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
Month: December 2021
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
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
6:36 PM ET Adam Brown The January transfer window is almost upon us and, naturally, all the gossip on who’s moving where is heating up. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz as we count down to the 2022 winter window. TOP STORY: Schick in City’s sights Manchester City could be ready to reveal
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
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
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
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
5:17 PM ET Adam Brown A win on Tuesday was vital for Chelsea as they looked to keep pace in the Premier League title race, and they looked to have sealed a victory before a late goal saw them drop two points in a 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge. –
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
11:00 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
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.
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
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
2:11 PM ET For the first time since he took the job at Chelsea last January, Thomas Tuchel is looking for answers. He didn’t get the ones he wanted from the Premier League, who declined the club’s request to postpone their eventual 0-0 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on Dec. 19 after a fresh outbreak of
9:00 AM ET As 2022 looms large on the horizon, it is a timely opportunity to stop for a moment, take stock and look back at the year gone by. Thankfully, Getty Images have complied their annual “Year in Review” and AFP have selected their “Pictures of the Year” collection, their respective picks of the
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
Dec 28, 2021 Nigeria interim head coach Augustine Eguavoen named his 28-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations on Christmas day, and it features more dual nationals than ever before. Six of the 28 players were either born or raised abroad. That is the highest number of dual nationality players, born or raised
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
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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