Month: February 2022

4:39 PM ET Mohamed Salah celebrates after scoring a goal for Liverpool against Leeds. Getty Liverpool thrashed Leeds United 6-0 at Anfield on Wednesday night to cut their deficit to Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points. The hosts took the lead before 15 minutes when Start Dallas was whistled for handball and Mohamed Salah
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5:56 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Anthony Elanga has said he was told to “scare” Atletico Madrid by manager Ralf Rangnick moments before scoring Manchester United‘s crucial equaliser at Wanda Metropolitano. Elanga scored with his first touch in the 80th minute after coming off the bench to earn United a 1-1 draw in the first leg
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6:27 PM ET MADRID — Anthony Elanga is quickly becoming indispensable to Manchester United, and at just 19 years old, he may have kept his club’s Champions League ambitions alive with a crucial equaliser to earn a 1-1 round-of-16 first-leg draw against Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Metropolitano. Prior to Elanga’s goal, United had been
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3:34 PM ET Former United States goalkeeper Hope Solo said on Wednesday the women’s national team’s $24-million settlement with U.S. Soccer over an equal pay lawsuit was not the huge win it was being trumpeted as but rather “heartbreaking and infuriating.” Solo’s comments came a day after the team and governing body U.S. Soccer announced
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1:50 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said Ousmane Dembele has been an “exemplary professional” since he took over after restoring the France forward to the side following a standoff over his contract renewal. Dembele, 24, was jeered by Barca supporters earlier this month when he was an unused substitute in
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12:12 PM ET Owner Gigi Becali had said players who were vaccinated wouldn’t be picked. Photo by John Walton – PA Images via Getty Images Romanian side FCSB, formerly known as Steaua Bucharest, will not drop players who have received the COVID-19 vaccine after their owner Gigi Becali suggested they would no longer be selected, the
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11:36 AM ET Associated Press United States men’s national team midfielder Weston McKennie has two broken bones in his left foot and will miss the U.S.’ final three World Cup qualifiers next month, Juventus confirmed on Wednesday. McKennie got hurt while playing for the Serie A club in a Champions League second-round, first-leg match at
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9:28 AM ET Adriana Garcia Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email The second El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona of the 2021-22 LaLiga season will be played on March 20, the league announced on Wednesday. The meeting between the two sides will be played at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, and broadcast live on ESPN+,
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4:41 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United remain convinced they can attract their top targets to Old Trafford in the summer even if they miss out on a place in the Premier League top four, sources have told ESPN. Back-to-back wins over Brighton and Leeds United have moved Ralf Rangnick’s side into the Champions League
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4:32 AM ET London’s Wembley Stadium is unlikely to be considered as a potential venue for this season’s Champions League final in the event of the fixture being moved from the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, sources have told ESPN. UEFA confirmed on Tuesday that they are “constantly and closely monitoring” the political situation involving
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5:00 AM ET Adriana Garcia Neymar is the most fouled player in the Europe’s top leagues, according to a survey by BeSoccer Pro. The company, which specialises in football statistics, reveals that the Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil international has been fouled 1040 times since 2016. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t
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5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Fred has called on Manchester United to come up with a long-term plan for success at Old Trafford while suggesting the players are keen for clarity on the identity of the club’s next permanent manager. United are looking for a coach to succeed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after placing Ralf Rangnick
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