Month: December 2021

7:45 AM ET The Africa Cup of Nations is “disrespected” more than any other international tournament, according to former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright. Wright said aspects of the coverage of the tournament, which will be held in Cameroon from Jan.9 to Feb.6, are “tinged with racism” after players were made to defend their
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6:55 AM ET Attendances at LaLiga games have been reduced to 75% after the Spanish government introduced new restrictions for sports events amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the country. The cap will come into effect on Jan. 1 in a bid to slow the spread of the Omicron variant. The measures will be reviewed
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2:17 PM ET Liverpool‘s Mohamed Salah headlines a group of six foreign-based players in Egypt‘s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon, while there is a return for Aston Villa midfielder Mahmoud Trezeguet. Coach Carlos Quieroz named a 25-man squad on Wednesday, recalling Trezeguet for the first time since the winger injured
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7:34 PM ET Portuguese coach Paulo Sousa signed a deal to manage Rio de Janeiro club Flamengo on Wednesday, just hours after the Polish Football Association (FA) terminated his employment as national team coach. – ESPN FC 100: Ranking the world’s best men’s players– ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)– Stream ESPN
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11:06 PM ET Chinese authorities have banned footballers from getting tattoos and instructed national team players who have been inked to remove or cover them up to set a “good example for society.” A growing number of high-profile Chinese players have been sporting tattoos, including international defender Zhang Linpeng, who has previously been told to
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5:52 PM ET Pep Guardiola said the “exceptional” quality of Chelsea and Liverpool make it impossible for him to believe that Manchester City are on course for a fourth Premier League title in five seasons, despite a 1-0 win at Brentford moving the champions eight points clear at the top of the table. – ESPN
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6:15 PM ET Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel vented frustration at a snowballing injury crisis, and some refereeing decisions, as his side fell further behind Premier League leaders Manchester City with a 1-1 home draw against Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday. Tuchel was left hopping on the touch-line as his players put in an error-strewn
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8:59 AM ET Rebecca Welch made history in April when she became the first woman to referee an English Football League match. Naomi Baker – The FA/The FA via Getty Images Rebecca Welch will become the first woman to referee a Men’s FA Cup third round match when she oversees Birmingham City‘s clash with Plymouth Argyle
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6:38 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have been struck by a COVID-19 outbreak to leave them struggling to field a team for Sunday’s LaLiga game against Mallorca. Ousmane Dembele, Samuel Umtiti and Gavi all tested positive for the virus on Wednesday to take the number of players isolating at the club to seven.
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7:16 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will miss his side’s Premier League match against Manchester City on Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19. It is the latest setback for Arsenal after their clash against Wolves on Dec. 28 was called off due to a COVID-19 outbreak at
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8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick has said Manchester United have not made as much progress as he had hoped in the first month of his reign. The German remains unbeaten in four games as interim coach but his team were lucky to escape with a 1-1 draw against relegation-threatened Newcastle United on Monday
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5:42 AM ET Kylian Mbappe has said he will not leave Paris Saint-Germain in the January transfer window and laughed off rumours linking him with a move to Real Madrid next season. Sources previously told ESPN that PSG rejected a €200m offer from Madrid in August despite Mbappe having made it clear he did not
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4:50 PM ET Title-chasers Liverpool slipped to their second Premier League defeat of the season after substitute Ademola Lookman earned Leicester City a hard-fought 1-0 victory on Tuesday. Liverpool dominated the first half against an injury-hit Leicester and looked set to take a deserved lead when they were awarded a 16th-minute penalty, only for Egyptian
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6:29 PM ET The Houston Dynamo has agreed terms with Paulo Nagamura to be the team’s next manager, a source confirmed to ESPN. Glenn Davis, the Dynamo’s play-by-play announcer and host of Soccer Matters on ESPN Houston, was the first to report the selection of Nagamura. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup,
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