Month: December 2020

8:26 AM ET Brazil great Pele has paid tribute to Lionel Messi for equalling his goal-scoring record for a single club after the Argentine forward netted his 643rd goal for Barcelona in Saturday’s 2-2 home draw with Valencia. Messi, 33, hit the milestone goal with a diving header immediately after his penalty was saved by
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8:56 AM ET Borussia Monchengladbach have fined striker Marcus Thuram a month’s wages after his red card for spitting during the 2-1 defeat against Hoffenheim on Saturday. Thuram saw red in the 78th-minute after he spat at Hoffenheim’s Stefan Posch and is likely to be hit with a length ban by the German Football Association
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7:38 AM ET Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has backed major reform of the European football calendar, with “new formulas” needed to make football “more competitive and exciting.” The apparent reference to a European Super League — which has been touted as a replacement for the Champions League — is the latest sign that La
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8:36 AM ET NFL teams are expected to make formal requests to interview Northwestern‘s Pat Fitzgerald for their head-coaching jobs after the Wildcats’ bowl game, league sources told ESPN. Two teams already inquired about Fitzgerald’s availability Saturday afternoon after Northwestern lost to Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game, according to a source with
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7:25 AM ET Carson Wentz is not interested in being a backup quarterback and would want to move on from the Eagles if the current situation — with Jalen Hurts starting under center — continues in Philadelphia, sources connected to the team tell ESPN. Although the Eagles’ quarterback situation remains fluid with three games left
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