4:33 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — There are two ways to assess Liverpool‘s 4-3 victory against Leeds United on the opening day of the 2020-21 Premier League season. It was either a sensational showcase of everything that makes the Premier League the most box office competition in world football, or it was a game in
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10:59 AM ET LONDON — The Arsenal rebuild is still far from complete, but new signings Willian and Gabriel already look at home. As opening days go, this jaunt to south-west London could not have gone better for Mikel Arteta as Arsenal won 3-0 at Fulham in their first game of the 2020-21 season. –
3:40 PM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp called his team’s 4-3 win over Leeds United a “proper spectacle” from both teams as the Premier League returned to action on Saturday. Promoted Leeds, back in the top flight after 16 years, fought back from a goal down on three occasions but Liverpool emerged with the three
3:29 PM ET Lionel Messi played the first half in Barcelona’s friendly win over Gimnastic. David Ramos/Getty Images Barcelona beat second-division Gimnastic de Tarragona 3-1 in a preseason friendly on Saturday, with Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele each making encouraging returns by scoring in Ronald Koeman’s first game in charge. Lionel Messi wore the captain’s armband
4:29 PM ET Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has tested positive for COVID-19, his club said in a statement on Saturday, meaning the team could be without their manager when they start the La Liga campaign in two weeks’ time. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Atleti’s statement said the Argentine was
12:00 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Arsenal have big ambitions for the season striker Alexandre Lacazette has said after their opening-day 3-0 victory against Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday. “It was the best way to start the season,” Lacazette, who got on the scoresheet alongside new signing Gabriel and
9:46 AM ET Manchester United defender Harry Maguire will remain captain of the Premier League club despite being given a suspended prison sentence by a Greek court during the close season, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said. Maguire was handed a suspended prison sentence of 21 months and 10 days following an alleged brawl during
Sep 9, 2020 Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
6:36 AM ET Puma have announced the signing of Neymar after the Paris Saint-Germain star left Nike following a 15-year association. Neymar’s arrival was announced on the Puma website alongside the banner “The king is back” and “Welcome to the family Neymar JR.” – Insider Notebook: Greenwood, Foden face England axe– Stream FC Daily on
7:41 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Lionel Messi is set to make his first appearance in a Barcelona shirt on Saturday since unsuccessfully attempting to leave the club this summer. Messi, 33, is one of 25 players called up by Ronald Koeman for a friendly against third division side Gimnastic de Tarragona at the