6:11 PM ET LONDON — They are not the absentees most often rued during a season Liverpool find themselves needing to rescue, but Diogo Jota and Fabinho provided a useful reminder on Saturday of what Jurgen Klopp’s side have been missing. The Reds were utterly dominant in easing to a 3-0 win over a dreadfully
Month: April 2021
5:49 PM ET Real Sociedad beat local rivals Athletic Bilbao 1-0 in the rescheduled 2020 Copa del Rey final on Saturday to get their hands on a major trophy for the first time since 1987. Captain Mikel Oyarzabal netted the winner by sending keeper Unai Simon the wrong way from the penalty spot in the
4:53 PM ET Liverpool climbed to fifth place in the Premier League with a 3-0 victory at Arsenal on Saturday. Substitute Diogo Jota scored twice and Mohamed Salah added another to hand Jurgen Klopp’s men a deserved three points over the underwhelming hosts. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Liverpool dominated possession
9:26 AM ET Christian Pulisic scored his second Premier League goal of the season but Chelsea suffered a humiliating 5-2 defeat at home against relegation-threatened West Brom on Saturday. Matheus Pereira and Callum Robinson each scored twice and Mbaye Diagne also found himself on the scoresheet as Thomas Tuchel fell to his first defeat since
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11:40 AM ET Borussia Dortmund‘s hopes of holding on to in-demand striker Erling Haaland by qualifying for next season’s Champions League were dealt a massive blow as they were beaten 2-1 by direct rivals Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. Andre Silva‘s winner at the Westfalenstadion left Dortmund seven points behind Frankfurt with just seven matches remaining.
3:30 PM ET Saturday’s Bundesliga summit meeting between RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich is live for viewers in the USA in English on ESPN2 and ESPN+ (tune in at 12 p.m. ET). Our lead Bundesliga commentator Derek Rae guides you through his tale of the tape ahead of the big showdown. It’s too early to
9:00 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has said that he tells himself he is better than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo when he steps on the football pitch. Mbappe upstaged Messi in February when he scored a stunning hat trick in PSG’s emphatic 4-1 victory at Barcelona in the Champions League, which helped
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4:00 AM ET The January transfer window might seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Kane, Lautaro backup options for Haaland at Barca Things have
5:14 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo uses gym workouts to keep himself at the absolute peak of fitness. Daniele Badolato – Juventus FC/Juventus FC via Getty Images As well as spending countless hours honing in their skills on the training pitch, many professional footballers also undertake strict workout regimes in the hope of attaining optimum performance levels.
9:16 AM ET Jose Mourinho has insisted he will not “play that game” of speculating on Harry Kane‘s future and added the striker should “be happy with the moment he is living” for England and Tottenham. The 27-year-old stoked rumours he may consider leaving Spurs after the 2020 European Championships when asked about reports linking
10:15 AM ET Davide Astori died of a cardiac arrest in March 2018. Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Prosecutors have a requested former doctor Giorgio Galanti receive an 18-month jail sentence for manslaughter following the death of former Fiorentina captain Davide Astori. Astori was found dead in his hotel room following a cardiac arrest
6:00 PM ET Associated Press Atlanta United FC will allow 50% capacity for its home opener of the Major League Soccer season. The team plans to open the two lowest levels of 71,000-seat Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the April 24 match against Chicago Fire. – 2021 MLS: All you need to know– ESPN+ viewer’s guide: Bundesliga,
4:00 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Gerard Pique knew, and maybe they all did. By then at least, at one point or another, they had all said it, even if they didn’t believe it. That day, though, he actually did and soon, the rest joined him. For once, the Barcelona defender could enjoy doing a
11:04 AM ET Chelsea are monitoring Sergio Aguero‘s exit from Manchester City with the striker viewed as a possible alternative should they fail in their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund‘s Erling Haaland, sources have told ESPN. City confirmed on Tuesday that their all-time record goalscorer will leave the club at the end of this season when
3:04 PM ET Associated Press Catarina Macario has been ruled out of a pair of United States national team matches in Europe this month because of a coronavirus outbreak on her French club team. Several players with Lyon tested positive this week and the team has been quarantined. – Stream LIVE games and replays on
1:14 PM ET Real Salt Lake signed Bobby Wood through 2023 on Friday, bringing the United States national team veteran and longtime Bundesliga striker to MLS for the first time. Wood, 28, will join RSL upon the expiration of his contract with Hamburg in Germany’s 2. Bundesliga. – 2021 MLS: All you need to know–
9:10 AM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has ruled his side out of the race for Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland as a replacement for Sergio Aguero this summer. Haaland, 20, has emerged as the most sought after player in world football, with sources having told ESPN that Dortmund, who face City in the
10:39 AM ET Andrew Cesare Richardson Juventus boss Andrea Pirlo said Weston McKennie, Paulo Dybala and Arthur will not be involved in Saturday’s derby against Torino following aafter the trio attended a party at the American’s home which was broken up by police. McKennie held a party on Wednesday with his two Juve teammates with