2:09 AM ET There were meetings and conflict and bad tempers behind the scenes in the build up to the opening two rounds of South America’s World Cup qualification campaign. Clubs were reluctant to release players for matches played in a part of the world where the coronavirus pandemic has not been brought under control.
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3:58 AM ET Manchester United and Liverpool will discover the full extent of Premier League opposition to their support for Project Big Picture on Wednesday. Senior executives from the 20 top flight clubs will meet for the first time since revelations emerged of plans to restructure the English game. – Stream LIVE games and replays
4:47 AM ET Alex Kirkland Spain coach Luis Enrique has defended David De Gea after the Manchester United goalkeeper put in another disappointing display for his country in a 1-0 loss to Ukraine in the UEFA Nations League. Viktor Tsygankov‘s 76th minute winner on Tuesday night saw De Gea caught out of position as Spain
1:22 AM ET It is not the same. It is never the same when Paul Pogba is not there. Everyone in the France camp will tell you. After 16 months away from the French national team because of his long injury, because of the coronavirus pandemic, and because he contracted CODID-19 himself in September, the
5:22 PM ET Associated Press Leading clubs allegedly threatened to quit the Premier League in a bid to push through a transformation of English football being engineered by Liverpool and Manchester United that would hand them more power and wealth. Football Association chairman Greg Clarke disclosed the warning by elite clubs as the reason he
4:00 AM ET Sergio Ramos is a freak. It’s impossible to deny that fact. Now, Sergio, if you’re reading this, I mean it in the most complimentary way. Not a hint of denigration or disrespect. But facts are facts. We live in an age when players are gasping for respite, a breather for their tired
10:28 PM ET A hat trick from Neymar helped Brazil to a 4-2 victory over Peru in a 2022 World Cup qualifier in Lima on Tuesday and moved the Paris Saint-Germain forward second behind Pele on his country’s all-time goal-scoring list. Peru’s Andre Carrillo got his third goal in two games to put the home
6:09 PM ET Argentina players celebrate after rallying for a win over Bolivia. Getty A late goal from Joaquin Correa helped Argentina come from behind to beat Bolivia 2-1 on Tuesday and maintain their 100% record in the South American World Cup qualifiers. Bolivia took the lead after 24 minutes when captain Marcelo Martins rose unmarked
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10:23 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has left the Portugal national team after testing positive for the coronavirus. Portugal confirmed in a statement that Ronaldo is in isolation and not showing symptoms. The statement added that following Ronaldo’s test, the remaining players in the Portugal squad underwent new tests on Tuesday which came back negative. Ronaldo