Month: November 2020

3:23 AM ET Mark OgdenSenior Writer, ESPN FC Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Liverpool will play their final Champions League Group D game against FC Midtjylland in Herning, Denmark, after UEFA confirmed to ESPN that Danish coronavirus restrictions will no longer force the fixture to be moved to a neutral venue. Dortmund had been

5:10 AM ET Adriana Garcia La Liga president Javier Tebas has said he wants to attract managers such as Liverpool‘s Jurgen Klopp, Manchester City‘s Pep Guardiola and Tottenham‘s Jose Mourinho to La Liga to help it grow, as well as players like Juventus‘ Cristiano Ronaldo. Tebas, at the helm of the Spanish Football League (LFP)

4:00 AM ET Soccer clubs including Atletico Madrid, Manchester United, Manchester City, RB Leipzig and Real Madrid are selling all kinds branded merchandise. ESPN.com Illustration The arrival of Thanksgiving and the Black Friday sales herald the start of the holiday season, and soccer clubs have a mind-boggling array of branded products available in the run-up to

2:46 PM ET Arsenal turned in an impressive second-half display to beat Molde 3-0 in their Group B Europa League match in Norway on Thursday night to book a spot in the knockout rounds. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) A scoreless first half ended with few chances for either side and

5:19 PM ET Napoli overcame Croatian side Rijeka 2-0 on Thursday in their first match since the death of Diego Maradona, the Italian club’s greatest and most popular player. On an emotionally charged evening, the Napoli team took the field for the Europa League game wearing No. 10 shirts with Maradona’s name emblazoned on the

6:21 AM ET Adriana Garcia Thousands of people took to the streets to bid an emotional farewell to Argentina football legend Diego Maradona on Thursday. Maradona died on Wednesday from a heart attack at his home, despite attempts to revive him, two weeks after he had been released from hospital following brain surgery. He was

3:30 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Austin Lindberg The 2020 MLS Cup playoffs are upon us. With the 18-team field whittled down to eight ahead of the conference semifinals, ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle and Austin Lindberg have broken down the biggest

5:00 AM ET Games have ploughed ahead in South America in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Only one event, the death of Diego Maradona, could stop the show. The Copa Libertadores clash between Internacional of Brazil and Argentina’s Boca Juniors was postponed after confirmation of the news that Boca legend Maradona had passed away