8:32 PM ET The Uruguayan Academy of Letters on Friday denounced a three-game ban given to Manchester United’s Edinson Cavani on Friday, calling the sanction for a racial comment an example of English football’s lack of “cultural and linguistic knowledge.” The 33-year-old Uruguayan used the word “negrito” in an Instagram post after the club’s victory
Month: January 2021
9:47 AM ET Associated Press Five Manchester City players are continuing to isolate and won’t be available for the game against Chelsea after contracting COVID-19, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. Ahead of Sunday’s trip to Stamford Bridge, City have returned to training after the virus outbreak led to the postponement of Monday’s Premier League
4:55 PM ET Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2-1 on New Year’s Day at Old Trafford to go level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table. Goals from Anthony Martial and a Bruno Fernandes penalty either side of a strike by Aston Villa’s Bertrand Traore were enough to bring Man
9:30 AM ET The Premier League’s handling of the postponement of Fulham‘s match at Tottenham Hotspur due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the west London club was “unprofessional” and could have been handled better, Spurs boss Jose Mourinho said on Friday. Fulham were forced to lodge a request with the Premier League to rearrange Wednesday’s
1:51 PM ET Two Championship matches scheduled for Saturday have been postponed after Bristol City and Luton Town reported COVID-19 outbreaks in their squads on Friday. City were scheduled to play second-placed Brentford while Luton were set to host Queens Park Rangers. The positive tests come three days after Luton hosted City and beat them
8:30 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has spoken out against calls for a “circuit-break” shutdown to help reduce COVID-19 infections in the Premier League, with the Liverpool manager saying games should continue due to the safety measures in place within the sport. West Bromwich Albion manager Sam Allardyce said earlier this week that a temporary pause
11:03 AM ET 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
4:00 PM ET Ahead of a barely noticeable winter break in this unusual season, ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator examines the state of play in Germany’s top flight entering 2021. Will Bayern stay on top and how is the relegation scrap panning out, among other topics? One of the many reassuring aspects of Bundesliga life is
3:00 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer window very different from its predecessors but, with football back on the agenda, the January window will open as normal for Europe’s top leagues. 1 Related Though clubs spent nearly €1.5 billion less ($1.9bn) in the summer than they did the previous year, according to
6:35 PM ET Harry Kettle The Premier League transfer window will reopen on Saturday, Jan. 2, and most other leagues in early January and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below and see all official deals here. Gunners go after Brandt Arsenal are interested in making a move to