Month: November 2021

4:13 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United planned to make Mike Phelan caretaker manager following the dismissal of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday but eventually decided against the move after fearing a backlash from supporters, sources have told ESPN. Solskjaer was relieved of his duties following the 4-1 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road on
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5:50 AM ET The match between Lyon and Marseille was abandoned after Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle thrown from the stands. PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP via Getty Images Repeated crowd problems in Ligue 1 are putting the future of French football at risk, France’s sports minister warned, after Sunday’s game between Lyon and Marseille was abandoned due
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7:00 AM ET Gareth Southgate has signed a contract extension to stay on as England manager until the end of 2024. Southgate’s previous deal expired after next year’s World Cup finals in Qatar and he had been reluctant to discuss an extension until qualification for that tournament was assured. But with England needing four points
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5:59 PM ET Athletico Paranaense have now won two Copa Sudamerican titles in three years. Buda Mendes/Getty Images There is now no doubt about it. Brazil has thirteen big clubs. Athletico Paranaense have to be included after winning the Copa Sudamericana, a Europa League equivalent, with a 1-0 victory in Montevideo, Uruguay, over fellow Brazilians Red Bull
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5:46 AM ET Adriana Garcia A player and two members of staff at Spanish club Atletico Tomelloso were injured after a hit-and-run incident following Sunday’s regional game at C.D. Quintanar. Following their 1-0 loss at Quintanar de la Orden, Toledo, Tomelloso players and staff were outside their bus that was parked at the Alfonso Viller
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5:41 PM ET Major League Soccer Golden Boot winner Valentin Castellanos scored his first MLS Cup playoff goal in the 49th minute to lead New York City FC to a 2-0 home victory in Sunday’s Round 1 clash against Atlanta United at Yankee Stadium. Defender Alexander Callens added his second goal of 2021 in all
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3:02 PM ET Jamie BraidwoodESPN New Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte said fans were right to boo his team off the pitch at half-time against Leeds United, before the hosts came from behind to win their first Premier League match under the Italian manager. Spurs trailed to Daniel James’ first Leeds goal shortly before half-time
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4:30 PM ET FIFA President Gianni Infantino attended Formula One’s Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday as the World Cup’s one-year countdown begins. Hasan Bratic/picture alliance via Getty Images FIFA President Gianni Infantino insisted that “all are welcome in Qatar” on Sunday as a digital countdown clock went on display in Doha to mark one year until
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1:22 PM ET Tottenham came from behind to beat Leeds United 2-1 in Antonio Conte’s first home Premier League game in charge on Sunday. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Sergio Reguilon struck second-half goals as Spurs secured their first Premier League win under the Italian manager. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have
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12:36 PM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said it was time to “step aside” after Manchester United announced his departure as manager. Solskjaer lost his job as manager on Sunday following Saturday’s 4-1 defeat at Watford. Manchester United are on a run of five defeats in seven league matches and are six points off the
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6:08 AM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rejected the opportunity to make changes to his backroom team at Manchester United, sources have told ESPN, despite concerns among some of the club’s players that the coaching methods and tactical demands were too one-dimensional and lacking in imagination and new ideas. United confirmed on Sunday that Solskjaer had
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10:53 AM ET Manchester City moved to within three points of league leaders Chelsea following a 3-0 win over Everton on Sunday. Raheem Sterling put City ahead just before the break with a fine finish after a fine ball by Joao Cancelo before Rodri rocketed in a stunning second. Bernardo Silva rounded off the scoring
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8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent In an alternate universe, Mauricio Pochettino’s Manchester United have just cruised past Watford to keep pace with the Premier League leaders and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is preparing his Molde team for a trip to Brann. Instead, the reality is that Solskjaer, who was meant to hand over the reins to
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5:32 AM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has left his position as Manchester United manager, the club have confirmed. A humiliating 4-1 defeat to Watford on Saturday was the final straw for the club’s owners, the Glazer family, with Solskjaer out amid a wretched run of five defeats in seven Premier League games. A club statement
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