Month: November 2020

8:10 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has said there are no problems with Mohamed Salah after the Liverpool forward attended a wedding in Egypt and then tested positive for the coronavirus. Salah is out of Liverpool’s match with Premier League leaders Leicester City on Sunday after returning a positive COVID-19 test while on international duty, but
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9:18 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said he hopes Lionel Messi will finish his career at Barcelona but admits he doesn’t know what the future holds for the player as his contract at Camp Nou winds down. Guardiola signed a new two-year deal at Manchester City on Thursday, prompting more speculation the club
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9:04 AM ET Jose Mourinho has called on Gareth Southgate to name the managers he claimed are pressuring players not to represent England and predicted recent injury victim Raheem Sterling will start for Manchester City at Tottenham on Saturday. Earlier this week, Southgate suggested that his squad was “under huge pressure from their clubs” to
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10:58 AM ET Inter Miami starters Gonzalo Higuain and Leandro Gonzalez-Pirez will not play in Friday night’s MLS Cup playoff match against Nashville SC due to positive tests for COVID-19, a source confirmed to ESPN. – MLS Cup playoff preview: Depth will be tested in postseason– MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S.
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8:52 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Paul Pogba remains an “important” player for Manchester United despite suggestions from Didier Deschamps that the midfielder is unhappy at Old Trafford. Pogba has started just two of United’s last seven games, prompting comments from France coach Deschamps during the international break. – ESPN Insider Notebook:
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4:35 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he couldn’t care less about the Premier League title amid frustration of the fixture congestion and injuries. The German manager has seen key injuries to defenders Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez and midfielder Jordan Henderson in recent weeks force him to use Liverpool’s youngsters. Gomez was
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6:59 AM ET USMNT international Giovanni Reyna has signed a new long-term contract with Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund until 2025. The 18-year-old forward made his USMNT debut last Thursday against Wales and is regarded as one of the most promising talents in the Bundesliga. – Stream new episodes of ESPN FC Monday-Friday on ESPN+– Stream
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12:58 PM ET Derby County’s Wayne Rooney says he hopes to follow in the footsteps of former England teammate Frank Lampard and take charge of the Championship club on a permanent basis. Rooney is part of a four-man coaching team including Liam Rosenior, Justin Walker and Shay Given that will lead Derby for Saturday’s league
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1:30 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Dani Ceballos has dismissed a report that he was involved in a training ground bust-up with Arsenal teammate David Luiz. The Athletic reported on Thursday that Luiz “took exception” to a challenge by the Span international at the end of a training ground match last
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8:50 PM ET MLS reduced its full-time workforce by 20 percent on Thursday, the latest sign of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the sports industry, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN. ESPN confirmed multiple reports regarding the extent of the layoffs. – MLS Cup playoff preview: Depth will be tested in
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5:38 PM ET Associated Press Angel City FC, the new Los Angeles entry in the National Women’s Soccer League, will play its home games at Banc of California Stadium starting in spring 2022. – MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S. only) The club will share the stadium south of downtown Los Angeles
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10:17 AM ET Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has said the club are “still searching” for the best way to improve Christian Pulisic‘s fitness record after the USMNT international was ruled out of Saturday’s trip to Newcastle United through injury. Pulisic is continuing to struggle with complications arising from the hamstring problem he sustained in the
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11:34 AM ET Bayern Munich’s dominance in Germany is only going to get stronger over time. MARTIN MEISSNER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Last week, we took a look at the stats behind the Premier League’s odd start. The other leagues among Europe’s Big Five haven’t been quite as strange by comparison: Bayern and PSG are still leading
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11:00 AM ET Former USMNT international Charlie Davies announced on Thursday that he has joined a prospective ownership group aiming to bring a USL League One team to the state of New Hampshire ahead of the 2022 season. “I could not be more excited about the prospect of bringing a League One club to my
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