Month: November 2020

9:09 AM ET Adriana Garcia Paula Dapena turned her back during a minute of silence for Maradona. Photo by John Walton – PA Images via Getty Images Paula Dapena, a footballer from Spanish third division women’s club Viajes InterRias FF, has said she has received death threats after refusing to honour the late Argentina legend Diego
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5:00 PM ET U.S. men’s national team manager Gregg Berhalter announced his 22-player roster for a training camp ahead of the Dec. 9 friendly against El Salvador, to be held at Inter Miami CF Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The match will mark the final time the U.S. men will play in 2020, a year
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9:15 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has said he is the best penalty taker at the club but never gets chosen to step up and take a spot kick. City have had problems scoring from the spot and with the usually reliable Kevin De Bruyne missing in the 1-1 draw with Liverpool
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9:11 AM ET Eden Hazard is facing at least three weeks out of action in another injury blow that will see the Real Madrid forward miss a series of crucial games, including the derby with rivals Atletico Madrid. Hazard was substituted after 28 minutes in Madrid’s 2-1 La Liga defeat to Alaves on Saturday. –
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9:48 AM ET Liverpool defender Andy Robertson has called for greater clarity on the game’s rules and said players are desperate for some “consistency” across the board. Robertson hoped VAR would end up making decisions clear cut, but has instead led to further confusion. He gave away a penalty in Liverpool’s 1-1 draw at Brighton
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11:23 AM ET Manchester United fought back for a big win, Chelsea and Tottenham played it safe in the Premier League’s game of the weekend and Napoli showed their Serie A title credentials, while Real Madrid, Arsenal, PSG, Juventus and Bayern all failed to impress. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Predict
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3:07 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email The English Football Association are investigating a social media post made by Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani which contained a Spanish phrase which can be interpreted as being offensive. Cavani deleted the post, sent to a friend on Instagram, after being made aware of
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4:57 AM ET Raul Jimenez suffered a fractured skull in a collision with Arsenal defender David Luiz during Wolves‘ 2-1 win at the Emirates on Sunday, the Mexico international’s club confirmed in a statement on Monday. Jimenez, 29, underwent lengthy treatment on the pitch following the clash of heads with Luiz while defending an Arsenal
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5:00 AM ET Throughout the weekend, the footballing world paid tribute to one of the greatest players of all time, Diego Maradona, who died at the age of 60 on Wednesday. 2 Related The news of Maradona’s death shocked the globe with newspapers from Argentina to Italy paying homage to the footballing icon. During his
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10:50 AM ET Substitute Edinson Cavani inspired Manchester United to come back from two goals down and win 3-2 at Southampton on Sunday, scoring two goals and creating another. Southampton led 2-0 at half-time through goals from Jan Bednarek and James Ward-Prowse but a Bruno Fernandes strike and Cavani double won the game for the
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2:57 PM ET One of the main motivating factors behind Chelsea‘s £220 million summer spending spree was the lack of a killer instinct during Frank Lampard’s maiden season in charge. Yet Sunday’s 0-0 draw against Tottenham now stands alongside a goalless draw at Manchester United and a 2-0 home defeat against Liverpool in a failure
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5:37 PM ET Gustavo Bou scored two goals and Carles Gil continued his excellent postseason with a penalty-kick score as well as an assist, as the visiting New England Revolution defeated 10-man Orlando City 3-1 in Sunday’s MLS Eastern Conference semifinal. After a disappointing regular season where Bou had just five goals and three assists,
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4:17 PM ET Wolverhampton Wanderers saw out a 2-1 win over Arsenal to move into the top six of the Premier League at the Emirates on Sunday. The game was halted inside of five minutes when Arsenal’s David Luiz and Wolves’ Raul Jimenez collided heads following a corner kick. Luiz was able to play on,
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1:19 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur held Chelsea to a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday to go top of the Premier League on goal difference. In a very tight affair, Spurs were happy to sit back and soak up pressure but Chelsea failed to find the breakthrough. – Play English Soccer Pick ‘Em with
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9:46 AM ET Lionel Messi looks to an image of Diego Maradona after scoring for Barcelona. Getty Lionel Messi dedicated a goal to the late Diego Maradona on his return to the Barcelona team in a 4-0 romp against Osasuna on Sunday. Messi, who had been rested for the 4-0 win against Dynamo Kiev in the
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11:14 AM ET AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie converted one penalty and missed another as the Serie A leaders brushed aside Fiorentina 2-0 on Sunday, making light of the absence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Alessio Romagnoli put Milan ahead in the 17th minute and Kessie added a second goal from a penalty 11 minutes later following
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