Nov 26, 2020 Chelsea have been one of the Premier League’s form teams in recent weeks, but they’ve yet to carve out a consistent style or identity under Lampard. Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Thanks to a 2019 transfer ban, Chelsea had spent an uncharacteristically low amount on new players of late. Owner Roman Abramovich
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9:44 AM ET Jose Mourinho loves to play the numbers game when he has a point to prove. An empty Stamford Bridge on Sunday will deny the Tottenham manager the opportunity to wave three fingers at home supporters, signifying his three Premier League titles as Chelsea boss, but you can guarantee that he will mention
3:06 PM ET Rose Lavelle and Kristie Mewis scored as the U.S. women’s national team beat the Netherlands 2-0 in a friendly at Rat Verlegh Stadium in Breda, Netherlands, on Friday. Lavelle made it 1-0 in the 41st minute and Mewis, who replaced Lavelle in the 61st minute, extended the lead in the 70th. –
3:38 PM ET The United States women’s national team showed their support for racial justice before the their 2-0 friendly defeat of the Netherlands on Friday. The U.S. walked out for the match wearing warm-up jackets with the words “Black Lives Matter” emblazoned on the front, and nearly every member of the team took a
2:44 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona players have agreed to defer a significant amount of their wages this season to save the club up to €172 million. Barca have been hit especially hard financially by the coronavirus pandemic and have seen their salary cap reduced by almost €300m in the 2020-21 campaign. –
12:56 PM ET Associated Press Three funeral workers have been fired for posing for photos alongside the body of footballer Diego Maradona shortly before his funeral. The images distributed across social media created outrage, even death threats, across a nation that venerated Maradona, who died Wednesday of a heart attack at age 60. Tens of
11:29 AM ET Adriana Garcia Diego Maradona’s coaching staff at Argentinian club side Gimnasia y La Plata has resigned following the death of the football legend. Maradona passed away on Wednesday at the age of 60 after a heart attack, two weeks after being released from a hospital in Buenos Aires following brain surgery. –
7:21 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has said it is a “waste of time” attempting to persuade the football authorities and broadcast rights holders to review the match schedule after Liverpool were handed two games in less than 72 hours in the December fixture list. Klopp has been a vocal critic of the demands placed on
10:01 AM ET Frank Lampard has confirmed Christian Pulisic is available to return to Chelsea‘s squad for Sunday’s Premier League clash against Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. The 22-year-old has made just five appearances this season and was forced to withdraw from the USMNT squad earlier this month as he continues to be dogged by complications
8:58 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said Paul Pogba will not be available to face Southampton on Sunday after failing to shake off an ankle injury. It will be the third consecutive absence for Pogba, who missed wins over West Brom and Istanbul Basaksehir after picking up the problem