Month: October 2021

7:46 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona teenager Ansu Fati has said wearing the No. 10 jersey after club legend Lionel Messi does not bring additional pressure. The Spain international spoke about following in Messi’s footsteps after he signed a contract extension with Barca until 2027 with his release clause rising to €1 billion ($1.16 billion).
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6:36 PM ET Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has urged his squad players to “prove a point” by solving the club’s striker crisis after Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner were injured in Wednesday’s comfortable 4-0 Champions League win over Malmo. A routine victory courtesy of Andreas Christensen‘s first goal for the club and two Jorginho penalties
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9:28 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona‘s teenage forward Ansu Fati has signed a new contract until 2027 with his release clause rising to €1 billion ($1.16 billion), the Catalan club have confirmed. Ansu’s previous deal was due to expire at the end of the season and sources told ESPN that his agent, Jorge
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7:33 PM ET Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Cristiano Ronaldo had answered many critics of his value to the team with his display in the 3-2 Champions League win over Atalanta on Wednesday. Ronaldo grabbed the 81st minute winner with a superbly executed header to maintain his 100% scoring record in group F
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5:34 AM ET Newcastle United will consider Frank Lampard and Paulo Fonseca as the next permanent manager at St. James’ Park, sources have told ESPN, after the club’s new owners confirmed the departure of Steve Bruce by mutual consent. Bruce, who took charge of his 1,000th competitive game as a manager during Sunday’s 3-2 defeat
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4:53 PM ET Chelsea boosted their chances of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 4-0 victory over Malmo on Wednesday. Chris Lee – Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Chelsea cruised to a 4-0 win over Malmo FF in the Champions League on Wednesday as strikers Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner
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12:44 PM ET Newcastle United have urged fans to refrain from wearing outfits or head coverings inspired by traditional Arabic attire at games and warned that it could be interpreted as “culturally inappropriate.” A number of supporters turned up in robes and head coverings for Newcastle’s home clash against Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend, the
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12:00 PM ET Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Despite an eyebrow-raising draw with Chicago, the New England Revolution are still on course to lift the
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7:34 AM ET Karim Benzema was not in court because of professional obligations. Photo by Stanislav Vedmid/DeFodi Images via Getty Images France and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema went on trial in absentia on Wednesday, charged with complicity in the attempted blackmail of former international teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape. Prosecutors allege that Benzema,
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5:00 PM ET It’s been nearly three years since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over as Manchester United manager, picking up from Jose Mourinho in late December 2018 as a caretaker before being appointed permanently in March of 2019. There have been remarkable runs of form — like winning 14 of his first 19 matches in
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