4:07 AM ET A total of 128 goals or incidents were directly affected by the video ref in the Premier League in the 2020-21 season. But how will VAR perform in the 2021-22 campaign? And who will get the best of the decisions, and the worst of them? So far 76 goals or incidents have
Month: January 2022
9:12 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nicolas Tagliafico has told Ajax he wants to join Barcelona this month after the Catalan club expressed an interest in signing the defender on loan, multiple sources have told ESPN. Barcelona are in the market for a left-back in January to provide competition for Jordi Alba and have
5:39 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Spanish police are investigating a robbery at the house of Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema while he was playing in the club’s 2-2 LaLiga draw with Elche on Sunday. Sources close to the investigation confirmed to the news agency EFE that the break-in took place between 3-7 p.m.
7:00 AM ET The transfer window closes on Jan. 31 (find out when across Europe’s top leagues here) and the final week of business is likely to prove significant to a number of leading players and clubs. 2 Related While some big deals have already been done — Barcelona signed Ferran Torres for £46.3 million
6:00 PM ET The European weekend didn’t disappoint with late goals the dominant theme: Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid completed dramatic comebacks in LaLiga, while Manchester United needed a 93rd-minute goal to get victory. Elsewhere, Liverpool‘s goalkeeper was the hero in a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace that could have gone a lot differently. Here
4:48 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Julian Alvarez has been capped five times for Argentina. MatÃas Baglietto/NurPhoto/Getty Images Manchester City are close to sealing a deal for River Plate forward Julian Alvarez, sources have told ESPN. City believe they have seen off competition from AC Milan for the 21-year-old Argentinian with the final details to be ironed
7:03 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The 2022 January transfer window is open (find out when it closes here), and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Arsenal weigh Sanches, Aouar moves Mikel
12:31 AM ET Australia international Milos Degenek is hoping a fresh start — mooted to be with Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew — can have him at his best leading into the 2022 World Cup. Degenek departed Red Star Belgrade earlier this month after a successful three-year spell across two stints with the Serbian outfit,
7:04 PM ET India’s opening game vs. Iran, which ended in a draw, has now been declared void. AFC The Women’s Asian Cup was thrown into turmoil when hosts India were kicked out of the tournament after a COVID-19 outbreak meant they were unable to field a team for their Group A match against Taiwan on
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has left the door open for some of his fringe players to leave in the last week of the January transfer window. Rangnick revealed there are “negotiations with clubs” going on behind the scenes at Old Trafford as players look to for an exit
1:28 PM ET Chelsea secured their first win in the Premier League since Boxing Day as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 on Sunday. Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte made his league return to Stamford Bridge but he was unable to guide his side to a win as Hakim Ziyech and Thiago Silva scored for the
7:48 PM ET Outfoxed, out-thought, outcoached. It is hard not to use those words after watching a depleted Tunisia produce a stunning 1-0 upset to knock Nigeria out of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday night in Garoua. The defeat means Nigeria — who have made more AFCON semifinal appearances than any other country
10:51 AM ET Liverpool cut Manchester City‘s lead at the top of the Premier League to nine points with a 3-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday. City could only draw 1-1 at Southampton on Saturday and Jurgen Klopp’s men took advantage, winning the first of two games in hand they have on the defending
4:11 PM ET Tunisia players celebrate after scoring a goal against Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations. DANIEL BELOUMOU OLOMO/AFP via Getty Images Captain Youssef Msakni scored with a long-range shot to hand COVID-hit Tunisia an improbable 1-0 win over 10-man Nigeria in Garoua on Sunday to advance to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals.
3:00 PM ET LONDON — Losing to Chelsea for a third time this month won’t do much for Antonio Conte’s mission of eradicating Tottenham’s inferiority complex, but it might just strengthen his argument to act in the final week of the January transfer window. Following on from defeats in both legs of their Carabao Cup
10:20 AM 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 Africa Cup of Nations debutants Comoros will be forced to use an outfield player in goal against tournament hosts Cameroon in their round
11:30 AM ET Adam Brown Liverpool scored three goals against Crystal Palace but the result could have been very different were it not for Alisson. DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images Liverpool capitalised on Manchester City‘s draw at Southampton in the Premier League title race by winning 3-1 against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday. Jurgen
8:11 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Barcelona won their first trophy of the year on Sunday. Angel Martinez/Getty Images Barcelona cruised to a 7-0 victory over Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa final on Sunday to claim their first trophy of 2022. Barca were three goals up inside half an hour after Ingrid Engen gave them
8:43 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Barcelona players picked up Virginia Torrecilla and threw her into the air at the final whistle. Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images Atletico Madrid midfielder Virginia Torrecilla has returned to the team almost two years after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor. Torrecilla, 27, came on as a late substitute
6:00 AM ET As William Troost-Ekong wheeled away after scoring the goal that sealed Nigeria‘s 2-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau in the Super Eagles’ final Africa Cup of Nations group game, it was easy to imagine the wave of emotions pouring over him in that moment. After seeing that goal, and the three performances preceding it,
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