Month: March 2021

12:18 PM ET CONMEBOL has suspended March World Cup qualifiers after several top European clubs announced they would not release their South American players due to COVID-19 transmission fears over travel. “The CONMEBOL Council decided to suspend the double date of the Qualifiers for Qatar 2022 scheduled for March,” a statement from CONMEBOL said on
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9:21 AM ET Arsenal lost further ground in their bid to qualify for the Champions League with an eventful 1-1 draw against Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Mikel Arteta’s men in front on five minutes but Chris Wood equalised before half time following an awful mistake by Granit Xhaka. Arsenal
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Arsenal came into their Premier League game against Burnley looking to build on encouraging victories against Leicester City and Benfica. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ensured that momentum continued when he scored within six minutes, though an absolute shocking error from Granit Xhaka — when he tried to pass the ball sideways in his own six-yard box but
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10:17 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City players who cannot immediately rejoin training after the international break will not be allowed to join their national teams. The next international break is scheduled for the end of March but there are fears that COVID-19 protocols could see some players forced into quarantine
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1:25 PM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino will meet with CONMEBOL leaders on Saturday. Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP FIFA president Gianni Infantino and CONMEBOL will meet on Saturday via video to find a solution to the impasse created after several top European clubs announced they will not release their South American players in March
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5:30 PM ET Aramide Oladipo Jurgen Klopp has warned his Liverpool squad that any player who only wants to play Champions League football is free to leave. Liverpool’s hopes of finishing in the top four were dented after a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on Thursday — the result meant the club have lost five successive
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9:13 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Juventus boss Andrea Pirlo has warned Weston McKennie that joining the Serie A champions on a permanent deal is just the start and does not mean the United States Men’s National Team international has “made it.” McKennie moved to Juve on loan from Schalke with the option to make
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1:12 PM ET Borussia Dortmund suffered a major blow on Friday when Jadon Sancho, Raphael Guerreiro and Giovanni Reyna were ruled out of Saturday’s Bundesliga game at champions Bayern Munich (12:30 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN+), the club said on Twitter. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS,
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9:45 AM ET Blaise Matuidi in action for Inter Miami, who he joined on a free transfer in August. Ira L. Black – Corbis/Getty Images Major League Soccer announced it is investigating Inter Miami‘s signing of midfielder Blaise Matuidi. The France international joined Inter Miami on a free transfer in August 2020 after three seasons at
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7:41 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has denied Manchester United are having a crisis of confidence despite going three games without a goal. United have warmed up for Sunday’s derby with Manchester City with three consecutive 0-0 draws, including a disappointing stalemate against Crystal Palace on Wednesday. City, meanwhile, have managed to open
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4:31 AM ET Manchester City face Manchester United in the 185th Manchester derby on Sunday in a game that, less than two months ago, was shaping up to be a potential Premier League title decider. 2 Related United climbed to the top of the table with a 1-0 win at Burnley on Jan. 12, moving
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5:45 PM ET An extra-time goal from Alex Berenguer sealed Athletic Bilbao‘s place in a second successive Copa del Rey final when they beat Levante 2-1 after extra time on Thursday to secure a 3-2 aggregate victory. – Stream the Copa del Rey final on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The Basque side will play Real Sociedad
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9:16 PM ET Associated Press Forward Fredy Montero is returning to the Seattle Sounders nearly a decade after he last played for the club. Montero signed a one-year contract with the Sounders on Thursday that includes club options for two more seasons. It will be the second stint in Seattle for the 33-year-old, who was
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