5:19 PM ET Napoli overcame Croatian side Rijeka 2-0 on Thursday in their first match since the death of Diego Maradona, the Italian club’s greatest and most popular player. On an emotionally charged evening, the Napoli team took the field for the Europa League game wearing No. 10 shirts with Maradona’s name emblazoned on the
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2:46 PM ET Arsenal turned in an impressive second-half display to beat Molde 3-0 in their Group B Europa League match in Norway on Thursday night to book a spot in the knockout rounds. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) A scoreless first half ended with few chances for either side and
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8:02 AM ET Adriana Garcia Diego Maradona’s lawyer and agent Matias Morla has requested an investigation be launched over the time it took an ambulance to arrive at the Argentina legend’s home. Maradona died on Wednesday from a heart attack. He was 60. – Marcotti: Maradona soccer’s ultimate flawed genius– Messi on Maradona passing: ‘Diego
10:58 AM ET Liverpool could play their final Champions League group match against FC Midtjylland in Dortmund, sources have told ESPN The match could be moved to another country because of travel restrictions for those returning to the United Kingdom from Denmark. • Thousands gather to honour Maradona• No fans at Utd, City; up to
8:51 AM ET Associated Press Manchester clubs United and City will not be allowed to have fans in attendance while Liverpool, Everton and the London clubs can have up to 2,000 supporters from Wednesday as the UK government returns to its tiered structure when coronavirus restrictions are eased. Even stadiums that can partially reopen will
1:26 PM ET Super-agent Mino Raiola doesn’t see a long-term future for FIFA and would like a new system to govern football, citing how Major League Soccer brought new ideas to the table when it was founded in the 1990s. Speaking at the World Football Summit, Raiola slammed the way FIFA currently runs the global
10:27 AM ET Adriana Garcia Barcelona presidential candidate Emili Rousaud has said he would hold a referendum to rename the club’s stadium “Camp Nou Leo Messi” if he wins the elections on Jan. 24, he announced on Thursday. The 54-year-old said: “Regardless of the fact that [Messi’s] contract expires at the end of this season,
10:29 AM ET Adriana Garcia Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Alejandro Sabella as Argentina manager after defeat in 2014 World Cup final. Jean Catuffe/Getty Images Argentinian coach Alejandro Sabella is in a hospital in Buenos Aires after being “very affected” by Diego Maradona’s death. The former Sheffield United and Leeds United midfielder was rushed to
6:57 AM ET Marseille manager Andre Villas-Boas has said FIFA should make all clubs retire the No. 10 jersey to honour Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday from a heart attack. Maradona was released from hospital two weeks ago following brain surgery but subsequently suffered a heart attack at his home. He was 60. –