5:38 AM ET Lyon and PSG women will now face each other in the Champions League at a rearranged date. Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images The women’s Champions League quarter-final second leg between Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain has been postponed due to a string of COVID-19 cases within
Month: March 2021
7:18 AM ET Associated Press Karim Benzema has 81 caps for France but has not played with them since 2015. Photo by Diego Souto/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images The Versailles prosecutor’s office has said Karim Benzema will face trial in October for his alleged involvement in blackmailing former France teammate Matthieu Valbuena over a sex tape. Benzema
5:28 AM ET Arsenal have created a new taskforce to help support their players as part of an initiative to tackle online hate. The club revealed their #StopOnlineAbuse action plan on Tuesday which features a more formal process for players and staff to report incidents of discrimination. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+
3:30 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen This article first appeared on ESPN on Feb. 23, 2021 and has been updated. Favourites to regain the Premier League title this season, Manchester City have won 22 of their 30 games in the Premier League and are 14 points clear. Yet one area where they have not been as
9:44 AM ET Imagine being able to build a fantasy footballer, picking the best attributes and traits of the world’s top stars to construct the perfect attacking player. 2 Related Many would argue that you could just combine the strengths of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to create a player without weakness, but when you
9:43 AM ET Gareth Bale has reiterated his stance on returning to Real Madrid after his loan spell at Tottenham is over and said it is “legally what I have to do.” Bale, 31, re-joined Spurs in September on a season-long loan in a bid to get more playing time after falling out with Madrid
1:25 PM ET RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate is edging closer to a move to Liverpool with the 2019-20 Premier League champions ready to pay his €41.5 million release clause, sources have told ESPN. Liverpool have struggled defensively this season as injuries to Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip have reduced their options
6:55 PM ET Arsenal and France legend Thierry Henry said the time was right for him to leave social media in the wake of increasing instances of footballers receiving racist abuse online, telling the BBC on Monday that “it is not a safe place.” Henry announced last week that he will no longer be using
7:26 PM ET The United Soccer League announced on Monday that several ownership stakes in USL Championship side Charlotte Independence — including that of majority owner Dan DiMicco — are in the process of being sold. “The day-to-day management of the club — of which Mr. DiMicco and others are not directly involved — will
7:34 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Mexico men’s national team manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino said it would be “illogical” for Carlos Vela to join El Tri at the Tokyo Olympics after not having played for the senior squad since 2018. Speaking ahead of Mexico’s friendly against Costa Rica in Austria on Tuesday, Martino seemed puzzled
2:27 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer After the United States men failed to qualify for the Olympic Games on Sunday, former Mexico national team assistant coach Mario Carrillo said he felt the U.S. made a mistake to not include the core of promising players under the age of 23, including Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, Weston
3:08 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Sergio Aguero will leave Manchester City at the end of the season, the club has confirmed. Aguero’s contract at the Etihad Stadium will expire in the summer when he will leave on a free transfer. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Aguero, City’s record goal scorer with
12:51 PM ET The United States men’s national team returned to action this past week, with a 4-1 win over Jamaica last Thursday and a 2-1 win against Northern Ireland on Sunday. However, the U23 side failed to secure passage to the Olympics in Tokyo, the third straight Summer Games the Americans will miss out
12:25 PM ET World Cup qualifying kicked off across Europe last week and there was plenty of drama involving top national teams as they began on the road to Qatar in 2022. Portugal were furious for Saturday’s draw vs. Serbia, England picked up a couple of tidy victories and Germany showed their best — and
9:47 AM ET The European Club Association (ECA) has said a women’s Club World Cup could be set up “fairly soon” and sees the tournament as part of its strategy to help develop women’s football, chief executive Charlie Marshall said. The ECA, whose members include all of Europe’s biggest clubs, launched the “Be a Changemaker”
9:39 AM ET Jiangsu FC will not defend their Chinese Super League title this season after they were left off the list of clubs approved to play in the new campaign by the Chinese Football Association. Jiangsu won their first-ever league title last year with victory over Guangzhou Evergrande in a playoff in November, but
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