Month: August 2020

6:55 PM ET Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri has been sacked following the club’s Champions League elimination against Lyon, it was announced on Saturday. The Serie A side suffered a round-of-16 exit to the French club despite a 2-1 win on Friday night, losing on the away goals rule as the tie ended 2-2 on aggregate.
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4:00 AM ET Callum Hudson-Odoi has said Chelsea cannot give up on their Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich despite facing the daunting task of overturning a 3-0 first leg deficit. • Notebook: Mbappe over Ronaldo for PSG• Varane blames Real loss on himself• Sarri doesn’t fear sack as Juve ousted• Pulisic, Rashford up
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2:55 PM ET Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Assis are close to being released from custody in Paraguay after their defence team agreed a plea bargain on Friday. The public prosecutor’s office in Paraguay asked to close the investigation against the two men and a judge will now schedule a final hearing to confirm
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7:01 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Gabriel Jesus was the key reason behind Manchester City‘s Champions League triumph over Real Madrid, according to manager Pep Guardiola. The Brazilian striker had a hand in all four goals as City beat the Spanish giants 4-2 on aggregate, scoring one and making one in the 2-1 win at the
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4:57 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo‘s two goals weren’t enough to secure Juventus passage into the Champions League quarterfinals as Lyon advanced 2-2 on aggregate. – Champions League, Europa League fixtures schedule– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access Having won the first leg 1-0 in France prior to the coronavirus shutdown in March, Memphis Depay scored
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4:58 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City booked their place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 2-1 win over Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on Friday. After a 2-1 victory in the first leg in Madrid in February, City ensured they will take part in the mini tournament in Portugal thanks,
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7:55 AM ET Champions Liverpool dominated the Premier League’s nominations for Player of the Season award with Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mane and Trent Alexander-Arnold among the seven nominees. Manchester City‘s Kevin De Bruyne, Southampton‘s Danny Ings, Burnley‘s Nick Pope and Leicester’s Jamie Vardy were also nominated. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– ESPN Insider Notebook:
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2:39 PM ET Christian Pulisic could miss the start of the next Premier League season due to a hamstring injury, according to Chelsea manager Frank Lampard. – Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access The 21-year-old had been in sparking form since the restart but limped off during the second half of last weekend’s FA Cup
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7:19 AM ET Bayern Munich will start their bid for a ninth consecutive Bundesliga title against Schalke 04 on Sept. 18 as the 2020-21 season’s opening game. Runners-up Borussia Dortmund will host Borussia Monchengladbach, who finished fourth last term, on the same date. – Watch Bundesliga live on ESPN– ESPN Insider Notebook: Mbappe, Neymar over
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6:52 AM ET Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is set to hand Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta a major boost by signing a new £250,000-a-week deal tying him to the club until 2023, sources have told ESPN. Talks have progressed well in recent days and although there are still some minor issues to be addressed, sources have told ESPN
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7:47 AM ET United States youth international Konrad de la Fuente has been handed his first call up to Barcelona‘s matchday squad for Saturday’s Champions League match against Napoli. Barca have been forced to turn to youth for the crunch European tie with six first team players ruled out of the clash. – Stream FC
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5:57 AM ET Chelsea‘s Christian Pulisic and Manchester United‘s Marcus Rashford are both up for the Premier League’s Young Player of the Year award with just one of Liverpool‘s title-winning contingent making the shortlist. Trent Alexander-Arnold makes the eight-player list alongside United’s Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood, Chelsea‘s Mason Mount, Aston Villa‘s Jack Grealish and
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4:00 AM ET Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the top leagues around the world. In this edition, there’s the latest on Cristiano Ronaldo and Paris Saint-Germain. Plus: Chelsea are watching Marc Andre Ter-Stegen’s Barcelona contract talks with interest. Jump to: Chelsea, Inter watch Ter-Stegen’s Barca talks | Pep annoyed
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11:43 PM ET Two first-half goals six minutes apart by Nani led Orlando City to a 3-1 victory over Minnesota in a semifinal of the MLS is Back Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex near Orlando on Thursday. Orlando will play the Portland Timbers in the final on Tuesday, with the winner
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