Month: December 2021

7:33 PM ET Chelsea star Sam Kerr received a yellow card for flattening a pitch invader during the Blues’ 0-0 Champions League draw with Juventus in London on Wednesday. The man, who ran onto the pitch and was trying to take a picture with Chelsea captain Magdalena Eriksson, was greeted with the Australia international’s shoulder
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5:19 AM ET UEFA have called off Tottenham Hotspur‘s Europa Conference League game against Stade Rennais less than 12 hours before kick-off due to a severe COVID-19 outbreak at Spurs’ training ground. Rennes were furious when Tottenham released a statement on Wednesday night suggesting the match would be postponed as the French club claimed to
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5:44 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Bayern Munich’s Thomas Muller said Barcelona can’t cope with the intensity of Europe’s top sides after the five-time Champions League winners crashed out of the group stages following a 3-0 defeat at the Allianz Arena. Muller opened the scoring, with Leroy Sane and Jamal Musiala also on target,
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3:21 PM ET Napoli reach the Europa League knockout rounds at Leicester City’s expense. Getty Napoli earned a thrilling 3-2 home win over Leicester City on Thursday to reach the Europa League knockout stages as Group C runners-up behind Spartak Moscow. Spartak won 1-0 at Legia Warsaw to secure an automatic last-16 berth while Napoli face
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8:04 AM ET RB Leipzig have appointed Domenico Tedesco as the club’s new manager, four days after the departure of American Jesse Marsch. The 36-year-old Tedesco, who previously coached Schalke and Spartak Moscow, has signed a contract to 2023 and will be on the bench for Saturday’s league game at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach. –
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4:02 AM ET Brazil great Pele was admitted to hospital for a scheduled procedure as part of his treatment for a colon tumour but he will be home in time to spend Christmas with his family, his daughter Kely Nascimento said. Three-time World Cup winner Pele, who was admitted to Sao Paulo’s Hospital Albert Einstein
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12:25 AM ET Cesar Hernandez LA Galaxy defender Julian Araujo and Arsenal academy youngster Marcelo Flores made their Mexico debuts in a 2-2 draw against Chile in a friendly at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. With the match being played on a non-FIFA date, both sides featured line-ups with plenty of young faces and alternates.
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4:17 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur‘s UEFA Europa Conference League clash against Stade Rennais has been postponed after eight players and five staff tested positive for COVID-19, the club announced on Wednesday. Head coach Antonio Conte had said earlier on Wednesday he was “scared” about the consequences of a COVID-19 outbreak and raised major doubts about
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