Month: August 2021

1:17 AM ET LAFC moved to fill a roster vacancy Monday, signing forward Cristian Arango from Millonarios FC in Colombia. According to MLSsoccer.com, LAFC will pay a US$2.5 million signing fee. – ESPN+: MLS chat and more on ESPN FC Daily (U.S. only) Since 2019, the 26-year-old Arango has scored 22 goals with six assists
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7:26 AM ET England’s Tyrone Mings has opened up about mental health struggles during Euro 2020. Photo by Vincent Mignott/DeFodi Images via Getty Images England defender Tyrone Mings has said his mental health “did plummet” ahead of the Euro 2020 opener against Croatia. The Aston Villa centre-back was selected for England’s opening two matches against Croatia
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5:30 PM ET Premier League referees’ chief Mike Riley says officials will cut down on soft penalties next season, while changes to VAR offside could prevent 20 goals from being disallowed. Riley has held talks with clubs, players, managers and the Football Supporters’ Association over the past few months, to try and reach a consensus
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8:53 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Lionel Messi has still not returned to training with Barcelona as the wait for him to sign his new contract with the club goes on. Barca’s first-team squad remain in Germany, where they have been based for the last week, ahead of Wednesday’s friendly against FC Salzburg. Excluding
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5:47 AM ET Christian Pulisic played in a deeper role on the right against Arsenal. Marc Atkins/Getty Images Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has hinted Christian Pulisic is open to featuring more regularly as a right wing-back this season following his change of role in the preseason friendly win over Arsenal. Pulisic started the match at the
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7:03 AM ET United States women’s national team forward Megan Rapinoe has said the semifinal defeat to Canada in the Olympic Games is a “bitter one to swallow.” The USWNT fell to a 1-0 loss through Jessie Fleming’s second-half penalty on Monday and will miss out on the chance to win a gold medal. –
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12:42 PM ET Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson will miss the side’s training camp in Scotland this week as he continues to suffer fatigue after a positive COVID-19 diagnosis three weeks ago. Henderson had recently returned to training after recovering from a hip problem but “is still feeling the effects of the virus” several weeks
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5:57 AM ET The United States women’s national team were knocked out of the Olympic Games after losing 1-0 to Canada in the semifinals on Monday. Jessie Fleming’s second half penalty was enough to see Canada dump the reigning world champions out of the gold medal match. – Women’s Olympics soccer bracket and fixtures The
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6:37 AM ET Harry Kane failed to report back to Tottenham Hotspur for preseason training on Monday morning as he attempts to force through a move away from the club, sources have told ESPN. The 28-year-old was due at Hotspur Way for COVID-19 testing and routine blood work after an extended break following England‘s run
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5:57 AM ET The United States women’s national team were knocked out of the Olympic Games after losing 1-0 to Canada in the semifinals on Monday. Jessie Fleming’s second half penalty was enough to see Canada dump the reigning world champions out of the gold medal match. – Women’s Olympics soccer bracket and fixtures The
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1:27 AM ET Takefusa Kubo has been instrumental in Japan‘s push for an Olympic medal, and now the promising playmaker is ready to give Spanish football a reminder of why he already has had spells at the country’s biggest clubs. The 20-year-old will lead the tournament hosts into their semifinal meeting with Spain on Tuesday
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9:47 PM ET A late first-half goal helped Nashville SC extend its unbeaten streak to eight games with a 1-1 draw against the host Toronto FC on Sunday. Nashville (6-1-9, 27 points), which played its first-ever match in Canada, is 4-0-4 during its current run. – MLS on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S.
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6:43 PM ET Associated Press Portuguese midfielder Xeka scored the only goal as Ligue 1 champion Lille beat Cup winner Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the Champions Trophy on Sunday. The win gives Lille coach Jocelyn Gourvennec a trophy in his first game since replacing Christophe Galtier. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)
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12:01 PM ET Ben White battles in his Arsenal debut. Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images Kai Havertz and Tammy Abraham fired Chelsea‘s men’s side to a 2-1 preseason friendly win over Arsenal on Sunday in the Emirates. In what was a double header with both the men’s and women’s teams competing to raise money
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