Month: February 2022

3:07 PM ET Leicester City said they are appalled after one of the club’s supporters ran on to the pitch and attacked Nottingham Forest players during their heavy FA Cup defeat on Sunday. The Cup holders went down 4-1 (stream a replay on ESPN+, U.S. only) to their Midlands rivals and later issued a statement

4:09 PM ET Fifth-tier Boreham Wood ensured the FA Cup fourth round began and finished with a shock as they stunned Championship high-flyers Bournemouth 1-0 away on Sunday. Middlesbrough kicked off the weekend’s action by knocking out 12-time winners Manchester United after a nerve-jangling penalty shootout at Old Trafford. Sixth-tier Kidderminster Harriers almost pulled off

4:57 PM ET Senegal defeated Egypt 4-2 on penalties in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final after the sides couldn’t be separated over 120 minutes of scoreless football. Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy made a fourth-round save to hand Senegal the advantage, and Liverpool talisman Sadio Mane converted the winning spot kick. The triumph marked Senegal’s

7:55 PM ET Wow, did you catch all that weekend action? If not, do not despair: ESPN will tell you about Barcelona‘s best performance of the season and Borussia Dortmund‘s worst, as well as a to-and-fro Milan derby, Paris Saint-Germain scoring five and Senegal finally claiming AFCON glory. Oh, and we have some FA Cup

1:30 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez asked fans not to boo Ousmane Dembele after he was jeered as he returned to the squad for Sunday’s thrilling 4-2 win against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou. Dembele has not featured for Barca since Jan. 12 because of a failure to agree a

9:24 AM ET Connor O’Halloran Guro Reiten scored the only goal of the match. Kirsty O’Connor/PA Images via Getty Images Chelsea earned a 1-0 win over Manchester City on Sunday, closing the gap behind Women’s Super League leaders Arsenal to just two points with a game in hand. Emma Hayes’ side, who dominated large spells of

8:52 AM ET Harvey Elliott scored on his return from injury to help Liverpool to a 3-1 victory over Cardiff in the FA Cup fourth round at Anfield on Sunday. Elliott has not featured for Jurgen Klopp’s side since September, but got Liverpool’s third of the day after goals from Diogo Jota and Takumi Minamino

7:05 AM ET Chelsea will face Luton Town in the FA Cup fifth round while Liverpool will welcome Norwich City if they beat Cardiff City on Sunday. Manchester City, who won the competition in 2019, face a trip to Peterborough United and Middlesbrough’s reward for beating Manchester United is a visit from Tottenham Hotspur. –

4:02 AM ET Ed DoveSpecial to ESPN Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica Senegal are planning to channel Liverpool on and off the pitch as they look to get the best out of Sadio Mane and

5:00 AM ET Caitlin Murray Nguyen spent nine seasons in MLS and played six times for the U.S. men’s national team. Anthony Gruppuso/USA TODAY Sports Lee Nguyen, the former New England Revolution and LAFC midfielder, has retired from playing soccer and will be an assistant coach for Washington Spirit, the club announced Friday. Nguyen, who was a finalist