Month: August 2021

1:36 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Jack Grealish celebrated his first Manchester City goal by putting his fingers in his ears, but you can already tell he’s listening to Pep Guardiola. It’s probably not the way Grealish dreamt it — the ball bouncing off his knee and over the line to help City
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11:51 AM ET Jack Grealish scored on his Manchester City home debut as they eased to a 5-0 win over Norwich on Saturday. Grealish joined the Premier League champions from Aston Villa this summer for a British record fee of £100 million and impressed in front of a full capacity Etihad Stadium. – Stream ESPN
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6:22 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has told Juventus he is staying at the club this season, manager Massimiliano Allegri told a news conference on Saturday. Earlier this week, Ronaldo lashed out over the transfer rumours regarding his future, accusing people of being “disrespectful” yet stopping short of committing his future to the Serie A giants.
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4:00 AM ET Manchester United have added Kylian Mbappe to their list of striker targets for next summer — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Why Raphael Varane almost missed his grand entrance. Jump to: Varane almost missed United unveiling | Messimania in Paris | Benzema’s Real deal | Lyon’s meltdown | Explaining Arsenal’s
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5:17 AM ET Liverpool have opened talks with forward Mohamed Salah over a new contract, manager Jurgen Klopp said. Salah, who joined Liverpool from Serie A club AS Roma in 2017, has two years left on his deal. The Egypt international is one of Klopp’s key players, having scored 126 goals in all competitions and
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9:32 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said he is happy with the strength of his Manchester City squad, even if a new striker does not arrive before the transfer window closes. City are still chasing a deal for Harry Kane, although time is running out to convince Tottenham to sanction a departure before
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9:28 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged Paul Pogba to repeat his performance against Leeds United when Manchester United visit Southampton on Sunday. Pogba recorded four assists during the 5-1 rout of Leeds to kick off the new Premier League season but Solskjaer said the France international needs to showcase his best
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7:31 AM ET Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said midfielder Philippe Coutinho will get another chance at the Camp Nou in the wake of Lionel Messi‘s departure from the club. ESPN reported last month that Barca were reluctant to let the Brazil international leave unless a big offer arrived. Messi’s move to Paris Saint-Germain has
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9:37 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has signed a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2023, it was announced on Friday. Benzema, 33, has become the latest player to sign a contract at the Bernabeu following extensions Thibaut Courtois, Luka Modric, Lucas
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9:07 AM ET Chelsea and United States men’s national team midfielder Christian Pulisic will miss his side’s Premier League clash against Arsenal on Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19. Manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed on Friday that the 22-year-old has not trained with the side since Wednesday following his positive test and will isolate for at
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