4:00 AM ET Gabriele Marcotti Mark Ogden It is now seven years since Manchester United last won the Premier League title and, in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, it has been a story of chop and change both in terms of managers and players at Old Trafford. 2 Related Now United finally appear to be
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2:10 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens With additional reporting by Rodrigo Faez BARCELONA, Spain — Ronald Koeman’s first act as Barcelona coach was a working lunch with his new bosses on Wednesday. He dined with president Josep Maria Bartomeu, sporting director Ramon Planes and director Javier Bordas at La Venta in the swanky St.
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Aug 14, 2020 Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the top leagues around the world. In this edition, there’s the latest on Arsenal and Manchester City scrapping for the signature of Lyon’s Champions League star Houssem Aouar. Plus: Frank Lampard wants Chelsea to get a move on in the Kai
4:00 AM ET Liverpool ended 30 years of hurt by lifting the Premier League trophy last season. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images The Premier League announced its fixture list for the 2020-21 season on Thursday, with champions Liverpool starting their title defence at home to newly promoted Leeds. Liverpool ended a 30-year wait to lift the league title
12:02 PM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC The MLS is Back Tournament concluded little more than a week ago, with the Portland Timbers crowned champions, and since then, FC Dallas and Nashville SC have met twice, and the rest of the league returns to play in home markets this week. Attention across the league now shifts
7:23 AM ET The countdown to the 2020-21 Premier League season has begun, with the publication of the fixture list enabling clubs and supporters to pinpoint if they have a tough start, when they will face their biggest rivals and which teams stand in the way of success or failure in the run-in. – Stream
6:21 PM ET There was something typically Bayern Munich about the German champions’ response to being humbled by Liverpool in last season’s Champions League. What happened next after their round-of-16 elimination by Jurgen Klopp’s team, who would go on to lift the European Cup, is the reason why Bayern eased past Lyon, winning 3-0 to
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5:31 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have appointed Ronald Koeman as the club’s new coach on a two-year deal following the dismissal of Quique Setien on Monday. Koeman, 57, leaves his role as Netherlands boss to take over at Camp Nou. His contract includes a break clause at the end of the first
6:23 PM ET Project Paris has not come cheap for Qatar Sports Investments. At the last count, Paris Saint-Germain‘s owners had spent more than £820 million in transfer fees, recruited some of the world’s most high-profile players and coaches and endured nothing but failure in the Champions League every season since buying the club in
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3:00 PM ET This past Wednesday was declared “Ney Day” in Brazil, with many clubs and prominent people in football across the country taking to social media to express their support for Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar as he went into the Champions League quarterfinal tie against Atalanta. PSG reached the semifinals of the competition for
Aug 11, 2020 After a dizzying, dramatic slate of quarterfinals in Lisbon that saw last-second drama (PSG vs. Atalanta), historic scores (Bayern Munich 8, Barcelona 2) and a pair of serious updates (RB Leipzig over Atletico Madrid, Lyon knocking Man City out), we’re down to the final four in the UEFA Champions League. Two games
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3:00 AM ET Stepping into Sir Alex Ferguson’s sizable shoes was always going to be tough, but since his retirement in 2013 following a 27-year tenure that brought 13 titles and two Champions Leagues, Manchester United have been on a downward spiral. 2 Related The hope was that Everton boss David Moyes would be the
6:45 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent COLOGNE, Germany — A Manchester United season that looked like it may never end finally has, and with it came a reminder that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team remains a work in progress. After playing 61 games over more than a year, United’s campaign ended with a 2-1 Europa League semifinal
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