Month: February 2022

2:00 AM ET Liverpool forward Sadio Mane will have a stadium named in his honour in his home region of Sedhiou, following Senegal‘s triumph at the Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON]. The 29-year-old was one of the stars of the tournament and scored the winning penalty in the shootout in the final against Egypt to
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4:30 AM ET Manchester United have added Christopher Nkunku to their list of summer targets after interim manager Ralf Rangnick urged the club to step up their interest in the RB Leipzig midfielder, sources told ESPN. United, who are aiming to hire a permanent successor to former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the end of
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12:38 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick says former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have to shoulder some of the blame if Manchester United miss out on a place in the top four this season. United are stuttering in the race of Champions League football after successive draws with Burnley and Southampton. Rangnick admits he
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11:21 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte said the club face an “impossible” challenge of qualifying for the Champions League next season after a recent dip in form. Tottenham suffered their third successive Premier League defeat in Sunday’s 2-0 loss away to Wolverhampton Wanderers and slipped to eighth in the table on 36 points
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12:43 PM ET The San Jose Earthquakes have acquired Cape Verde international attacker Jamiro Monteiro from the Philadelphia Union in exchange for upwards of $450,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) plus an international roster slot, sources confirmed to ESPN. – ESPN+ viewers guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more– Futbol Americas on ESPN+: MLS, Liga
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10:52 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur sank to a third successive Premier League defeat as first-half goals by Raul Jimenez and Leander Dendoncker gave Wolverhampton Wanderers a 2-0 away win to put them into seventh place on Sunday. After losing 3-2 at home to Southampton in midweek, Tottenham desperately needed a response to boost their top-four
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2:10 PM ET Chelsea won the FIFA Club World Cup after securing a 2-1 victory over Palmeiras after extra-time at Abu Dhabi’s Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium on Saturday. Kai Havertz scored a penalty in the 117th minute as the Premier League giants won the competition for the first time in the club’s history. – ESPN+
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5:19 PM ET A last-minute goal from substitute Mario Hermoso gave Atletico Madrid victory in a seven-goal thriller as they beat Getafe 4-3 at home on Saturday. The helter-skelter game saw six goals in the first half, as well as a missed penalty, before Hermoso — who had been brought on after Atletico defender Felipe
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5:51 PM ET Everton manager Frank Lampard heaped praise on Donny van de Beek after the on-loan Manchester United midfielder’s impressive performance fired them to a dominant 3-0 win over Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday. The 24-year-old, who started alongside Allan in central midfield, was a constant presence as he controlled the
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11:41 AM ET Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich slipped to a shock 4-2 defeat at VfL Bochum on Saturday, conceding all four goals in the first half. Bayern had already scored a record 68 goals this Bundesliga season before Saturday, putting them on course for an all-time best return, but it was Bochum who had the
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