Month: January 2021

8:42 AM ET Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said himself and the squad have all played their part to help ease the club’s financial crisis. Barca’s annual report, dated August 2020, surfaced earlier this week and revealed the club’s long-term gross debt has risen above €1 billion. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S.
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8:57 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said a deal has not yet been reached to send Jesse Lingard on loan but has confirmed Facundo Pellistri could be set for a temporary move before the transfer deadline. Lingard, who has featured three times this season, is wanted by a host
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5:43 AM ET Adriana Garcia Ivan Morales has been ordered to live at Colo-Colo’s facilities after breaking lockdown rules at his home. Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images Chile’s top division club Colo-Colo have decided that striker Ivan Morales must live at the club’s facilities for the remainder of the campaign to avoid getting into
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5:29 PM ET United States manager Gregg Berhalter praised the play of forward Jozy Altidore, saying the Toronto FC striker has had a “great” January camp with the USMNT. The U.S. is currently training in Orlando, Fla. after first training in nearby Bradenton at the IMG Academy. The U.S. will face off against Trinidad &
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4:40 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur needed a late surge to see off Wycombe Wanderers 4-1 in their FA Cup fourth-round tie on Monday night. The Championship side took a surprise lead in the 25th minute when Fred Onyedinma popped up in the perfect spot in front of goal and side-footed past Joe Hart to make
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7:04 PM ET Europe’s elite football clubs are expected to miss out on over €2 billion ($2.43 billion) in revenue by the end of the 2020-21 season due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Deloitte’s Football Money League. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie
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3:37 PM ET Major League Soccer announced the 2021 MLS season will begin on Saturday, April 3 and feature 34 matches for each of the league’s 27 clubs, including expansion side Austin FC. – Carlisle: Can new coach Neville help Beckham’s Inter Miami?– Stream MLS matches on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The regular season will conclude
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12:47 PM ET Associated Press United States midfielder Duane Holmes has been reacquired by Huddersfield from fellow Championship club Derby. – USMNT to-do list: Find striker, build depth behind stars– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Holmes agreed to a 3 1/2-year contract with Huddersfield, the second-tier League Championship team said Monday. The
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12:07 PM ET Atlanta United have signed former Argentina international striker Lisandro Lopez, the club has announced. Lopez, 37, joins on a free transfer from South American giants Racing, where he spent the past five years. – MLS labor negotiations: What does force majeure mean for CBA?– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)
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9:28 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has expressed sympathy for sacked Chelsea boss Frank Lampard but said all managers “have to win” to keep their jobs. Lampard was sacked after 18 months at Stamford Bridge as the side slipped to ninth in the Premier League table. Sources have told ESPN that
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11:37 AM ET The biggest news of the weekend wasn’t a game, but the word that Chelsea are moving on from Frank Lampard as manager, with former PSG and Borussia Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel set to take over. Elsewhere we saw Real Madrid‘s veterans play a key role in a much-needed win, Liverpool and Man
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6:00 AM ET An investment entity affiliated with the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, 49ers Enterprises, has increased its minority stake in Leeds United to 37%, the team and club announced Monday. The additional investment represents a 22% increase from the initial stake 49ers Enterprises acquired in 2018 and will result in Paraag Marathe, the 49ers’
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6:03 AM ET Chelsea are set to sack Frank Lampard and appoint Thomas Tuchel as his successor, sources have told ESPN. They are expected to make an announcement later on Monday after informing the players by text message not to come to the club’s training base at Cobham for their planned morning session while a
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12:21 AM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he expects defender Eric Garcia to leave the club at the end of the season. Spain international Garcia is in the final year of his contract at the Premier League side and has been linked with a switch back to his boyhood club Barcelona. Insider Notebook:
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1:00 PM ET United States men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter announced his 25-man roster for their Jan. 31 friendly against Trinidad & Tobago in Orlando, Florida. The roster was drawn from what was initially 12 senior national team and 26 U23 national team players, and comprises mostly younger performers. Sixteen players have fewer than
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5:30 PM ET Aramide Oladipo Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has said he would be against any decision to give COVID-19 vaccinations to Premier League players before the general public. The Premier League has postponed a number of matches this season due to COVID-19 outbreaks including Tottenham’s clash against Fulham in December. Mourinho was unhappy that
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