Football

4:54 PM ET Manchester City overcame a resilient Wolves side with a 4-1 victory to extend their winning run in all competitions to 21 games and put further distance between themselves and the chasing pack in England’s top flight. The Premier League leaders were gifted an opener in the 15th minute when Leander Dendoncker redirected
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2:45 PM ET Associated Press In more farcical scenes in Serie A, bemused Lazio players walked onto the Stadio Olimpico pitch — with some even taking selfies — despite knowing that their Torino opponents were self-isolating hundreds of miles away in Turin on Tuesday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+ viewer’s
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4:13 PM ET Pele received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, calling it an “unforgettable day.” The 80-year-old Brazilian football great posted the news on his social media channels along with a picture of himself receiving the shot in his right arm. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Marta’s
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3:00 PM ET Associated Press Schalke 04 hired the relatively unknown Dimitrios Grammozis as their fifth coach of a turbulent season on Tuesday. – Stream new episodes of ESPN FC Monday-Friday on ESPN+– Stream Bundesliga all season long on ESPN+– Take our quiz: Which Bundesliga club should you support? The 42-year-old Grammozis — a former
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4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting football clubs’ finances around the world, Europe’s top teams are looking to their youth teams rather than to transfers for ways to freshen up. Already this season we’ve seen teenagers like Borussia Dortmund‘s Giovanni Reyna, Arsenal‘s Bukayo Saka and Manchester United‘s Mason Greenwood make their
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9:08 AM ET Chelsea have stabilized their form under new manager Thomas Tuchel, who replaced Frank Lampard on Jan. 26. The reworked Blues have been unbeaten since, winning six games and drawing three in all competitions, but much of the positivity has been lacking one person in particular: Christian Pulisic. The USMNT international, who has
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5:46 AM ET Adriana Garcia Valencia fans have been hoping for a new owner for some time. Photo by Allsport Co./Getty Images Prince of Malaysian state Johor Tunku Ismail ibni Sultan Ibrahim has expressed interest in purchasing Spanish club Valencia from Singapore businessman Peter Lim. The 36-year-old posted a series of stories on Instagram that included
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4:26 AM ET Ian St John served Liverpool with distinction as part of a golden era in the 1960s and 70s. Phil Noble – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images Liverpool legend Ian St John has died at the age of 82. St John, a forward, made 425 appearances for Liverpool between 1961 and 1971, scoring
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8:05 AM ET AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has reaffirmed his belief that athletes should “stick to sports” as he addressed comments aimed at LA Lakers star LeBron James. Speaking in an interview for UEFA for Discovery+ in Sweden last Thursday, Ibrahimovic had said: “[LeBron] is phenomenal at what he’s doing, but I don’t like
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