3:17 AM ET LeBron James dismissed Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s criticism of his social activism and pointed out the hypocrisy of the AC Milan star’s comments on Friday. Ibrahimovic, whose time playing for his former team the LA Galaxy coincided with James’ first season with the Lakers, criticized James on Thursday in an interview with UEFA for
Month: February 2021
5:30 PM ET Aramide Oladipo Jurgen Klopp believes it would be a huge achievement for his side to finish in the top four. Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Jurgen Klopp has said that it would be “big” if Liverpool managed to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League this season. Liverpool are
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he shouts at his players too much. City are on a 19-match winning run and remain in the hunt for an unprecedented quadruple but Guardiola says he is still demanding more from his squad. “Sometimes I shout at my players and I should not
7:52 PM ET Major League Soccer announced on Friday that the expansion team set for Sacramento, scheduled to begin play in 2023, is now on indefinite hold after Ron Burkle, the primary investor of the proposed team, informed MLS officials that he has “decided not to move forward with the acquisition of an MLS expansion
Feb 25, 2021 We’re about to find out if Jose Mourinho really has changed. Tottenham progressed into the Europa League round of 16 with such a comfortable win against AC Wolfsberger on Wednesday — 4-0 in the second leg, to advance 8-1 on aggregate — that it’s easy to feel the bigger battle took place
5:30 PM ET Thomas Tuchel has admitted that losing to Manchester United with Paris Saint-Germain in October 2019 sent him to a “very dark place” for two days but added that his previous encounters can help Chelsea beat United in Sunday’s crucial Premier League clash. The 47-year-old was in charge of PSG when they dramatically
4:38 PM ET Werder Bremen‘s United States forward Joshua Sargent scored the winner as his struggling side came from a goal down at halftime to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in the Bundesliga on Friday and hand the visitors a first league defeat of the year. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Bundesliga
2:35 PM ET NWSL commissioner Lisa Baird has been named to the U.S. Soccer Federation’s board of directors, USSF president Cindy Parlow Cone announced at Friday’s board meeting. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Baird replaces Steve Malik, the owner of the NWSL’s North Carolina Courage and USL League One side North
Feb 25, 2021 On Feb. 7, in the most important game of the Premier League season, Liverpool‘s Alisson, generally regarded as one of the best keepers in the world, handed a game, and potentially the league title, to Manchester City. First, he sent a pass directly to City’s Phil Foden, who assisted for Ilkay Gundogan
8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said Anthony Martial is going through “a difficult patch” but has backed him to bounce back. Martial has managed just four Premier League goals this season and hasn’t scored in a game he has started since Jan. 1. – Stream ESPN FC Daily
11:27 AM ET Zlatan Ibrahimovic has courted controversy throughout his career. MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images AC Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic criticized LeBron James and others on Thursday for their activism in what the former LA Galaxy star called “politics.” Speaking in an interview for UEFA for Discovery+ in Sweden on Thursday, the outspoken striker said
6:55 AM ET Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic has revealed that he fined himself after arriving late to a team meeting, but put the blame on teammate Paul Pogba. Matic, 32, joined United from Premier League rivals Chelsea in 2017 and is in charge of handling club fines around the training ground alongside captain Harry