Month: January 2022

4:54 PM ET Associated Press Daryl Dike is out for two weeks with a hamstring injury. Adam Fradgley/West Bromwich Albion FC via Getty Images American forward Daryl Dike was hurt on his full debut for West Bromwich Albion and is set to be out for at least two weeks. Dike came off with a hamstring injury
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7:06 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Diego Simeone praised a “marvellous” second-half performance from Atletico Madrid in a dramatic 3-2 comeback win against Valencia in LaLiga on Saturday, saying “there are nights that stay with you, and this one will.” – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A,
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11:41 AM ET Borussia Dortmund battled to a 3-2 victory at European hopefuls Hoffenheim to close in on leaders Bayern Munich as striker Erling Haaland made it 56 goals in 57 Bundesliga games for the Ruhr valley club. The win lifted second-placed Dortmund to 43 points, three behind Bayern, who play at Hertha Berlin on
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12:39 PM ET Liverpool teammates Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane will face each other in the African World Cup playoffs, after Egypt and Senegal were drawn together. Meanwhile, Algeria and Ghana, smarting after humiliating early exits at the Africa Cup of Nations, were handed tough draws with Cameroon and Nigeria respectively. – Don’t have ESPN?
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2:26 PM ET Manchester City came from a goal down to secure a surprise 1-1 draw with 12th-place Southampton at St. Mary’s on Saturday. Kyle Walker-Peters wasted no time and scored after just seven minutes. Aymeric Laporte scored on 65 minutes to ensure Pep Guardiola’s side walked away with a point. – Notebook: The inside
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1:25 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Ralf Rangnick celebrated as though he had just won the Champions League for Manchester United when Marcus Rashford tapped home Edinson Cavani‘s cross from 2 yards, three minutes into stoppage time, to secure a 1-0 victory against West Ham at Old Trafford on Saturday. Man United’s interim manager turned
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8:43 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona coach Xavi has said his club will make a specific plan to ensure that Ansu Fati does not get hurt again after the forward injured his hamstring. Barca will decide on Monday if Ansu is to undergo surgery after sustaining a tendon injury in the left hamstring during Thursday’s
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9:36 AM ET Fans threw objects onto the pitch after Aston Villa scored. James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images Everton‘s first match of the post-Rafa Benitez era began with a 1-0 Premier League defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday amid a tense atmosphere at Goodison Park where the visiting team were hit by missiles thrown from the
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8:18 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti hit out at the “crazy” football calendar which could see his side’s South American players miss next month’s Copa del Rey quarterfinals, but denied the club will put pressure on national teams to help resolve the situation. Madrid could face Athletic Bilbao at
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6:51 AM ET Josh Sargent celebrates after scoring Norwich’s second against Watford. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images United States forward Josh Sargent reflected on a “crazy couple of weeks” after he followed up the birth of his new baby with two goals for Norwich City on Friday. Sargent, 21, became a father for the first time earlier this
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5:18 PM ET Josh Sargent scored his first goals in the Premier League. Julian Finney/Getty Images Joshua Sargent‘s first goals in Premier League play helped Norwich City earn a crucial 3-0 victory at Watford on Friday, a win that moved Dean Smith’s side out of the relegation zone for the first time this season. Following a
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3:53 PM ET The LA Galaxy are in pursuit of Brazil international midfielder Douglas Costa, a source confirmed to ESPN. Costa, 31, had been on loan at Gremio from Italian giants Juventus. But following Gremio’s relegation to Serie B last month, the club is facing a significant cut to its finances, and Costa is close
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2:12 PM ET Major League Soccer has entered into exclusive talks with Aston Villa co-owners Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris about securing the rights to bring an MLS expansion team to Las Vegas, it was announced on Friday. The news first appeared in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The discussions will include market analysis, the planning
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