Month: February 2021

7:27 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen Favourites to regain the Premier League title this season, Manchester City have hit a rich vein of form with a record 18 wins in a row, yet one area where they have not been as dominant as in recent years is in front of goal. They’ve averaged above 2.5 goals

2:47 AM ET Celtic manager Neil Lennon has stepped down following a dismal campaign that has left the Scottish Premiership club 18 points behind leaders Rangers, the club said on Wednesday. Lennon’s last game in charge was Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Ross County, which left Celtic’s hopes of a 10th consecutive league title further in

10:30 PM ET UEFA have opened a disciplinary investigation after AC Milan‘s Zlatan Ibrahimovic was subjected to racist abuse in last week’s Europa League match against Red Star Belgrade in Serbia, European football’s governing body said on Wednesday. Serbian media reported that Ibrahimovic, who has Bosnian roots, was insulted by an individual seated in the

4:53 PM ET Bayern Munich cruised to victory at Lazio on Tuesday. Getty Bayern Munich put one foot in the Champions League quarterfinals with a commanding display in a 4-1 first-leg victory at Lazio on Tuesday. First-half goals from Robert Lewandowski, Jamal Musiala and Leroy Sane put the defending champs on the front foot. Lazio pulled

5:30 PM ET Danny Lewis Chelsea‘s Champions League Round-of-16 match against Atletico Madrid in Bucharest was always going to be a tight affair, and that’s exactly how it turned out. It was the Blues who managed to get the foothold in the game, as Olivier Giroud‘s superb overhead kick in the 71st minute was given

12:53 PM ET Australia and Qatar will no longer feature in the postponed Copa America tournament. Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images Australia and Qatar, the two non-South American sides due to take part in this year’s Copa America, have pulled out of the tournament, the secretary general of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL)

9:52 AM ET Jose Mourinho has vowed he “will be in Tottenham‘s history for the good reasons” after claiming he is “more motivated than ever” to halt the club’s slide amid growing speculation over his future. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) ESPN reported on Friday that chairman Daniel Levy wants to

3:43 PM ET The first time Diego Simeone faced Chelsea as manager of Atletico Madrid, it earned him a raise of several million euro, extra years on his contract and a place in the Champions League final. None of the above will be on offer on Tuesday when Los Rojiblancos host the club from Stamford

5:08 AM ET Adriana Garcia Christoph Metzelder faces trial on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. TF-Images/Getty Images Former Germany international and ex-Real Madrid defender Christoph Metzelder will face trial in his home country on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. Metzelder is accused by the prosecutors’ office of 29 charges of

7:34 PM ET Napoli forward Victor Osimhen was discharged to return to Naples on Monday after spending the night under observation at a hospital in Bergamo following an alarming collapse towards the end of the club’s 4-2 Serie A defeat by Atalanta on Sunday. Osimhen was knocked unconscious in a scary incident during the final

8:48 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have intensified their interest in Real Sociedad‘s Alexander Isak as they look to bring in a new striker this summer, sources have told ESPN. Martin Braithwaite has been Barca’s only No. 9 since September, when they sold Luis Suarez to Atletico Madrid in a deal that could

8:19 PM ET Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone is confident Luis Suarez will make things difficult for Chelsea in Tuesday’s Champions League last-16 first leg tie despite his recent scoring drought in Europe’s top competition. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more