5:30 AM ET COVID-19 is threatening to wreck the Premier League schedule. There were three matches postponed in the English top flight in December and one in January, the first since “Project Restart” saw football return in June, with further matches threatened due to a spike in positive cases and number of stars in self-isolation.
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3:00 AM ET The world of football transfers is full of errors; no club can get it 100% right the whole time. However, some have more of a track record of failure than others — whether it’s spending mountains of cash on one player (Real Madrid), consistently making poor decisions in certain positions (Man United),
1:15 PM ET Kathleen McNamee Rahman’s penalty-taking marathon was a huge success, just like her work around the globe to improve girls’ access to the sport. Courtesy of Deena Rahman Deena Rahman’s lifelong love of football has taken her from England to Egypt, Bahrain to Tanzania and even further afield. In 2017, she travelled to Mt.
12:06 PM ET Marta is considered one of the greatest women’s players ever. Photo by Fred Lee/Getty Images Brazil legend Marta announced her engagement to her Orlando Pride teammate Toni Pressley on social media on Monday. Marta, who was the first player in either the men’s or women’s game to score at five World Cup tournaments,
4:55 PM ET Liverpool paved the way for Manchester United to go atop the Premier League with a 1-0 loss at Southampton on Monday. The Reds remain tied on points with United after the defeat. However, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men can overtake them when they visit Burnley on Jan. 12. – Ratings: Alexander-Arnold 4/10 as
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10:57 AM ET Manchester City were back to their best against Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid both got big wins to keep the pressure on each other in La Liga, Bayern’s big win was slightly deceptive and Juventus looked impressive ahead of a mid-week top-of-the-table Serie A clash with Milan. There were also talking
8:23 AM ET USMNT international Christian Pulisic has said that Chelsea are experiencing a “tough period” after losing 3-1 against Manchester City on Sunday at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is under pressure after his team slipped down to eighth position in the table with four defeats from their last six Premier League matches.
5:16 AM ET Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has said he feared that Jadon Sancho had “subconsciously” left the club after being linked with a move to Manchester United in the summer. Sancho, 20, was one of the star players in the 2019-20 Bundesliga season when he scored 17 goals and set up a further
1:12 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has said Liverpool will “do the right thing” in the transfer market this month if the club can find a solution to the defensive problems caused by the long-term injuries suffered by Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez. Van Dijk and Gomez are both battling to play again this season
11:34 PM ET Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has called Kieran Tierney a “natural leader” and potential future captain, after the Scotland international scored a goal and set up another in Saturday’s 4-0 Premier League win at West Bromwich Albion. Tierney, who has started 16 of Arsenal’s 17 league matches this season, curled in his second
3:09 PM ET When it’s not your day, it really isn’t your day, so Chelsea manager Frank Lampard was entitled to a rueful shake of the head when misfiring striker Timo Werner made such a mess of taking an 88th-minute corner against Manchester City that he kicked the flag instead of the ball. Werner, the
3:09 PM ET Pep Guardiola said his Manchester City side were “back” on Sunday after they outclassed Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to move into the top five of the Premier League. City struck three times in 16 minutes in the first half with Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne on target as
5:43 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have launched an investigation after defender Benjamin Mendy hosted a party at his house in breach of COVID-19 protocols. Mendy held a gathering at his Cheshire home on New Year’s Eve with people from outside his household bubble. – COVID-19: Five City players isolating– Darke: What is wrong
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8:34 AM ET Lautaro Martinez‘s first hat trick for Inter Milan helped his side crush Crotone 6-2, earning their eighth successive Serie A win on Sunday and sending Antonio Conte’s team top of the table above AC Milan. With their local rivals in action later on Sunday, Inter knew a win would see them go
Jan 1, 2021 When Chelsea signed Timo Werner (£47.7m) and Kai Havertz (£71m) for a combined £118.7m last summer, it was clear the club were making a long-term investment in the future. At 24 and 21, respectively, the two German forwards arrived at Stamford Bridge with only bright things ahead of them, and Chelsea overcame
8:32 AM ET Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said he is not concerned by the uncertainty surrounding Lionel Messi‘s future with the forward now free to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with other clubs. Messi, 33, is out of contract at the end of the season and Jan. 1 marked the date when he could legally
5:07 PM ET Atletico Madrid defender Kieran Trippier‘s 10-week suspension for a betting violation has been put on hold by world soccer governing body FIFA, the club revealed on Saturday. Tripper was fined £70,000 pounds by England‘s FA and suspended for 10 weeks from Dec. 23 for four breaches of a rule which prevents players
5:11 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Arsenal made it three Premier League consecutive wins over the festive period with a comfortable 4-0 victory against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns. Report: Arsenal thump hopeless West Brom The Gunners dominated the game and were well worth their comfortable win. They raced to a two-goal lead: first,