Month: October 2021

6:09 PM ET LaLiga club Barcelona will play Argentine giants Boca Juniors in a December tribute match to mark the one year-anniversary of the death of their former player Diego Maradona, the two sides announced on Monday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup
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1:01 PM ET Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring against Manchester United. Getty Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has become the top-scoring African player in Premier League history following his hat trick against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Egypt international came into the match on 103 — one behind former Chelsea forward Didier Drogba — but
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3:06 PM ET Associated Press An American businessman is looking to rescue English second-tier club Derby from bankruptcy protection. Chris Kirchner, the founder of shipping and logistics firm Slync.io, has written to inform supporters of his desire to take Derby out of administration. The team, which is managed by former England and Manchester United striker
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8:21 AM ET The soccer world was focused on a “Super Sunday” that saw Barcelona host Real Madrid (and lose) before Manchester United hosted Liverpool (and lost), with grudge matches between Inter Milan and Juventus as well as Marseille vs. Paris Saint-Germain. But the entire weekend delivered drama and talking points for Bayern Munich, Manchester
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5:40 PM ET Luis Suarez scored a second half brace as Atletico Madrid came from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home against LaLiga leaders Real Sociedad on Sunday. Imanol Alguacil’s Sociedad took an early lead when Swedish striker Alexander Isak set up Alexander Sorloth in the seventh minute. Isak got on the scoresheet
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1:36 PM ET Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman said his side is not inferior to Real Madrid despite losing a fourth straight Clasico at Camp Nou on Sunday. Goals from David Alaba and Lucas Vazquez earned the three points for Madrid in a 2-1 victory, with Sergio Aguero‘s first goal for Barca proving nothing more than
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3:57 AM ET Barcelona have condemned the “violent and disdainful acts” faced by coach Ronald Koeman when he left the Camp Nou after a 2-1 El Clasico defeat to arch-rivals Real Madrid on Sunday. After the game, when Koeman tried to leave the stadium in his car, a number of people surrounded and slapped the
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10:30 PM ET What a weekend! As if Liverpool putting five on Manchester United (read about it here) and Real Madrid beating Barcelona (read about it here) was not enough, there was also the Derby D’Italia between Internazionale and Juventus, plus Marseille vs. Paris Saint-Germain in Le Classique! In an extra-packed review, here are Tom
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5:51 PM ET Juventus snatched a last-gasp 1-1 draw at champions Internazionale in Serie A on Sunday after Argentine forward Paulo Dybala scored a penalty following a VAR intervention. Massimiliano Allegri’s side travelled to Milan in fine form having won their previous six games in all competitions, but soon fell behind as Inter striker Edin
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2:17 PM ET Jose Mourinho said his sending off wasn’t warranted. Photo by Matteo Ciambelli/DeFodi Images via Getty Images AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho was sent off to the stands as his side ended Napoli‘s winning start to the Serie A season following a 0-0 draw on Sunday. Napoli came into the contest having won their
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4:50 PM ET Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain dropped two points as they were held to a 0-0 stalemate at bitter rivals Marseille after playing more than half an hour with 10 men amid minor crowd trouble on Sunday. The game was briefly paused twice because of incidents involving OM fans after both teams had
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3:27 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — The Liverpool supporters chanted “Ole Must Stay” towards the end of their brutal 5-0 dismantling of Manchester United and, an hour after his team’s humiliation at the hands of their greatest rivals, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer gave his Liverpudlian tormentors exactly what they wanted by insisting he is still the
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10:51 AM ET West Ham United edged past Tottenham. IAN KINGTON/AFP via Getty Images A second half goal from Michail Antonio was the difference between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at the London Stadium on Saturday, as the home side won 1-0. The result lifts West Ham above Tottenham on the Premier League table and
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