Month: February 2022

4:55 PM ET Roman Yaremchuk headed home from close range to secure a 2-2 draw for Benfica against Ajax, leaving the teams’ Champions League round-of-16 tie level at 2-2 following the first leg at Estadio da Luz. Yaremchuk reacted quickest after Ajax goalkeeper Remko Pasveer saved a fierce shot from Gonçalo Ramos and the Ukraine
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5:56 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Anthony Elanga has said he was told to “scare” Atletico Madrid by manager Ralf Rangnick moments before scoring Manchester United‘s crucial equaliser at Wanda Metropolitano. Elanga scored with his first touch in the 80th minute after coming off the bench to earn United a 1-1 draw in the first leg
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12:03 AM ET Nicolas Samayoa celebrates Comunicaciones’ surprise win over the Colorado Rapids. Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Despite playing the final 74 minutes with a man advantage, the Colorado Rapids could manage just a 1-0 win over Guatemalan side Comunicaciones on Wednesday in Commerce City, Colo., and the visitors won a penalty shootout to advance to
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6:27 PM ET MADRID — Anthony Elanga is quickly becoming indispensable to Manchester United, and at just 19 years old, he may have kept his club’s Champions League ambitions alive with a crucial equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw in their round-of-16 first-leg match against Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Metropolitano. Prior to Elanga’s goal,
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4:39 PM ET Mohamed Salah celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal for Liverpool against Leeds. Getty Liverpool thrashed Leeds United 6-0 at Anfield on Wednesday night to cut their deficit to Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points. The hosts took the lead before 15 minutes when Start Dallas was whistled for handball
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6:18 PM ET Antonio Conte reacts on the sidelines during a Premier League loss to Burnley. Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte appeared to question his own future at the club after his side slumped to a fourth loss in five Premier League games with a 1-0 defeat in pouring rain at Burnley on Wednesday.
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12:12 PM ET Owner Gigi Becali had said players who were vaccinated wouldn’t be picked. Photo by John Walton – PA Images via Getty Images Romanian side FCSB, formerly known as Steaua Bucharest, will not drop players who have received the COVID-19 vaccine after their owner Gigi Becali suggested they would no longer be selected, the
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3:34 PM ET Former United States goalkeeper Hope Solo said on Wednesday the women’s national team’s $24-million settlement with U.S. Soccer over an equal pay lawsuit was not the huge win it was being trumpeted as but rather “heartbreaking and infuriating.” Solo’s comments came a day after the team and governing body U.S. Soccer announced
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4:32 AM ET London’s Wembley Stadium is unlikely to be considered as a potential venue for this season’s Champions League final in the event of the fixture being moved from the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, sources have told ESPN. UEFA confirmed on Tuesday that they are “constantly and closely monitoring” the political situation involving
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9:28 AM ET Adriana Garcia Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email The second El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona of the 2021-22 LaLiga season will be played on March 20, the league announced on Wednesday. The meeting between the two sides will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, and broadcast live on ESPN+,
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5:00 AM ET Adriana Garcia Neymar is the most fouled player in the Europe’s top leagues, according to a survey by BeSoccer Pro. The company, which specialises in football statistics, reveals that the Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil international has been fouled 1040 times since 2016. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t
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4:41 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United remain convinced they can attract their top targets to Old Trafford in the summer even if they miss out on a place in the Premier League top four, sources have told ESPN. Back-to-back wins over Brighton and Leeds United have moved Ralf Rangnick’s side into the Champions League
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8:30 PM ET The U.S. men’s national team will likely be without midfielder Weston McKennie for its coming World Cup qualifying matches. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images Juventus and United States midfielder Weston McKennie is looking at a lengthy spell on the sidelines after sustaining a broken left foot in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw against Villarreal in the UEFA
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5:07 PM ET Caitlin Murray MLS commissioner Don Garber says he has full faith in the leadership of the Portland Timbers, even as the club is the subject of three ongoing investigations for its handling of allegations of abuse. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday ahead of the new MLS season beginning on Saturday, Garber said
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