Month: November 2021

2:48 PM ET Robert Lewandowski scored a spectacular goal in Bayern’s win. Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images Bayern Munich, missing half a dozen players to COVID-19 quarantine, edged past Dynamo Kiev 2-1 on Tuesday to secure top spot in Champions League Group E with a game to spare. First-half goals from striker Robert Lewandowski, who struck with a
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4:16 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United have held discussions with former Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde about the possibility of becoming interim manager, sources have told ESPN. United began their search for a short-term appointment to take the team until the end of the season on Sunday after dismissing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Valverde, who led
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9:00 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Alvaro Fidalgo’s Club America and Vincent Janssen’s Monterrey are among the sides vying for the Liga MX title. Azael Rodriguez/Getty Images Following a thrilling wildcard round of the Liga MX playoffs, the current race for the 2021 Apertura title has eight teams remaining: Club America, Atlas, Leon, Tigres, Santos, Puebla, Monterrey
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4:41 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent VILLARREAL, Spain — The Manchester United-owning Glazer family, as well as executive vice-president Ed Woodward and director Richard Arnold, will no doubt celebrate the team’s 2-0 win over Villarreal to reach the knockout rounds of the Champions League as Group F winners, but they don’t deserve to. By botching the
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4:00 AM ET When Carlo Ancelotti described Real Madrid‘s three regal midfielders, ahead of Wednesday’s crucial Champions League revenge match against Sheriff in Tiraspol, he was actually speaking for every confused kid who’s ever asked his parents “Why do racehorses wear blinkers?” or “Who’s that guy wielding a small stick and waving his arms around
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9:09 AM ET Sir Alex Ferguson will have no formal role in the search for Manchester United‘s next manager, sources have told ESPN, with football director John Murtough and technical director Darren Fletcher given the responsibility of identifying and assessing candidates to replace the sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United are looking for their fifth permanent
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5:30 AM ET Diego Maradona died on Nov. 25, 2020. MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images A Cuban woman who had a relationship with the late Diego Maradona two decades ago said in a news conference on Monday the Argentine player raped her when she was a teenager. Mavys Alvarez, 37, gave testimony last week to an Argentine Ministry
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4:41 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Chelsea duo Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner have emerged as alternatives to Manchester City‘s Raheem Sterling for Barcelona in January, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Barca’s ability to make any signings mid-season will be dependent on them being able to free up some money, so they are scouring
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5:25 AM ET Adriana Garcia Lionel Messi has hailed Cristiano Ronaldo‘s return at Manchester United as “impressive.” United parted company with coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday after the team’s fifth loss in seven Premier League games but Ronaldo has been United’s talisman. Ronaldo, 36, scored six goals in his first eight appearances in all
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12:07 PM ET Rory Dames has resigned as coach of the National Women’s Soccer League side Chicago Red Stars, less than 48 hours after the team’s appearance in the NWSL Championship. Dame’s exit on Sunday is the latest NWSL coaching change this year — nine so far — in a season that has been marked
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1:14 PM ET Associated Press Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo took their usual places on FIFA’s annual awards list with last year’s winner, Robert Lewandowski, to be voted as FIFA’s best men’s player in the 2020-21 season. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–
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5:43 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain have made contact with Zinedine Zidane in case of a potential departure of manager Mauricio Pochettino, sources have told ESPN. The former Real Madrid manager is the No. 1 candidate for the club’s owners if they lose Pochettino to Manchester United. – Ogden: Can Man United do what it takes
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7:00 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona midfielder Pedri has been named the winner of the 2021 Golden Boy award, seeing off competition from Borussia Dortmund and England‘s Jude Bellingham. Pedri, 18, becomes the first Barca player since Lionel Messi in 2005 to win the prize given to the best young player in Europe.
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