Month: December 2020

11:01 AM ET Manchester City‘s visit to Goodison Park to face Everton in the Premier League on Monday has been postponed due to COVID-19, the clubs have confirmed. City also confirmed their training ground will close for an “indeterminate period,” with further testing required before players would be cleared to train. The match against Everton
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7:33 AM ET Brazilian club Santos have denied recent claims Lionel Messi has surpassed Pele’s all-time record for goals at a single club after he scored 644 for Barcelona. Pele’s total for Santos, recognised by many as 643, was considered the most by any player at a single club until Messi scored his 644th for
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11:11 AM ET Ben Johnson and Tomas Soucek scored second-half goals as West Ham United twice came back from a goal down to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sunday. Brighton created the early chances at London Stadium and deservedly took the lead just before
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5:30 PM ET Mikel Arteta has said he is “drained” from Arsenal‘s recent losing run after feeling the responsibility of “looking after 70 hearts in the training ground and the stadium.” Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-1 on Boxing Day to record their first Premier League victory since Nov. 1, ending a miserable run which put the
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5:30 PM ET Frank Lampard has said Chelsea are not Premier League title contenders and vowed to make changes against Aston Villa as he seeks a reaction to their slump in form. Chelsea were beaten 3-1 at Arsenal on Boxing Day, their third defeat in four Premier League matches which sees them slip to eighth
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1:18 PM ET Liverpool were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday at Anfield. Semi Ajayi scored a late equaliser to cancel out Sadio Mane‘s first-half opener as Liverpool failed to open up a five-point lead at the top. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Liverpool also
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6:20 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona‘s La Liga game against Eibar on Tuesday after being after being given extra time off at Christmas by the club. Messi, 33, returned to Argentina last week after Barca’s 3-0 win against Real Valladolid and has been granted permission to remain in his
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10:46 PM ET Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti was not getting carried away after his side’s 1-0 win at Sheffield United put them second in the Premier League on Saturday, the Italian maintaining that grabbing a place in Europe is the height of their ambition. Everton, who now sit two points behind leaders Liverpool though having
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10:23 PM ET Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits Bruno Fernandes frustrates him at times by trying a difficult pass when an easy option is available but says the midfielder must be allowed to take risks if he is going to influence the game. United drew 2-2 at Leicester City in the Premier League
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