Month: July 2020

10:27 PM ET Tesho Akindele scored 15 minutes after halftime, and Orlando City continued a strong showing in the MLS is Back Tournament by defeating the Montreal Impact 1-0 on Saturday night in the Round of 16 near Orlando. Jhegson Mendez applied pressure on the sequence leading to the goal, which also owed partly to
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3:28 PM ET Inter Milan put more pressure on stuttering Serie A leaders Juventus when two goals by Romelu Lukaku and one from Alexis Sanchez gave them a 3-0 win at relegation-threatened Genoa on Saturday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Stream Serie A games on ESPN+ Inter, who have two games
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11:18 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman is on Manchester United‘s list of alternatives if they cannot secure a deal for Jadon Sancho this summer, sources have told ESPN. United are hopeful they can land Sancho, despite Borussia Dortmund‘s insistence it will take a bid of
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8:07 AM ET Wilfried Zaha has been constantly linked with a transfer away from Crystal Palace. Photo by CATHERINE IVILL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha would “relish” a move away from the club this summer, according to manager Roy Hodgson. Zaha, 27, expressed his desire to leave last year and at the time,
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7:00 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona great Xavi Hernandez will self isolate after testing positive for coronavirus. Photo by Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images Former Barcelona captain Xavi Hernandez has announced on social media that he has tested positive for coronavirus and will self-isolate. The Al Sadd coach said he got a positive result during a
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9:36 AM ET The 2020-21 Premier League season will start on Sept. 12, it was announced on Friday. The current season will finish on July 26, meaning teams who are not competing in European competitions will have nearly two months to prepare before the new season begins. – Insider Notebook: Lampard loses faith in Kepa;
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4:54 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe suffered an ankle injury in the first half of the French Cup final on Friday and had to be taken off, as football returned in the country after a four-month hiatus due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Insider
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5:32 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar struck early to secure a 1-0 win over 10-man Saint-Etienne as they claimed the Coupe de France on Friday in a near empty stadium as French football came out of a four-month break due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–
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3:00 PM ET Adriana Garcia Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Karim Benzema says “he prefers to laugh” in response to the praise he has received from the French Football Federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graet following the best season of his career. The French striker has scored 26 times and set up 11 more
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2:09 PM ET Atlanta United FC has parted ways with Frank de Boer as manager, the MLS club announced on Friday. – Play Soccer Playoff Pick ‘Em through the MLS knockout rounds– Stream MLS is Back on ESPN networks, App | FC Daily on ESPN+– Schedule, TV info: What you need to know | Group
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9:34 AM ET Frank Lampard has said he regrets swearing in the direction of the Liverpool bench during Chelsea‘s defeat at Anfield but insisted members of Jurgen Klopp’s staff “crossed the line” with their behaviour. The Blues were beaten 5-3 on Wednesday in a joyous occasion for the home side as they lifted the Premier
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8:51 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has dismissed any notion his team is arrogant after Frank Lampard‘s warning and has told his Chelsea counterpart he needs to learn to not talk about whatever happens on the touchline postmatch. Lampard was critical of Liverpool‘s touchline conduct in their midweek Premier League match, which Liverpool won 5-3 at
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