-1 win over the struggling San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night. Hernandez, the Galaxy’s big-name striker from Mexico, scored in the 11th and 50th minutes for the Galaxy, who have won three of their last
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11:08 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona defender Jean-Clair Todibo has joined Nice for an initial €8.5 million to kickstart an expected summer exodus at Camp Nou. The deal for Todibo could be worth €15.5m if add-ons are triggered, while Barca will also be due a percentage of any future transfer. – La Liga
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10:55 AM ET UEFA has denied it prevented Dutch supporters from bringing rainbow flags into the official fan zone in Budapest’s Puskas Arena ahead of the Euro 2020 round-of-16 tie between Netherlands and Czech Republic on Sunday. A spokesperson for the KNVB confirmed to ESPN Netherlands that security guards asked fans with rainbow flags to
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9:53 AM ET Coach Giovanni Savarese said the Portland Timbers are in full support of midfielder Diego Chara following an allegation of racial discrimination during a Major League Soccer game on Saturday. The match, which Timbers lost 1-0 to Minnesota United, was stopped in the 65th minute because of the alleged incident. Pioneer Press reported
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8:40 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Lluis Cortes’ relationship with Barcelona players had become strained, sources told ESPN. Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Lluis Cortes has left his role as the coach of Barcelona’s women’s team after winning the treble this season, the club confirmed on Sunday. Cortes, 34, helped Barca win the Champions League for
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3:09 PM ET Gareth Bale stormed off from a pitchside interview after he was questioned about his Wales future following their 4-0 defeat at the hands of Denmark on Saturday. Wales suffered their biggest ever defeat in the tournament and were knocked out at the Euro 2020 last-16 stage in Amsterdam. – Euro 2020 on
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