Month: January 2022

10:30 AM ET Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said Romelu Lukaku, who signed for a club record last summer, must do more for the team and criticised the forward’s performance in Saturday’s 1-0 Premier League defeat against Manchester City. Lukaku, who has scored just five league goals since returning to Stamford Bridge from Inter Milan in
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12:45 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur have said they are “extremely surprised” their North London Derby clash against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday has been postponed, and said they do not believe their rivals suffered a COVID-19 outbreak to warrant calling off the fixture. Arsenal had requested on Friday for the match against Spurs
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3:28 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent BIRMINGHAM, England — Manchester United are in a run of form so shaky that even when things are going well there’s always a chance it might end badly, and despite controlling much of the game against Aston Villa, they still left disappointed. From 2-0 up with 13 minutes to go
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4:44 PM ET Paulo Dybala glared at Juventus directors instead of celebrating after scoring in a 2-0 Serie A win over Udinese on Saturday, which sent the Turin club level with fourth-placed Atalanta. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access The Argentina striker is yet to agree
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11:47 AM ET Bayern Munich‘s Robert Lewandowski got a hat trick to make it 300 Bundesliga career goals as he steered them to a 4-0 win at Cologne on Saturday that restored a six-point lead at the top. The Bavarians, chasing a record-extending 10th consecutive league title, bounced back from last week’s loss to Borussia
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9:21 AM ET Kevin De Bruyne scored on 70 minutes to earn Manchester City a narrow victory over Chelsea. Matt McNulty – Manchester City/Manchester City FC via Getty Images A stunning strike from midfielder Kevin De Bruyne helped Manchester City to a 1-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday as Pep Guardiola’s side increased their gap at
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8:42 AM ET Andriy Shevchenko failed to win a league match during his nine Serie A games in charge at Genoa. Massimo Insabato/Archivio Massimo Insabato/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Andriy Shevchenko has been sacked by Genoa after just 11 games in charge as manager, the relegation-battling Serie A club announced on Saturday. The former Ukraine manager
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7:20 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti defended the hosting of the Spanish Supercopa in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, praising the atmosphere during the Clasico win over Barcelona in this week’s semifinal. Madrid will face Athletic Bilbao in Sunday’s final in Riyadh after they defeated rivals Barca 3-2 after extra
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8:14 AM ET Nigeria‘s biggest issue going into Saturday’s second Africa Cup of Nations group game against Sudan will be living up to the high bar they set for themselves in their opening win against Egypt. Interim coach Austin Eguavoen’s men stunned the Egyptians, and just about everyone else, with their high tempo, slick passing,
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6:24 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sergino Dest faces an uncertain future at Barcelona after being left out of the squad for Wednesday’s 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa but is determined to fight for his place, sources have told ESPN. Teams from around Europe, including Bayern Munich and Chelsea, are
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3:37 PM ET Bayern Munich left back Alphonso Davies will be sidelined in the coming weeks due to signs of the heart condition myocarditis, the club announced Friday. – 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.
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Interim boss Ralf Rangnick has backed Cristiano Ronaldo to keep airing his frustrations at Manchester United after the Portugal star raised a number of concerns during an explosive interview this week. Ronaldo told Sky Sports on Thursday he had not returned to United in the summer “to be in sixth
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7:47 PM ET Ed DoveSpecial to ESPN Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was prevented from playing for Gabon in their Africa Cup of Nations draw with Ghana on Friday after traces of the
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