9:22 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has criticised the racist abuse sent to Manchester United players Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial. Photo by TIM KEETON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has branded the racist abuse directed at Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial following the defeat to Sheffield United as “disgusting.”
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10:27 AM ET The Premier League and the English Football Association will begin trial periods for concussion substitutes at the start of February. The International Football Association Board (The IFAB) confirmed last month that global trials would run through to March 2022. Permanent substitutions will be introduced into the Premier League as of Matchweek 23
7:21 AM ET Adriana Garcia Joao Maleck was transferred on loan from Club Santos. Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images Striker Joao Maleck will resume his playing career at Mexican second division club Deportivo Cafessa less than two months after being released from prison on parole. Maleck, 21, spent 18 months behind bars for a car accident
5:00 AM ET Kylian Mbappe is among the Paris Saint-Germain stars featuring in Friday’s launch of the club’s latest collaboration with the Jordan brand, which includes a new fourth kit for the 2020-21 season and a special pair of club-branded Air Jordan 1 Zoom sneakers. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– ESPN+
8:57 AM ET New York Red Bulls defender Aaron Long has caught the attention of English Premier League giants Liverpool with an eye towards taking the defender on loan, multiple sources have told ESPN. Liverpool has been beset by injuries to their backline, with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip all sidelined. Such
3:00 AM ET What a difference a year makes. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, football clubs have taken some drastic steps to reduce their spending in the January transfer window, and, as a result, the big moves that drive interest in the game at this time of year are nowhere to be seen. At the time
6:35 PM ET Danny Lewis The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Liverpool identify Wijnaldum replacements It seems increasingly likely that Georginio Wijnaldum will be leaving Liverpool during the summer window, and Fabrizio
2:25 AM ET Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is under investigation. Giuseppe Cottini/NurPhoto via Getty Images Police are investigating a potential breach of Italy’s COVID-19 regulations by Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo after he allegedly travelled between the regions of Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta. Valle d’Aosta police confirmed to Reuters that an investigation has been opened into a
5:54 PM ET Call off the search — Liverpool‘s front three are back. Jurgen Klopp had to wait more than a month for a Premier League as his misfiring forwards — Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane, and Mohamed Salah — endured a spell so lacklustre it led to genuine questions about their durability in defending the
4:46 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent It was after Bruno Fernandes‘ third game for Manchester United that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knew he had made the right decision in bringing the midfielder to Old Trafford. – Ogden: De Gea’s mistakes dent title challenge– Report: Man United miss chance to go top While the rest of the squad