Month: March 2021

1:35 PM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid have convinced Eden Hazard to avoid undergoing surgery and to instead seek a conservative treatment for his ankle injury, several sources have confirmed to ESPN FC. The Belgium international, advised by the medical staff of his national team, was in favour of undergoing surgery on the same ankle

3:53 PM ET Arsenal held on to reach the quarterfinals of the Europa League, 3-2 on aggregate, despite a 1-0 second-leg loss to Olympiakos at the Emirates on Thursday. Riding three away goals from the first leg, the Gunners’ passage into the next round seemed a formality heading heading into the return leg in London.

6:00 PM ET Stunned Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho accused his players of not respecting their jobs after his side crashed out of the Europa League following a 3-2 aggregate defeat by Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday. Leading 2-0 from the first leg in north London, Tottenham were overwhelming favourites to reach the quarterfinals but produced

7:51 PM ET Associated Press Jesus Ferreira scored in the 35th minute as the United States opened its bid to reach the Olympic men’s soccer tournament after a pair of misses by beating Costa Rica 1-0 Thursday in Mexico. The U.S. last qualified in 2008, failing to reach the 2012 London Games and 2016 Rio

7:25 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said this week that winning the Europa League would not necessarily prove Manchester United are making progress, but results like this are a good indicator. Solskjaer’s argument is that a trophy can paper over the cracks, but the way which his team beat Milan 1-0 in their

7:30 PM ET Danny Lewis The January transfer window may seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. Chelsea join Barca, PSG in Aguero chase Chelsea are weighing