Month: September 2020

3:30 PM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has criticised Leicester’s tactics after seeing his team suffer a 5-2 home defeat. City dominated after former Leicester midfielder Riyad Mahrez gave them an early lead but their game plan crumbled after Jamie Vardy netted a 37th-minute penalty. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–
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10:06 PM ET Anthony Fontana, Ilsinho and Brenden Aaronson each scored one goal to lift the host Philadelphia Union past Inter Miami 3-0 on Sunday night. Kacper Przybylko recorded assists on the first two goals for the Union, who are 4-1-0 in their past five games. The Union (8-2-4, 28 points) picked up three points
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4:46 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo‘s second goal of the night rescued a 2-2 draw for 10-man Juventus away to AS Roma in Serie A on Sunday, after Jordan Veretout had twice put the capital club in front. Veretout and Ronaldo netted penalties before the break after both teams were penalised for handball, before the French
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4:50 PM ET Barcelona kicked off the Ronald Koeman era in style with an impressive 4-0 win against Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday. Koeman, who has overseen the departures of several established names at the club this summer, named a starting XI that included Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho. But it was
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12:11 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are closing in on the signing of Benfica defender Ruben Dias, sources have told ESPN. City have been given permission to speak to Dias about a deal that could see Nicolas Otamendi join Benfica. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Transfer Q&A: How will summer
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1:23 PM ET A Jamie Vardy hat trick and goals from James Maddison and Youri Tielemans helped Leicester City beat Manchester City 5-2 on Sunday. Ederson could do little in the City goal as Vardy and Tielemans fired three penalties past him. Vardy and Maddison added two from open play while goals from Riyad Mahrez
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12:11 PM ET Luis Suarez scored two on his Atletico Madrid debut. David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images Luis Suarez had a stunning impact on his debut for Atletico Madrid on Sunday, scoring twice and providing an assist as his side crushed Granada 6-1 at home in their first game of the La Liga season on Sunday. Suarez,
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7:53 AM ET Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has said Arsenal‘s bid for Houssem Aouar is “too far away” from the player’s value and he won’t be leaving the club this transfer window. Sources have told ESPN that Arsenal have offered €35 million for the 22-year-old but that was far from the €60m valuation the club
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5:15 AM ET Barcelona have had a bid of €20 million plus add ons accepted by Ajax for USMNT defender Sergino Dest, sources have told ESPN. Dest, 19, and his representatives are discussing personal terms as Ronald Koeman closes in on his first signing as Barca boss. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+– Exclusive: Why
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5:53 PM ET USL Championship side LA Galaxy II, the reserve team of the LA Galaxy, announced on Saturday that it had “mutually agreed to part ways” with defender Omar Ontiveros in the wake of an on-field racist incident involving the player. The incident took place in the 71st minute of Wednesday’s 1-1 draw between
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