7:29 AM ET Barcelona will be without Philippe Coutinho until April after he underwent surgery on a knee injury on Saturday, the club have confirmed. Coutinho, 28, damaged the meniscus in his left knee after coming on as a substitute in Tuesday’s draw at Camp Nou against Eibar. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ Barca
Month: January 2021
7:33 AM ET Burnley’s Turf Moor had been due to host Fulham on Jan. 2. Photo by Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images Fulham‘s Premier League trip to Burnley that was scheduled to kick off at 12 p.m. GMT on Sunday has become the third Premier League match in a week to be postponed due to
8:32 AM ET Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said he is not concerned by the uncertainty surrounding Lionel Messi‘s future with the forward now free to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with other clubs. Messi, 33, is out of contract at the end of the season and Jan. 1 marked the date when he could legally
9:21 AM ET Jose Mourinho continued his unbeaten streak against Marcelo Bielsa as Tottenham Hotspur beat Leeds United 3-0 on Saturday. A Harry Kane penalty alongside goals from Son Heung-Min, his 100th for the club, and Toby Alderweireld made sure that Spurs’ day ended better than it started. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ The
9:32 AM ET Rangers took all three points in their Old Firm derby against Celtic with a 1-0 win at Ibrox to move 19 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. Despite Celtic’s early dominance, Rangers were given a huge helping hand on 62 minutes when Nir Bitton was sent off for a
10:06 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain have announced the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager on a contract which runs until 2022. Pochettino replaces Thomas Tuchel, who was sacked on Christmas Eve following a 4-0 win against Strasbourg in Ligue 1. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewers guide: Bundesliga,
12:35 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz intends to take the year off from coaching in 2021 as he contemplates retirement, sources told ESPN. Philadelphia will be in the market for a new defensive coordinator as it embarks on what promises to be an offseason full of significant change for the 4-10-1
12:43 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Cornerback Joe Haden tested positive for COVID-19, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano, creating a significant hole in the Steelers‘ secondary with the playoffs just a week away. Even if asymptomatic, players who test positive must be isolated for at least 10 days, making it likely Haden will miss the
1:49 PM ET Coach Doug Pederson is expected to return to the Philadelphia Eagles next season, though he does have a meeting scheduled for Tuesday with owner Jeffrey Lurie to discuss plans for the 2021 season, sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter on Saturday. There has been speculation in recent weeks that Pederson’s
12:08 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Replacing Alvin Kamara will be even harder for the New Orleans Saints on Sunday after their running back room was ruled out as COVID-19 precaution, a source confirmed to ESPN. The source said backups Latavius Murray and Dwayne Washington, fullback Michael Burton and running backs coach Joel Thomas have