Month: September 2020

11:15 AM ET Chelsea defender Thiago Silva said the Premier League’s “long-ball football” put him off moving to England until the latter stages of his career. The centre-back, who turned 36 on Tuesday, joined Chelsea on a free transfer this summer after eight years at Paris Saint-Germain and will make his debut against Barnsley in
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2:00 PM ET MLS announced the remainder of its regular season schedule, with each team playing nine more matches and concluding on Nov. 8. The last day of the regular season — which the league is calling Decision Day and will likely have a bearing on playoff qualification and seeding — will see the 14
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8:30 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Luis Suarez‘s Italian citizenship exam is under investigation from prosecutors amid irregularities, it was announced on Tuesday . The Barcelona forward, who himself is not under investigation, underwent a citizenship test at the University For Foreigners in Perugia on Sept. 17. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ During an
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11:04 AM ET Tottenham‘s Carabao Cup match with Leyton Orient has been postponed after a number of players from the League Two club tested positive for COVID-19, it was announced on Tuesday. Orient said on Monday that the stadium and training ground facilities will be closed until further notice after players returned positive tests. An
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5:02 AM ET Premier League stadiums will remain closed under UK government coronavirus regulations. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Premier League stadiums will remain closed to supporters next month after the UK government abandoned plans to allow clubs to stage a tentative re-opening of grounds from Oct. 1 following a resurgence of cases of COVID-19. – Stream ESPN
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5:42 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Luis Suarez is furious with Barcelona after the club backtracked on an agreement to let him leave for free when it emerged he was close to signing for Atletico Madrid, sources have told ESPN. Suarez is now considering holding a news conference alongside his lawyers if the situation
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3:22 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email The all-time Premier League record for the most goals in a single game week has been broken after the weekend’s fixtures produced 44 strikes. Gabriel Jesus‘ last-minute goal in Manchester City’s 3-1 victory at Wolves meant the previous record of 43 set in February 2011
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3:36 AM ET Patrice Evra has attacked Manchester United and accused people at Old Trafford of being arrogant and lacking respect for the club’s history. Evra, who won five Premier League titles, the Champions League and the Club World Cup in eight-and-a-half seasons at United between 2006 and 2014, made the claims in an extraordinary
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12:21 AM ET Associated Press Flamengo‘s Copa Libertadores match on Tuesday against Ecuador’s Barcelona will proceed, despite seven players testing positive for the coronavirus. The Brazilian giants have been in Ecuador since Thursday, when the defending Copa champions lost to Independiente del Valle 5-0. The club said on Sunday that six players had the virus,
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1:53 PM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson AS Roma are set to have their opening-day 0-0 draw with Verona turned into a 3-0 defeat due to an administration error, sources have told ESPN. – Serie A on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) Amadou Diawara, who was replaced in the 89th minute of the
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12:17 PM ET San Jose Earthquakes head coach Matias Almeyda has admitted that there is a gulf in quality between his team and recent opponents following a string of bad losses. The Earthquakes fell 6-1 to Portland Timbers on Saturday and also lost 7-1 to the Seattle Sounders on Sept. 10. – MLS on ESPN+:
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3:16 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg It’s “as you were” in the top five of this week’s edition of MLS Power Rankings, with Columbus winning for the third time in its past four contests to maintain its place
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3:13 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United might need five games to get up to speed. 2 Related The Norwegian watched United slip to a 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Saturday as they got their campaign off to the worst possible start. And after a short preseason,
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10:55 AM ET Sam Marsden Rodrigo Faez Atletico Madrid are near completion of the signing of Luis Suarez after the striker edged closer to terminating his contract with Barcelona, various sources have confirmed to ESPN. There’s a desire on Atletico’s half to announce the deal as soon a possible, but they must first move on
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9:14 AM ET Queens Park Rangers director of football Les Ferdinand has said the “message has been lost” regarding footballers taking the knee at the start of matches. Both sets of players failed to take the knee in the Championship match between QPR and Coventry City on Friday which led to criticism. – Stream ESPN
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9:40 AM ET Rodrigo Faez Moises Llorens Real Madrid are weighing up the option of signing Edinson Cavani in a bid to solve their crisis in front of goal but Juventus lead the chase for the striker, sources have told ESPN. Cavani, 33, is available for free after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired in
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