Month: July 2021

2:55 PM ET Gareth Southgate has called on his England players to keep “breaking down barriers” by reaching their first European Championship Final with victory over Denmark on Wednesday. England meet the Danes at Wembley in front of 60,000 fans, the vast majority of whom will be desperate to see Southgate’s side go one step
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5:16 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent David De Gea will return to preseason with Manchester United determined to fight for his place at Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN. De Gea competed with Dean Henderson for the No. 1 spot last season and with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer yet to make a decision on who will
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12:38 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of Achraf Hakimi from Inter Milan. ESPN reported last month that the Serie A champions would receive up to €70 million — bonuses included — for the Morocco international. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– When
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10:30 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele denied making racist remarks in leaked video. Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images Barcelona are facing a backlash from Rakuten, the club’s main sponsor, after a video was leaked on social media which showed Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann appearing to mock Asian staff. Rakuten
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10:25 AM ET European football governing body UEFA has invited Denmark international Christian Eriksen and the paramedics who helped save his life during an on-field cardiac arrest to attend the Euro 2020 final at Wembley on Sunday. Eriksen was resuscitated during his nation’s first match of the tournament. – Marcotti: The Euros are almost done,
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6:19 AM ET Gennaro Gattuso has denied he is racist, sexist or anti-gay following Tottenham Hotspur‘s decision to pull out of negotiations over the manager’s job after past comments had resurfaced. Sources told ESPN that Tottenham backed out of negotiations with Gattuso following a fan backlash online due to controversial comments he had previously made
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6:44 AM ET Lazio manager Maurizio Sarri said managing Cristiano Ronaldo “is not simple,” as he spoke about his time at Juventus. Sarri replaced Massimiliano Allegri as Juve boss in the summer of 2019 and, despite winning the Serie A title, was dismissed following the club’s exit in the Champions League round of 16 against
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5:26 AM ET Adriana Garcia Javier Tebas has hit back at Pep Guardiola after the Manchester City coach said the La Liga president needed to learn from the Premier League. In a war of words regarding club spending, Guardiola said on Monday that “the Premier League is run better than La Liga” and stated that
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4:41 AM ET Diego Maradona Junior alongside his father during a charity match in 2016. Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Diego Maradona Junior was announced as the manager of Italian fifth-tier side Napoli United on Monday — 37 years to the day since his legendary father joined Napoli. Maradona moved from Barcelona to Napoli on July
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2:47 AM ET Premier League fans are set to return ahead of the new campaign after the easing of coronavirus restrictions in the UK. Photo by Dave Thompson/AMA/AMA/Corbis via Getty Images Premier League stadiums are set to be at full capacity next season for the first time since March 2020 after the UK government announced the
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6:56 PM ET The United States women beat Mexico 4-0 again in East Hartford, Connecticut, on Monday in its final warmup match for the Tokyo Olympics. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) This was the second of two pre-Olympic friendlies for the U.S. against Mexico, with the Americans easing to victory by
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3:10 PM ET Adrianna Garcia Sergio Ramos will undergo a medical in Paris on Tuesday ahead of joining Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent, sources have told ESPN. Sources added that the veteran defender agreed to join the Ligue 1 giants on a two-year deal. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Ramos,
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2:00 PM ET Major League Soccer announced on Monday that it was unable to corroborate an allegation that a Minnesota United FC player directed racially abusive and offensive language at a Portland Timbers player during a match on June 26, and thus no sanctions will be forthcoming. A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed
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