3:30 AM ET Remember the soccer team that went viral after they released a tuxedo-themed kit? Perhaps you saw the stir caused by a muscular uniform that made the players look like figures in a medical school textbook? Or even the club that fielded a team of players all dressed as The Hulk? Well, behind
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5:00 AM ET Mikel Arteta has urged his Arsenal squad to “take the bullets” as Arsenal face mounting criticism for a dreadful season to date and defiantly vowed to lead by example, insisting: “My chest is here, hit me guys.” Arteta is under pressure after the Gunners made their worst start to a campaign since
4:26 PM ET Veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech returned to action for the first time since May 2019 after he was named in Chelsea‘s developmental squad for Monday’s Premier League 2 game against Tottenham Hotspur at the Kingsmeadow Stadium. Cech, who played for Chelsea from 2004-2015 and was appointed technical advisor in June 2019, has been
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says Arsenal will not find a better manager than Mikel Arteta. Arteta has come under fire after a run of five Premier League games without a win that has left Arsenal 15th in the table, just five points above the relegation places. – Insider Notebook: Ozil eyes MLS;
12:24 PM ET It was another wild weekend in soccer as Real Madrid shrugged off “crisis” talk to beat Atletico in the derby, the top three in England (Tottenham, Liverpool, Chelsea) all dropped points, Bayern’s flaws are proving hard to paper over and Dortmund responded to a humiliating defeat by firing manager Lucien Favre. The
7:46 AM ET Manchester United were drawn against Real Sociedad in the Europa League round of 32, while Arsenal will take on Benfica. United dropped into the Europa League following their elimination from the Champions League at the group stage and face a tricky clash against the La Liga leaders. The two sides met in
12:16 PM ET The 2020 MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew got right back to work, acquiring veteran goalkeeper Evan Bush in a trade with the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Whitecaps will receive $125,000 in general allocation money in exchange, the Crew announced Monday. The deal was completed during Sunday’s half-day trade window. – Carlisle: Crew deliver
1:45 PM ET Associated Press Chinese tech giant Huawei wants to talk to Barcelona and France star Antoine Griezmann about its human rights record. The Barcelona forward had promoted Huawei’s smartphones in advertisements but cut ties last week because of “strong suspicions” the company had tested facial recognition software intended to help China’s surveillance of
11:19 AM ET The initial assessment of Neymar’s left ankle injury is “reassuring,” Paris Saint-Germain said on Monday while Neymar himself said he was grateful because the injury “could have been worse.” The Brazil forward was stretchered off in stoppage time on Sunday when PSG lost at home to Lyon 1-0 to drop to third
7:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors “In Barcelona, on Dec. 14, 2000, in the presence of [Josep Maria] Minguella and Horacio [Gaggioli], Carles Rexach, FC Barcelona’s sporting director, hereby agrees, under his responsibility and regardless of any dissenting opinions, to sign the player Lionel Messi provided that we keep to the amounts agreed upon.” The above