6:42 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — “That’s more like it,” said the presenter as he opened MUTV’s half-time coverage of Burnley‘s visit to Old Trafford on Thursday, and you could almost hear the relief spill out of the TVs dotted around the stadium. The past 12 months have been a tough sell for
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6:16 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City’s Joao Cancelo revealed that he was assaulted. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images Joao Cancelo was assaulted in a home robbery which left the Manchester City defender with a cut above his eye. Cancelo posted on Instagram on Thursday to reveal he had jewelry stolen after being attacked by four men. City’s
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5:06 PM ET Manchester United moved up to sixth in the Premier League thanks to a 3-1 over struggling Burnley at Old Trafford on Thursday to maintain their unbeaten start under interim manager Ralf Rangnick. After the poor display in Monday’s 1-1 draw at Newcastle, Rangnick made six changes to his side with Edinson Cavani
3:23 PM ET Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku said he is unhappy with manager Thomas Tuchel’s system while also admitting he would like to return to Serie A side Inter Milan at some point in his career. Lukaku left Inter in August and returned to Chelsea for a second stint in a deal worth a club
10:20 AM ET Antonio Conte has urged Tottenham to act in the January transfer window after he said signings are essential if the club is to qualify for Europe next season. The 52-year-old replaced Nuno Espirito Santo in November and he has since undergone an evaluation of the Spurs squad with a meeting due to
12:00 PM ET UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has reiterated his opposition to FIFA’s plans to stage a biennial World Cup, saying the women’s tournament or the Olympics would be affected if they were held in the same year as the finals. The European football governing body and its South American counterpart CONMEBOL have strongly opposed
10:30 AM ET We’ve approached the approximate midway point of the 2021-22 English Premier League season. Despite a rampant run of COVID-19 postponements, nine of 20 teams have now played half of their 38 matches, and others will hit that mark soon enough. Manchester City were the title favourites at the beginning of the season
9:31 AM ET First is first and second is nowhere, as the saying goes, so Thomas Tuchel and Jurgen Klopp fill need to find a way to motivate their Chelsea and Liverpool players ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge. Unless Manchester City suffer an unprecedented collapse in the title race over the
7:45 AM ET The Africa Cup of Nations is “disrespected” more than any other international tournament, according to former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright. Wright said aspects of the coverage of the tournament, which will be held in Cameroon from Jan.9 to Feb.6, are “tinged with racism” after players were made to defend their