Month: May 2022

8:58 AM ET Arsenal are closing in on a €3.5 million deal with Sao Paulo for teenage striker Marquinhos, sources have told ESPN. The two clubs agreed a fee after the 19-year-old rejected multiple contract offers from the Brazilian club and sources suggest Arsenal moved quickly to secure a cut-price agreement. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide:
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9:38 AM ET Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has said Romelu Lukaku‘s agent publicly discussing the striker’s future is “not the situation you want” on the eve of an FA Cup final against Liverpool on Saturday (11.45 a.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+, U.S. only). Lukaku has endured a disappointing season at Stamford Bridge having rejoined
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5:58 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are close to adding Steve McClaren to Erik ten Hag’s new-look coaching staff, sources have told ESPN. United have already agreed a deal for Ajax assistant Mitchell van der Gaag to follow Ten Hag to Old Trafford and sources have told ESPN that McClaren will also be joining
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7:00 AM ET Antonio Conte has suggested Tottenham made him “crazy” after just a few months in charge but said his furious reaction to February’s 1-0 defeat at Burnley was the turning point in their season. The 52-year-old was appointed as Nuno Espirito Santo’s successor in November but began to publicly question his position after
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5:30 PM ET Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has said Jurgen Klopp generates public support for Liverpool because he is “the master of being the underdog.” Tuchel’s side face Liverpool in Saturday’s FA Cup Final ker’s future is “not the situation you want” on the eve of an FA Cup final against Liverpool on Saturday
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9:55 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has launched a fierce defence of his Manchester City players after Patrice Evra questioned their character and mentality following the last-gasp Champions League defeat to Real Madrid. City suffered a late collapse at the Bernabeu to miss the chance to reach the final for the second year in
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5:38 AM ET Jean-Louis Leca will miss the last two games of the campaign after an altercation with his own coach. Photo by John Berry/Getty Images Lens goalkeeper Jean-Louis Leca will miss the remaining two matches of the Ligue 1 season after fracturing his finger following a training ground bust-up with his own coach, sources have
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6:49 PM ET Antonio Conte has told Mikel Arteta to stop complaining after the Arsenal boss voiced his dismay at referee Paul Tierney following Tottenham’s 3-0 win over the Gunners. Harry Kane put Spurs in front from the penalty spot on 22 minutes after Cedric Soares was adjudged to have fouled Son Heung-Min in the
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4:38 PM ET Tottenham kept their Champions League hopes very much alive with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Arsenal in a one-sided North London derby on Thursday. In a match of huge implications at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium between two fierce rivals competing for a spot in the top four, it was the hosts who
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May 11, 2022 Rob DawsonCorrespondent At one time or another, every single one of Europe’s biggest clubs have harboured hopes of signing Erling Haaland. Some have held face-to-face talks with his representatives. Others, like Real Madrid and Barcelona, laid on tours of their training ground and at one stage, Manchester United believed they were so
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