5:04 PM ET Robert Lewandowski was on the scoresheet as Bayern Munich secured all three points against RB Salzburg. Photo by M. Donato/FC Bayern via Getty Images Bayern Munich came from behind to crush FC Salzburg 6-2 with two goals from Robert Lewandowski, stretching their record winning run in the Champions League to 14 consecutive games
Month: November 2020
4:49 PM ET Striker Diogo Jota netted his first hat-trick for Liverpool as they thrashed Atalanta 5-0 on Tuesday in a blistering performance to go five points clear at the top of Champions League Group D after three straight wins. Jota‘s treble continued his scintillating start to his Liverpool career while Mohamed Salah and Sadio
5:16 PM ET Alex Kirkland Sergio Ramos scored his 100th goal for Real Madrid as they beat Internazionale 3-2 on Tuesday night to maintain their chances of qualifying from Champions League Group B. A busy first half saw Marco Asensio have a shot tipped over the bar by keeper Samir Handanovic with just three minutes
4:32 PM ET There are moments when the focus of an international manager veers decidedly toward near-term concerns. Who is in form? Who is fit? Who is the next opponent? But there are also those occasions when a manager can allow him or herself to scan the horizon and look to the future. In the
1:43 PM ET Schalke players celebrate a goal in their first win for eight months. Photo by Lukas Schulze/Getty Images Schalke ended their 22-match winless run that stretched back to February with a 4-1 victory over amateurs Schweinfurt on Tuesday in a postponed German Cup first-round match. It was not the biggest stage, but it was
2:32 PM ET Argentina football legend Diego Maradona will undergo emergency surgery to treat a subdural hematoma, a blood clot on the brain, his personal physician told reporters on Tuesday, after he was admitted to a hospital a day earlier. Maradona was admitted to the Ipensa clinic in La Plata on Monday with anemia, dehydration
8:09 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said he has a good relationship with Lionel Messi and he doesn’t agree with Quique Setien’s assessment that the forward is “difficult to manage.” Former Barca boss Setien, who was sacked in August, said in an interview with El Pais on Sunday that
7:06 AM ET Associated Press Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has been ruled out of Wednesday’s Champions League match at RB Leipzig because of a thigh injury. Mbappe was substituted in the 74th minute of PSG’s 3-0 victory over Nantes on Saturday in the French league but coach Thomas
8:15 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has hit back at Roy Keane after he suggested the club do not have any leaders. Former United captain Keane made the comments following Arsenal‘s 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday. • Koeman: I have a good relationship with Messi• Giggs denies assault allegations
10:00 AM ET USMNT manager Gregg Berhalter has included England youth international Yunus Musah, 17, alongside nine other uncapped players in his 24-man roster for a pair of friendlies later this month, The youthful roster — the average age is 21 years, 300 days — is comprised entirely of players who ply their trade abroad.
5:52 AM ET Ryan Sessegnon said he was disgusted by the messages. Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images Tottenham and Hoffenheim have condemned the racist abuse Ryan Sessegnon has been subjected to online after the winger shared screenshots of the messages he received on social media. Sessegnon, who joined the Bundesliga club on loan from Spurs in October,
4:43 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ryan Giggs was due to announce his Wales squad on Tuesday. Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images Wales manager Ryan Giggs has denied allegations of assault after he was arrested by police on Sunday following a disturbance at his home involving a woman. The Wales Football Association on Monday cancelled their planned
2:50 AM ET Former Melbourne Victory midfielder Josh Hope has decided to step away from professional football at the age of 22 because anxiety caused in large part by online abuse from fans had stopped him enjoying the game. Hope, who was released at the end of last season after four years at Victory, said
3:42 PM ET This week will mark the halfway point of the Champions League group stage, and matchday three has plenty of big games — and big implications — to cover. There’s the stress piling up on Real Madrid, for example: they host Inter Milan and need a good result, having drawn vs. Borussia Monchengladbach
11:23 AM ET Ajax Amsterdam could be without several key players after 11 squad members tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League clash at Midtjylland, broadcaster RTL reported on Monday. Ajax travelled to Denmark on Monday with only 17 players listed in the squad on their website. The club would not release the
5:02 PM ET Jamie Vardy inspired and Youri Tielemans scored twice as Leicester City enjoyed an impressive 4-1 win at Leeds United on Monday which moves them up to second in the Premier League. The Foxes, who have now won all four away games this season, grabbed the lead in the second minute when Vardy
5:33 PM ET Argentina legend Diego Maradona has been hospitalized in the city of La Plata, sources told ESPN Argentina. The 1986 World Cup winner, who manages first-division side Gimnasia La Plata, is being treated for something that is not considered an urgent physical issue, sources said. 2 Related Maradona, who celebrated his 60th birthday
6:08 PM ET There was so much that was new and dynamic about Jesse Marsch’s first year in charge of FC Salzburg. For Marsch, it was a new team in a new country in one of Europe’s most iconic cities. And even amid sky-high expectations, he delivered a league title, as well as qualification to
1:21 PM ET The conclusion of the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League will be played out in a centralized location in the United States between Dec. 15-22, after the competition was suspended midway through the quarterfinal stage in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The games will be played behind closed doors and will be one-leg
2:11 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg The Philadelphia Union could’ve lifted the Supporters’ Shield on Sunday. They needed to beat Columbus, or at least a draw, and some help from Inter Miami — and elsewhere. Alas, they fell