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6:26 AM ET Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has said Wayne Rooney‘s knowledge of the game and presence will serve him well in his role as Derby County’s new boss, but cautioned him that management is a results business. Former England and United striker Rooney called time on his illustrious playing career and was

7:58 PM ET Eleven people, including the former president of the Flamengo football club, were formally charged on Friday in connection with the deaths of 10 teenage footballers in a 2019 fire, public prosecutors said. The boys, ages 14 to 16, were killed on Feb. 8, 2019, when a nighttime blaze swept through the Flamengo

12:14 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer No one could wipe the grin off Riqui Puig‘s face. At the end of 120 minutes in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal, Barcelona were still standing, somehow. Marc-Andre ter Stegen had rescued them repeatedly, but his work was not done yet and nor was theirs. They still lingered on

4:57 PM ET Paul Scholes knows all about winning Premier League titles. He won 11 with Manchester United including the club’s 20th, and last, league championship in 2013. Eight years on, he believes they can finally win it again this season if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team clears the psychological hurdle of beating Liverpool at Anfield

2:47 PM ET Premier League chief executive Richard Masters stressed on Friday that players must follow guidelines discouraging group celebrations during matches. The sight of players huddling after goals has drawn criticism in Britain, with the rest of the population asked to adhere to strict COVID-19 distancing rules during the pandemic. – Insider Notebook: Man

11:28 AM ET Juventus and Roma are among the clubs interested in signing American teenager Bryan Reynolds, sources have told ESPN. The 19-year-old FC Dallas full-back is also attracting Club Brugge and another unnamed European team. – USMNT 2021 to-do list: Find a striker, build depth behind stars– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S.

4:02 AM ET Ahead of his live commentary on Bayern vs. Freiburg on Sunday for the Bundesliga’s world feed and on ESPN+ (9:30 am ET in the U.S.), Derek Rae says the Bavarians are suffering a defensive crisis and face highly dangerous opponents. Wednesday’s DFB Pokal exit to second-tier side Holstein Kiel only exacerbated their

3:49 AM ET Manchester United are monitoring West Ham’s Declan Rice — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest: PLUS: Tottenham players are confused over Gareth Bale’s role at the club. Jump to: Spurs players surprised over Mourinho’s Bale stance | USMNT star teams up with Messi’s brother | Botman in demand | Chelsea want Giroud

5:30 PM ET Marcus Rashford said Manchester United are ready “now more than we were two years ago” to fight for trophies, and there is nothing sweeter than scoring against Liverpool. Manchester United are three points ahead of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table and will face Liverpool in the Premier League

5:25 PM ET Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says fatigue is beginning to take a toll on his team after a dull 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Thursday. The Gunners had won three straight in the league but could find no collect a fourth against Palace who were unlucky not come

5:43 PM ET In a year that was interrupted around the world by the coronavirus pandemic, the United States men’s national team played just four matches in 2020. With so few opportunities for Gregg Berhalter to get his team together, it amounts to a lost year in the program’s evolution as U.S. Soccer prepares to

4:52 PM ET Arsenal‘s recent resurgence in the Premier League was checked by Crystal Palace as they were held to a dull 0-0 draw on Thursday. Mikel Arteta’s side were bidding for a fourth successive league win but could find no way through an obdurate Palace. Palace were well worth their point and were the

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Jan 11, 2021 It was ugly, cold, wearying, full of incidents and, ultimately, resolved by a piece of individual brilliance, but when referee Kevin Friend blew his whistle after seven minutes of injury time (including three minutes of time added on to the time added on), there was one over-arching takeaway. Manchester United were top

5:59 AM ET On-loan Manchester United forward Odion Ighalo has told ESPN he would be interested in playing Major League Soccer before he retires. The former Nigeria international, who is contracted to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua, is expected to leave Old Trafford at the end of this month when his loan deal ends.

1:01 PM ET In the same way that Chelsea‘s transfer ban eased expectations on manager Frank Lampard during his first season in charge, the club’s £220 million summer outlay is a key reason why he now finds himself under pressure. Lampard knows from his 13 years as a player in west London that Stamford Bridge

8:34 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho bemoaned his side’s defensive fragility that allowed Fulham to come from behind to draw 1-1 on Wednesday, a sixth draw in the Premier League for the north London side. The result was another occasion, similar to matches against Newcastle United, West Ham United and Crystal Palace, where

6:27 PM ET Harry Kane scored, Son Heung-Min didn’t, and that proved the difference in Tottenham Hotspur‘s 1-1 draw with Fulham. Jose Mourinho’s textbook gameplan of contain, counter, minimise risk and pounce on opponents’ mistakes has propelled Spurs into the title race, but it has relied more on their dynamic duo maintaining top form above

5:03 PM ET Neymar scored on his return from injury as Paris Saint-Germain beat Marseille 2-1 to win the French Super Cup in Lens on Wednesday to hand boss Mauricio Pochettino the first trophy of his managerial career. Brazil forward Neymar, who had been out of action since mid-December with an ankle injury, netted from

3:00 PM ET Adriana Garcia France legend Zinedine Zidane welcomed on Wednesday the possibility that his Real Madrid star Karim Benzema may return to the French national team. French Football Federation (FFF) presidential candidate Michel Moulin recently said Benzema will have the door open to on a return to Les Bleus should he win the