9:31 AM ET Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has insisted that he’s happy with his squad despite the club’s failure to invest in the transfer market this summer. Martin Odegaard — who has returned from a loan at Real Sociedad — is the only significant addition to Zidane’s team for the 2020-21 season, with Spain’s
Month: September 2020
8:15 AM ET With the 2020-21 season up and running, clubs in the Premier League and across Europe have now given their new kits a good airing. But, as usual, the corresponding warm-up gear have snuck under the radar, with designers taking the opportunity let their creativity run wild. 2 Related Last year we tried
8:26 AM ET Stephan UersfeldGermany correspondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Bundesliga club Mainz have sacked coach Achim Beierlorzer after a turbulent week which included a players’ strike and a 4-1 defeat to newly promoted VfB Stuttgart. Mainz players went on strike on Wednesday after forward Adam Szalai was demoted to the reserve team
1:54 AM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Dia Saba is the first player from Israel to be signed by an Arab club. Fred Lee/Getty Images Al-Nasr have signed midfielder Dia Saba from Chinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F on a two-year deal, becoming the first Arab club to sign a player from Israel.
3:33 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg There is a new No. 1 in this week’s edition of MLS Power Rankings, with Columbus’ stumble against Toronto clearing the path for the youthful Philadelphia Union to become kings of the
11:05 PM ET David Cartlidge Not satisfied with putting out the most eye-catching and talked about football jerseys in recent memory, in 2018, Nike is looking to take its game up a level with the release of a range of sneakers that are an ode to Nigerian heritage. The Nike ‘Naija’ pack boasts everything you’d
7:35 PM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hit back at television pundit and former Manchester United captain Roy Keane after the Irishman described the Premier League champions’ defending in a 3-1 win over Arsenal on Monday as “sloppy.” Liverpool have won all three of their league games so far this season, beating visiting Leeds United
5:42 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are refusing to give up in their pursuit of Jadon Sancho with just a week to go before the end of the transfer window, sources have told ESPN. Borussia Dortmund insist privately Sancho will not leave this summer and will remain at the club for at least another
2:12 PM ET There were wild results in the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga, Lionel Messi was back in action, Luis Suarez excelled for Atletico Madrid — which feels weird to type — and we had handball controversies galore in England. It’s Monday, and Gab Marcotti reacts to the biggest moments in
7:27 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic has made the transfer market uncertain — you can find out when the windows close here — but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. Plus, check out the latest major completed transfers across Europe. TOP STORY: Manchester United make Telles bid Manchester
4:50 PM ET Liverpool rallied from a goal down to beat Arsenal 3-1 in the Premier League at Anfield on Monday night. Arsenal took the lead in the 25th minute when Alexandre Lacazette pounced on a poor clearance by Andrew Robertson and beat Alisson to make it 1-0. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+
6:23 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — So much for Liverpool’s “nightmare” start to the season. Three games in and the reigning champions have aced it so far by beating last season’s Championship winners (Leeds United), Europe’s biggest summer spenders (Chelsea) and a resurgent Arsenal side — 3-1 on Monday at Anfield — that only last
5:42 AM ET VAR is back in the Premier League for the second season, completed with an overhaul to fall into line with FIFA protocols. This season, a total of 15 goals or incidents have been directly affected by the video ref. – How VAR has changed for 2020-21– VAR in the Premier League: Ultimate
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7:58 PM ET They were America’s “Golden Generation”; the team credited with revolutionising women’s football in the United States and, by extension, the rest of the world. A year before they flew to Australia to compete in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, the United States’ women’s national football team were crowned world champions. The 1999
4:00 AM ET This summer’s transfer window has been unusual given how the coronavirus pandemic has caused uncertainty across the world, particularly in the financial markets, while leagues have been postponed, then restarted while adhering to safety protocols. 2 Related Some clubs have had to change their transfer plans significantly; others have seemingly continued as
5:17 AM ET Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has said captain Seamus Coleman is comparable to some of the game’s greatest players the Italian has managed in his illustrious career. Having been at Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, Ancelotti has coached an array of elite talent during his managerial career.
7:41 AM ET Within hours of Manchester City being thrashed by Leicester City on Sunday, the club had splashed out a few more million pounds to shore up their defence. After all, that’s worked before? City suffered an embarrassing 5-2 home defeat against the Foxes, with Jamie Vardy bagging himself a hat trick in the
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