2:33 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United chief Ed Woodward says he is “absolutely” behind manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer amid a poor start to the season that has seen the club slip to 14th in the table. Victory at Everton before the international break gave the Norwegian some breathing space and Woodward insists he remains
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7:31 AM ET Liverpool defender Joe Gomez is facing a long-term lay-off that will see him miss the majority the season after undergoing surgery to repair a damaged knee tendon. The severity of the injury has delivered a further blow to Liverpool’s defensive problems, with Virgil van Dijk already battling to play again this season
8:14 AM ET Real Madrid‘s players will be asked to take another pay cut as the club deals with the ongoing losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, sources have told ESPN. The club are putting the finishing touches to this season’s budget, which will be finalised in the next few days, and will then present
6:52 AM ET The English Football Association have pleaded with the British government to allow their final UEFA Nations League group game against Iceland to take place at Wembley next Wednesday as planned. Talks are continuing on Thursday between the FA and senior government officials in an attempt to clarify whether existing coronavirus regulations denying
5:48 AM ET Adriana Garcia Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has said he feels let down by the 80 rating he has been given in EA Sports’ “FIFA 21” game. The Portugal international, who joined Liverpool from Wolves in September for £41 million, won the inaugural ePremier League Invitational in April — beating Trent Alexander-Arnold —
5:15 PM ET France geared up for their upcoming Nations League games with a 2-0 home defeat against Finland as their 12-match unbeaten streak came to an abrupt end on Wednesday. Marcus Forss and Onni Valakari scored in the first half to give Finland their first win against Les Bleus, having lost all their previous
4:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Louis van Gaal still says he should have seen his dismissal coming at Manchester United six months before it happened, and while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not there yet, the similarities are striking. Two managers wrestling with the suspicion they were not backed by the club when it mattered, an
6:00 PM ET Pumas and United States Under-23 international winger Sebastian Saucedo says the USMNT has a brighter future than Mexico due to the number of players at big European clubs, and added that he believes players based in Liga MX have been undervalued by U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter and his staff. The 23-year-old dual
2:55 PM ET Gareth Southgate said he was left “upset” by Joe Gomez‘s knee injury amid fears the Liverpool defender could face a lengthy lay-off after breaking down in England training on Wednesday. The English Football Association confirmed in a statement that the 23-year-old will return to Merseyside to “undergo further diagnosis on the issue
9:01 PM ET Netherlands coach Frank de Boer questioned the need for international friendlies in an already congested calendar after losing two players to injuries in his side’s 1-1 draw at home to Spain on Wednesday. Centre-back Nathan Ake had to be taken off early in the game with a muscle injury and will return