Month: December 2021

6:22 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero has announced his retirement from football at the age of 33 due to a heart condition. Aguero has not played since the end of October, when he was taken off during the first half of Barca’s draw with Alaves after experiencing chest pain. –
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7:42 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid‘s Luka Modric and Marcelo have both tested positive for COVID-19, the club confirmed on Wednesday. The two players are isolating at home, in accordance with health protocols. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access– ESPN FC 100: The
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6:17 AM ET The Premier League has already been forced to postpone games. Photo by George Wood/Getty Images The Premier League has announced new measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, which include showing a complete COVID status declaration prior to matchday for fans attending matches, and to show proof of vaccination or a negative test
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6:30 AM ET Sergio Aguero won five Premier League titles during his 10 years at Manchester City before joining Barcelona in the summer. DAVE THOMPSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Sergio Aguero scored the most memorable goal in Premier League history, an iconic moment, three minutes and 20 seconds into stoppage time against Queens Park Rangers in 2012.
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3:41 AM ET Barclays have doubled their investment in the Women’s Super League to £30 million ($39.8m) and extended their contract with the league until 2025 in a deal which also sees them become the headline sponsors of the Women’s Championship for the first time. The bank has also extended its deal with the English
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8:06 PM ET Charlotte FC selected five players in the Major League Soccer’s Expansion Draft, though some of them weren’t with the team for very long. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Futbol Americas on ESPN+: MLS, Liga MX, USMNT, El Tri– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) A
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3:07 PM ET Sam Marsden Boca Juniors beat Barcelona in a match held in Saudi Arabia to honor the late Diego Maradona. AP Photo/Mohammed Almsaad Boca Juniors beat Barcelona on penalties to claim the inaugural Diego Maradona Cup in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after a 1-1 draw in normal time. Goalkeeper Agustin Rossi saved Matheus Pereira‘s
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3:48 PM ET Fabio Paratici is Tottenham’s ‘managing director, football’ having been hired this year to bring the club into the modern era with a more modern structure and, most importantly, a division of responsibilities. Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images English football was considered the last bastion of managerial autonomy. Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger summed
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9:30 PM ET Former Inter Miami CF and Monterrey manager Diego Alonso has been named the new coach of Uruguay, the country’s football association said on Tuesday. The 46-year-old replaces Oscar Tabarez, who was sacked last month after 15 years in the job. Tabarez’s departure came after a string of poor results that left the
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7:23 AM ET Arsenal have stripped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of the club captaincy and dropped him for Wednesday’s Premier League game against West Ham following a “disciplinary breach.” The 32-year-old was left out of Saturday’s 3-0 win over Southampton, with sources having told ESPN he returned late from a sanctioned holiday, although both the club and
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2:28 PM ET Bayern Munich‘s Serge Gnabry scored a hat-trick and set up two more for Robert Lewandowski in a 5-0 demolition of hosts VfB Stuttgart on Tuesday, that opened up a nine-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga. The Bavarians, who secured the unofficial ‘autumn championship’ ahead of next week’s start of the
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5:29 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sergio Aguero will address questions over his future on Wednesday. Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Sergio Aguero will hold a news conference on Wednesday to explain his future as he battles a heart condition. Various reports suggest that Aguero, who joined Barca from Manchester City on a free transfer
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9:46 AM ET Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has said Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang “needs time to heal” after being stripped of the captaincy and he refused to rule out the prospect of letting the striker go in January. It was confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that the 32-year-old would no longer wear the armband after
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6:54 AM ET Tottenham’s Dele Alli has only made 14 appearances all season. Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur are prepared to listen to offers for Dele Alli in January, sources have told ESPN. Spurs boss Antonio Conte has indicated that the 25-year-old is not a key part of his plans for the
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