Month: October 2021

9:59 AM ET Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said he is unhappy at Thiago Silva‘s unavailability for Saturday’s Premier League game at Brentford and that football is being damaged as a spectacle by players being forced to play too many games. The Stamford Bridge side have significant concerns at centre-back with Antonio Rudiger sidelined due to
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9:02 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he wants Jesse Lingard to extend his contract. Lingard will be a free agent in the summer if fresh terms cannot be agreed. Sources have told ESPN that Barcelona and AC Milan are among a host of clubs who have already registered
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6:50 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona overlooked serious hygiene issues at the club’s 100,000-seater Camp Nou stadium, according to the company tasked with filing the report that uncovered the problems in 2013. The report, put together by the company Gold Service, detailed how pigeon nests covered in excrement created bad smells and led
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7:11 AM ET Kathleen McNamee Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has said there are “obviously human rights issues” involved in Newcastle’s takeover and compared it to attempts to create a European Super League. Newcastle were bought on Oct. 6 by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund which is valued at £320 billion. Several groups have protested the
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4:18 AM ET Tobin Heath is congratulated after scoring her first goal for Arsenal. Chloe Knott – Danehouse/Getty Images USWNT star Tobin Heath was on target as Arsenal made light work of their Women’s Champions League group-stage match against Hoffenheim, winning 4-0 at Meadow Park, Borehamwood. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ Heath, 33, joined Arsenal
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5:00 AM ET Thomas Muller has a penchant for handing out nicknames, from “Lewangoalski” (Robert Lewandowski) to “Roadrunner” (Alphonso Davies). But in the Bayern Munich dressing room, he’s known as “Radio Muller.” That nickname was coined by ex-Bayern assistant coach Hermann Gerland due to his unrelenting on-field communication with his teammates, opponents and referees. Bayern
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11:00 PM ET Raphinha turned in another eye-catching performance for Brazil on Thursday by scoring twice in the home side’s 4-1 victory over Uruguay in a World Cup qualifier. Brazil took the lead after 10 minutes when Neymar chested down a pass from Fred and rounded the keeper before firing low between two defenders on
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9:56 PM ET Peru missed a second-half penalty in a 1-0 loss to Argentina in Buenos Aires on Thursday, delivering another blow to their hopes of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. Trailing to a first-half goal from Lautaro Martinez, Peru had a golden opportunity to level the score when substitute Jefferson Farfan was brought
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3:42 PM ET Manchester City forward Ferran Torres sustained a small fracture on his right foot while on international duty with Spain, the Premier League club said on Thursday. Torres scored both goals in Spain’s 2-1 win over Italy in the UEFA Nations League semifinal, but limped off in the second half after suffering a
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1:36 AM ET Eric Gomez Hector Moreno and Raul Jimenez scored at the Estadio Cuscatlan as Mexico beat El Salvador 2-0 on Wednesday in World Cup qualifying. The win lifted El Tri to 14 points after six games on the road to Qatar 2022. Moreno was one of just three players who remained in Mexico’s
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3:53 PM ET UEFA will investigate an incident of alleged racist abuse aimed at Sweden‘s Anthony Elanga in an Under-21 European Championship qualifier against Italy on Tuesday. Elanga, who was taken off in the 72nd minute, was involved in an incident with opposition players after the final whistle, with the Swedish Football Association saying that
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4:42 AM ET Adriana Garcia Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he thought club sporting director Leonardo was playing a joke on him when he was first told that Lionel Messi‘s signing was possible. Messi joined PSG as a free agent on Aug. 10, days after Barcelona announced they were unable to register the
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12:42 PM ET The United States women’s national team has announced its 21-player roster for a pair of friendlies this month against South Korea on Oct. 21 in Kansas City (8 p.m. ET on ESPN2) and Oct. 26 in St. Paul, Minnesota. It will be the last time that two-time Women’s World Cup winner Carli
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