Atletico Madrid defender Kieran Trippier‘s 10-week suspension for a betting violation has been put on hold by world soccer governing body FIFA, the club revealed on Saturday. Tripper was fined £70,000 pounds by England‘s FA and suspended for 10 weeks from Dec. 23 for four breaches of a rule which prevents players from providing information […]
Lucas Vazquez and Marco Asensio scored as Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2-0 in La Liga on Saturday to win their first game of 2021. A hectic start saw Nacho clear a dangerous shot from Iago Aspas with Thibaut Courtois beaten. Real Madrid responded by breaking quickly down the left, and Asensio crossed for Vazquez […]
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said he is not concerned by the uncertainty surrounding Lionel Messi‘s future with the forward now free to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with other clubs. Messi, 33, is out of contract at the end of the season and Jan. 1 marked the date when he could legally open negotiations with […]
Barcelona will be without Philippe Coutinho until April after he underwent surgery on a knee injury on Saturday, the club have confirmed. Coutinho, 28, damaged the meniscus in his left knee after coming on as a substitute in Tuesday’s draw at Camp Nou against Eibar. – Stream FC Daily on ESPN+ Barca said Saturday’s operation […]
The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer window very different from its predecessors but, with football back on the agenda, the January window will open as normal for Europe’s top leagues. 1 Related Though clubs spent nearly €1.5 billion less ($1.9bn) in the summer than they did the previous year, according to FIFA, a number […]
With the Bundesliga and Serie A returning after short winter breaks (stream games LIVE on ESPN+ in the U.S.), New Year’s weekend is a good time to soak in a bunch of story lines. So let’s set the table for the days ahead, with a look at several intriguing matchups, from Manchester United vs. Aston […]
Luka Modric was Real Madrid’s stand-out performer on a disappointing night for Real Madrid. Getty Images Luka Modric scored his first header in over a decade as Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at Elche on Wednesday to end 2020 second in La Liga, two points behind rivals Atletico. Fidel equalised from the penalty […]
Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho will be out for several months after suffering a meniscus injury in his left knee during Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Eibar. Coutinho, 28, will have an operation this week, after which the club will confirm exactly how long he will be out of action. The Brazil international has only recently come […]
Xavi Hernandez will return to Barcelona as general manager next month if Victor Font is elected as the club’s president on Jan. 24. Xavi, 40, left Barca in 2015 and is the coach of Al-Sadd in Qatar but has always been open about his desire to return to Camp Nou one day. – Stream ESPN […]
Barcelona‘s stuttering season continued on Tuesday as they were held to a 1-1 draw in La Liga at home by Eibar. Ousmane Dembele‘s second-half strike cancelled out Kike Garcia’s 57th-minute opener, which came after a mistake from Ronald Araujo. Martin Braithwaite had earlier missed a first-half penalty and had another goal ruled out for offside […]