Month: January 2022

3:14 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Brazilian midfielder Fred has hit back at claims there are cliques in the dressing room at Manchester United by dismissing the reports as “fake news”. United’s players have had to field accusations that the squad is divided, particularly after Luke Shaw said the team were “not all there together” after
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9:23 AM ET Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will return to Arsenal for medical tests after cardiac lesions were found in tests conducted in Cameroon after he was positive for COVID-19, the Gabonese Football Federation (FEGAFOOT) said. Aubameyang and Gabon teammate Mario Lemina, who plays for Nice, are being sent back from the Africa Cup of
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1:19 PM ET Cameroon gave up a second-half goal to the Cape Verde Islands as they were held to a 1-1 draw on Monday but the hosts still finished top of Group A in the Africa Cup of Nations. Captain Vincent Aboubakar scored his fifth goal of the tournament to put Cameroon in the lead
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10:17 AM ET Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said he believes the club are doing everything to help struggling striker Romelu Lukaku and urged the Belgium international to find “peace on the pitch” to rediscover his scoring touch. The 28-year-old was expected to spearhead a title challenge after rejoining his former club from Inter Milan in
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7:35 AM ET Brentford are in talks to sign Christian Eriksen on an initial six-month contract, sources have told ESPN. Eriksen, 29, is a free agent after his contract with Inter Milan was terminated last month following the Italian medical authority’s refusal to allow him to play with a cardiac device implant. – Stream ESPN
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6:28 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona and Real Madrid will meet in the Champions League at Camp Nou in March. Photo by Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Over 80,000 tickets were snapped up in just three days for the Women’s Champions League quarterfinal between Barcelona and Clasico rivals Real Madrid at Camp Nou in
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5:45 PM ET There were mixed fortunes for some of Europe’s biggest clubs over the weekend, with Real Madrid claiming silverware and Manchester United enduring more issues on and off the pitch. Meanwhile, there was controversy in the Copa del Rey and wins that moved Manchester City and Bayern Munich closer to title triumphs. Here
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12:34 PM ET Adam Brown It was back to winning ways in the Premier League for Liverpool on Sunday afternoon as they ran out 3-0 winners against Brentford at Anfield. The home side started with high intensity, playing quickly in transition before getting the ball to Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson on the flanks for
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1:01 PM ET Roberto Martinez is the leading candidate to replace Rafael Benitez as Everton manager, sources have told ESPN. The Belgium coach has received strong backing from the Goodison Park hierarchy following the sacking of Benitez after just 200 days in charge. Former Everton forward Wayne Rooney, now managing Championship club Derby County, is
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2:14 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sevilla manager Julen Lopetegui has hit out at claims that his team exaggerated the condition of midfielder Joan Jordan — who was hit by a pole during their Copa del Rey derby with Real Betis on Saturday — to try to get the game suspended. The round-of-16 tie
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1:53 PM ET A goalkeeping howler handed Sierra Leone a dramatic last-gasp equaliser that secured a 2-2 draw with Ivory Coast in their Africa Cup of Nations Group E clash on Sunday. Goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangare lost control of the ball and spilt it for Sierra Leone’s Alhaji Kamara to snatch a 95th-minute goal as
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11:05 AM ET West Ham United squandered a chance to cement fourth spot in the Premier League as they lost 3-2 at home to Leeds United on Sunday with Jack Harrison scoring a hat-trick for the visitors. After three successive wins West Ham had the chance to open up a five-point gap between themselves and
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Jan 11, 2022 Liverpool cut Manchester City’s lead at the top of the Premier League to 11 points with a win over Brentford on Sunday. Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Liverpool climbed to second in the Premier League after goals from Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino earned them a 3-0 win over Brentford at
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