6:28 AM ET Alex Kirkland Mohamed Salah has said his Liverpool future is “in the club’s hands” and was “very disappointed” to be overlooked for the captaincy in their Champions League match with FC Midtjylland this month. Salah, 28, expected to wear the armband for the final group D game on Dec. 9 with Jordan
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8:35 AM ET Zinedine Zidane has refused to rule out adding to his Real Madrid squad in January while admitting that a fully fit Eden Hazard is what the team needs going into the second half of the season. Madrid have won three league games in a row to give themselves a fighting chance of
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola believes a more settled private life has helped John Stones win back his place at Manchester City. Stones has ousted Aymeric Laporte from Guardiola’s first-choice defence after making just 16 Premier League appearances last season. The centre-back, signed for £47 million from Everton in 2016 has benefitted from
5:30 PM ET Jose Mourinho has taken aim at critics who have used statistics to denounce his style of play. He claimed highlighting certain possession-based numbers to draw conclusions is “like an incredible piece of meat or fish but badly cooked.” The Tottenham boss has faced questions over his conservative approach throughout his career but
6:20 PM ET Danny Lewis The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.
12:00 PM ET Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie has been named U.S. Soccer’s Male Player of the Year for 2020. McKennie, 22, received 44% of the tabulated votes, followed by Christian Pulisic (27%) and Sergiño Dest (14%). – Connelly: Why Pulisic & Co. are on course to make a run in ’22– Stream ESPN FC Daily
12:26 PM ET Former Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze has been appointed the third Atlanta United head coach after signing a two-year contract, the club announced on Friday. “This is a milestone moment in Atlanta United history, and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome Gabriel as our next head coach,” club president Darren Eales
4:22 PM ET Youssoufa Moukoko has become the youngest player to score a goal in Bundesliga. At the age of 16 years and 28 days, the Borussia Dortmund striker opened his account in Germany‘s top flight in a match at Union Berlin. Following 141 goals in just 88 matches for Borussia Dortmund’s Under-17 and and
9:45 AM ET Frank Lampard said Chelsea have no regrets over allowing Declan Rice to leave the club’s academy amid ongoing speculation the Blues could look to sign him back from West Ham in January. ESPN reported on Oct. 16 that Chelsea would consider a mid-season move for Rice if the Hammers softened their stance
8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the Manchester United job is turning his hair grey as he approaches two years in the Old Trafford hot seat. Solskjaer will celebrate two years in the role on Saturday — the day before his side host Leeds — and the Norwegian says games like the