12:00 PM ET Every week, we’ll provide a handy recap and accompaniment to the latest episode of “Quest For The Stanley Cup,” the NHL docuseries about the playoffs, available exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+. The third episode for the 2020 playoffs is titled “Stick to the Plan.” Describe this episode in 10 words or
7:00 AM ET Inspirational thought of the week: Remember how I’d walk in,What excitement there would be?Never less than 20 people,I had lots of friends, you see. I gave the party, I was the host.Everyone loved me, I was the most. But nothing lasts forever,And the deepest well runs dry.Just ’cause I’ve stopped rolling sevensDoesn’t
12:25 PM ET The IIHF announced that the 2021 World Junior Championship will be held without spectators and in a single-venue “bubble” format in Edmonton, Alberta, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The premier international men’s hockey event for players under 20 is typically held Dec. 26-Jan. 5 annually and was due to take
12:33 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes named Bill Armstrong their new general manager on Thursday. Armstrong, 50, has been the St. Louis Blues‘ assistant GM/director of amateur scouting the past two seasons. He replaces John Chayka, who resigned as GM on the eve of the Stanley Cup playoffs, leading the team to say he “quit”
12:10 PM ET Are you ready for some fussball? The 2020-21 German Bundesliga season kicks off on Friday with serial champions (and winners of the last eight titles) Bayern Munich hosting Schalke — watch live in U.S., 2.30 p.m. ET, ESPN — and with that, plenty of anticipation for what promises to be an exceptional
10:04 AM ET Barcelona forward Luis Suarez has flown to Italy to take an exam that would see him granted Italian citizenship ahead of a proposed move to Juventus, multiple sources have told ESPN. The forward left Barcelona’s El Prat airport on Thursday lunchtime, headed for Perugia. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ Suarez —
11:10 AM ET The Bundesliga season opener on Friday between reigning champions Bayern Munich and Schalke (live on ESPN+ in the U.S., 2.30 p.m. ET) will be played without fans, the city of Munich has ordered on Thursday due to a rise in coronavirus infections locally. The seven-day incidence, the average number of infections per
12:16 PM ET Associated Press Under investigation in his home country Switzerland, FIFA president Gianni Infantino met with President Donald Trump and made a third trip to the White House since the United States became a 2026 World Cup co-host just over two years ago. Infantino attended a signing ceremony this week for a diplomatic
9:29 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is likely to face a vote of no confidence after a petition secured 20,731 signatures from club members on Thursday. The Mes que una Mocio campaign was launched in July and needed to collect more than 16,521 signatures from club members to force a referendum
5:23 AM ET German lower-league side SG Ripdorf/Molzen II suffered a 37-0 defeat on Sunday after only fielding seven players in a bid to maintain social distancing against their opponents as they feared contracting the coronavirus. SG Ripdorf/Molzen, from the city of Uelzen in the state of Lower Saxony faced their city rivals SV Holdenstedt