3:08 AM ET United States international Crystal Dunn said she was “scared” to kneel alongside Megan Rapinoe when her teammate protested racism and police brutality in 2016. Rapinoe knelt prior to a game against Thailand that year in a bid to show solidarity with then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Dunn said that Rapinoe told
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5:00 AM ET Adriana Garcia Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Leganes coach Javier Aguirre was sent off during his team’s 2-0 loss at Barcelona on Tuesday for “imitating the sound of the whistle” to confuse players. Aguirre had been warned by officials earlier in the game to stop imitating the whistle before being handed
Jun 16, 2020 Andrew Cesare Richardson In what is just the third match since the return of Italian football following a three-month stoppage due to the coronavirus outbreak, we have the first major final of the campaign as the top two from the previous two seasons — Juventus and Napoli — meet in the Coppa
11:38 AM ET When Mikel Arteta walked into the Football Analysis room at Arsenal‘s London Colney training base on his first day as head coach, he delivered a message to the staff waiting in anticipation: “You’re going to have a lot of work to do — you know that, right?” A smile spread across his
7:35 PM ET Shaun Reynolds The coronavirus pandemic has made the summer transfer window uncertain, but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. City leapfrog Arsenal in race for Leipzig’s Upamecano Manchester City are reportedly edging closer to signing RB Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano amid stalling negotiations between the defender and Arsenal.
4:26 PM ET Stephan Uersfeld Bayern Munich secured their eighth consecutive Bundesliga title with a 1-0 win against Werder Bremen on Tuesday. The victory opened a 10-point gap between Bayern and second-placed Borussia Dortmund who, despite having three games in hand, cannot catch the champions. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Insider
5:57 PM ET Lionel Messi scored his 699th career goal as Barcelona extended their lead atop the La Liga table with a 2-0 victory over Leganes on Tuesday. The win gives the Blaugrana 64 points from 29 matches, five points ahead of Real Madrid who have yet to play this round. – Stream ESPN FC
5:40 PM ET Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian said that the club wants to surpass 100 points on the season in route to their first ever Premier League championship and first league crown in 30 years. – Insider Notebook: Barca stun Madrid with wonderkid move – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Premier League play
5:00 PM ET Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has said that efforts to improve diversity in English football’s top flight do not include plans to adopt the Rooney Rule after insisting it is “not on the agenda.” Named after Dan Rooney, the former owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Rooney Rule was established in
4:30 PM ET Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has confirmed he wants David Luiz to stay at the club next season after describing the centre-back as a “role model” for the first-team squad. Luiz is out of contract at the end of this month having signed an initial 12-month deal when joining from Chelsea in