Month: October 2020

12:00 PM ET The Premier League weekend got off to a flying start after the international break as Everton and Liverpool‘s Merseyside derby thriller provided further proof that the “new normal” in 2020-21 is having bona fide classics served up on a weekly basis. And we are here for it. On the 10th anniversary off

3:56 PM ET Roughly 70 minutes had elapsed in the Milan Derby and his team were hanging on to a 2-1 lead when Milan coach Stefano Pioli strode to the edge of the technical area and asked his center-forward how much longer he felt he could stay out on the pitch. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who had

1:37 PM ET Liverpool are to seek an official explanation for the two controversial VAR incidents which overshadowed Saturday’s 2-2 Merseyside derby draw against Everton at Goodison Park, sources have told ESPN. The fiery encounter has resulted in Liverpool players Virgil van Dijk and Thiago Alcantara being sent to hospital for scans amid concerns that

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10:51 AM ET It was a game that had it all — a frenzy of goals, controversy and two teams going toe-to-toe for Premier League points — but at the end, when referee Michael Oliver blew the final whistle on a pulsating 2-2 draw between table-topping Everton and champions Liverpool in the 237th Merseyside derby,

9:00 AM ET Midfielder Brenden Aaronson has been transferred from the Philadelphia Union to FC Salzburg, the clubs announced on Friday. Aaronson, 19, will finish the ongoing campaign with Philadelphia and then join up with Salzburg when the transfer window opens in January. Sources have told ESPN that the initial fee is $6 million with

11:18 AM ET The soccer deities are being kind to us this weekend, as the international break ends and club soccer returns across the globe with a buffet of brilliant matches. So many, in fact, that our viewing plans might benefit from a little structure. From the Premier League to MLS, from Serie A to

9:48 AM ET Everton are top of the Premier League. Two weeks ago, they were top of the UK iTunes chart, knocking Miley Cyrus into second position, thanks to downloads of “Spirit of the Blues,” a song that usually reverberates around Goodison Park just before kick-off on matchday, by supporters determined to enjoy every moment

7:04 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic made the transfer market unlike any before it, but there was still plenty of action on Deadline Day. With the window closed across the major leagues in Europe, you can check out the latest major completed transfers across the globe. TOP STORY: Real Madrid & Barcelona battle for Fernandes

4:13 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo became involved in a public row with Italy’s sports minister on Friday as the pair indirectly accused each other of lying over whether the Portugal international had broken health rules after testing positive for the coronavirus. – UEFA Nations League on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games (U.S. only)– UEFA Euro 2020

4:29 PM ET Houston, in orange, succumbed to a 3-1 home defeat to Nashville on Oct. 14 as both teams inch towards the end of the regular season. Some of their opponents haven’t been as lucky given postponements and/or uncertainty over when games might be rescheduled. Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports MLS has been battling COVID-19 all