6:05 PM ET Luke Thrower The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the
Month: September 2021
11:06 AM ET LONDON — Every team with title aspirations needs a reliable No.9 to deliver in the biggest games and Saturday’s clash between Champions League winners Chelsea and Premier League champions Manchester City was settled by one of them. It just happened to be the guy who has spent all summer hearing his team
6:32 PM ET CONCACAF has disqualified Suriname vice president Ronnie Brunswijk from participating in any related activities for three years after a viral video showed him allegedly passing out money to players of an opposing soccer team. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–
7:57 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona forward Ansu Fati is in line to make his return to action this weekend after over 10 months out with a serious knee injury. Ansu, 18, has not played since injuring the meniscus in his left knee in a 5-2 win over Real Betis last November. Several
5:06 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain put on a solid display in the opening half to maintain their perfect record in Ligue 1 with Idrissa Gueye‘s fine goal inspiring them to a 2-0 home win against Montpellier on Saturday. Senegal midfielder Gueye fired home from just outside the box at a packed Parc des Princes and
6:16 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Thibaut Courtois has criticised the referee’s failure to award Real Madrid a penalty in their 0-0 draw with Villarreal, suggesting controversy over the official’s performance a week earlier contributed to the decision. Ref Jesus Gil Manzano waved play on when defender Nacho appeared to be fouled by Raul Albiol
2:25 PM ET Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah scored his 100th goal for Liverpool. Clive Rose/Getty Images Substitute Yoane Wissa scored in the 82nd minute to help Brentford snatch a 3-3 draw against Liverpool on Saturday in the Premier League. Goals from Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones had cancelled out earlier strikes from Ethan Pinnock and
10:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been at Manchester United long enough to know that you are never more than one game away from a crisis and after Aston Villa‘s 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Saturday, it’s now three defeats from the last four games for the Norwegian.
11:08 AM ET Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel insisted Romelu Lukaku was not to blame for their 1-0 defeat to Manchester City and said he will question his own tactics after suffering their first loss of the Premier League season. Gabriel Jesus‘ 53rd-minute strike settled a contest City dominated at Stamford Bridge with Lukaku an isolated
11:03 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has defended his decision to let Bruno Fernandes rather than Cristiano Ronaldo take a stoppage time penalty during the 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday. Fernandes missed from the spot to squander the chance to salvage a point for United, who have now lost three of
9:24 AM ET Gabriel Jesus’ goal was the difference for Manchester City. Matt McNulty – Manchester City FC via Getty Image Manchester City narrowly beat Chelsea 1-0 in an entertaining clash at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Gabriel Jesus‘ 53rd minute strike was the difference between the sides, with a Romelu Lukaku goal ruled out for offside.
9:45 AM ET Manchester United were beaten 1-0 at Old Trafford by Aston Villa on Saturday as Bruno Fernandes missed a stoppage-time penalty in their Premier League clash. With the game petering out to a goalless draw, Kortney Hause headed home in the 88th minute to seal the victory for the visitors. – Don’t have
6:19 PM ET Danny Lewis The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the
5:30 PM ET Aramide Oladipo Jurgen Klopp has said he is concerned about Liverpool‘s fixture schedule after the international break next month. Liverpool face a trip to Watford on Oct. 16 but could be without a number of players who might need to quarantine on returning from international duty. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says Manchester City are missing a goalscoring “weapon” after missing out on Harry Kane. While Manchester United signed Cristiano Ronaldo and Chelsea landed Romelu Lukaku during the summer transfer window, Kane remained at Tottenham Hotspur rather than moving to the Etihad Stadium. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS,
4:43 AM ET It’s still too early to talk about title-deciding games, after all it’s not even October, but Saturday’s Premier League clash between Chelsea and Manchester City is significant in terms of who sets the early pace. Chelsea are off to a red-hot start, winning four and drawing once in their first five games,
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he has spoken to his players about their tendency to start games slowly and joked that he has written to the Premier League to ask to kick-off matches a goal down. Solskjaer rapped his team for their slow start in the 1-0 defeat
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