Month: November 2020

6:08 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United are sweating on the fitness of first-choice centre-back pair Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof ahead of West Brom‘s visit to Old Trafford on Saturday, sources have told ESPN. Maguire was able to complete 90 minutes for England against Iceland on Wednesday but
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7:35 AM ET Pep Guardiola has extended his contract with Manchester City until 2023, the club confirmed on Thursday. The 49-year-old’s deal ran until the end of the 2020-21 season, which began on Sept. 12, but he will remain in the Premier League after agreeing an extension. Guardiola said: “Ever since I arrived at Manchester
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4:54 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Alex Morgan missed the decisive penalty in the shootout loss against Arsenal. Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images USWNT‘s Alex Morgan missed the crucial penalty for Tottenham as they lost in a shootout to bitter rivals Arsenal in the Women’s Super League Cup on Wednesday. The cup
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4:59 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has dubbed himself “The Experienced One,” a riff on his self-described “A Special One” moniker. When Mourinho arrived at Chelsea from Porto as a Champions League winner in 2004 he famously described himself as “A Special One” and the nickname has stuck throughout his coaching career. Speaking
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1:37 PM ET LAFC and Uruguay international forward Diego Rossi will miss his club side’s first playoff game against the Seattle Sounders after testing positive for COVID-19. Rossi’s positive test was first announced by the Uruguay Football Association and later confirmed by an LAFC spokesperson. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Major
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2:30 PM ET Chivas head coach Victor Manuel Vucetich has launched an attack on the Mexican federation after the club’s star forward Alexis Vega was injured during the past Under-23s national team camp. Vega was called up to Mexico’s U-23s for training in preparation for the Olympic qualifiers next March and in a friendly against
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12:36 PM ET AC Milan chief executive Ivan Gazidis said there is racism in Italy and Serie A but added that he believes it “is not a backward league” and there is “willingness” to take meaningful steps to address the issue. Gazidis, who was formerly Major League Soccer’s deputy commissioner, left his position as Arsenal‘s
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3:10 PM ET Lionel Messi says he’s fed up of being blamed for Barcelona‘s problems after Antoine Griezmann‘s former agent accused him of running a “regime of terror” at the club. Messi, 33, was met by a pack of journalists at El Prat airport in Barcelona on Wednesday upon his return from international duty with
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2:36 PM ET Teams that suffer from an outbreak of the coronavirus during the MLS Cup playoffs will likely be forced to forfeit their match, and thus exit the postseason, sources have told ESPN. – Carlisle: Can MLS complete playoffs outside bubble?– MLS Cup playoffs: Who’s in, fixtures and more– MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE
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6:24 AM ET FIFA is to push ahead with trials of Artificial Intelligence-driven semi-automated VAR offside technology, aimed at speeding up the process and making it more accurate. Three technology providers will move into the next development phase in 2021, with FIFA hoping it can be rolled out fully by 2022 and be used at
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7:08 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Liverpool‘s injury crisis has worsened with the news Rhys Williams was left out of the England under-21 squad as a precaution due to a hip injury. Manager Jurgen Klopp is without two members of his first-choice back four for the foreseeable future with Virgil van
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5:09 AM ET Adriana Garcia Monaco midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said he considers his former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho a friend while he has no relationship with ex-Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola. Fabregas, 33, played one season under Guardiola at the Camp Nou before the manager left in the summer of 2012 to take a sabbatical.
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5:03 PM ET Tom Marshall Raul Jimenez and Hirving Lozano scored a goal apiece as Mexico overcame a difficult first half to defeat Japan 2-0 on Tuesday, in El Tri’s final game of 2020. Japan had been the better side in the first half in Graz, Austria, with Guillermo Ochoa making two important saves to
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4:42 PM ET Real Madrid are facing a defensive crisis after both first-choice centre backs Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane went off with suspected injuries playing for their countries on Tuesday. Ramos was substituted in the 43rd minute of Spain‘s 6-0 win over Germany in Seville in the UEFA Nations League. – UEFA Nations League
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