5:21 PM ET Second-placed Sevilla were held to a 0-0 draw away at Osasuna on Saturday as they once again failed to close the gap on LaLiga leaders Real Madrid after their third consecutive league stalemate. The match saw Anthony Martial make his first appearance for Sevilla since joining on loan from Manchester United in
Month: February 2022
2:02 PM ET Olivier Giroud scored twice in the space of three minutes to earn AC Milan a 2-1 comeback win over Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Saturday, sending the Rossoneri one point off top as the champions’ 14-match unbeaten league run came to an end. Ivan Perisic put Inter in front at a
6:24 PM ET Adam Brown Real Sociedad’s Alexander Isak is on the transfer radar of several clubs including Manchester United. Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images The 2022 January transfer window is closed, but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings
12:01 PM ET Yerry Mina opened the scoring for Everton. Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images Everton thrashed fellow Premier League side Brentford 4-1 in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday as Frank Lampard got off to a strong start in his first game as manager. Yerry Mina headed Everton in front in the 31st
9:59 AM ET Marcos Alonso’s extra-time goal gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup fourth round at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, despite the visitors being given a late penalty. Chelsea were without head coach Thomas Tuchel after he tested positive for COVID-19 a few hours before kick-off and they needed
8:40 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Diego Simeone has hit out at Xavi Hernandez’s criticism of Atletico Madrid‘s playing style, saying his opposite number “doesn’t understand” life outside of Barcelona. Barca host champions Atletico at Camp Nou on Sunday with just a point separating the two teams in the LaLiga table, as they battle
1:38 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City don’t do cup upsets. Not recently, anyway. And so, while Manchester United were dumped out of the FA Cup by Middlesbrough and both Chelsea and West Ham were made to struggle past Plymouth Argyle and Kidderminster Harriers, Pep Guardiola’s team allowed Fulham to dream for
11:46 AM ET Manchester City put four past Fulham. Isaac Parkin/PA Images via Getty Images A Riyad Mahrez brace helped Manchester City to a 4-1 victory against Fulham in the FA Cup fourth round at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side were a goal down after Liverpool transfer target Fabio Carvalho scored for the
8:06 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez said Barcelona could not afford to shoot themselves in the foot after restoring Ousmane Dembele to the squad for Sunday’s match against Atletico Madrid after a three-week exile. Dembele, who is out of contract in the summer, was not called up for Barca’s last two matches
9:05 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti said he welcomes the criticism that comes with being Real Madrid coach, after his management of the team came under fire following their elimination from the Copa del Rey this week. Madrid’s 1-0 defeat to Athletic Club at San Mames on Thursday was the first major
1:58 PM ET United States international Giovanni Reyna is close to making his return for Borussia Dortmund after missing the last five months with a hamstring injury, according to BVB manager Marco Rose. “I’m happy because Gio has had two good weeks of training. Seeing him again and having his qualities again is just great
6:00 PM ET Middlesbrough shocked Manchester United in an 8-7 penalty shootout win to advance from the FA Cup fourth round at Old Trafford on Friday night after 120 minutes of regular and extra time ended in a 1-1 draw. The hosts had a golden opportunity to open the scoring just before the 20-minute mark
6:56 PM ET Luke Thrower Manchester United a pursuing a move for Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo. Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images The 2022 January transfer window is closed but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done
7:18 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick said Manchester United only had themselves to blame for their FA Cup fourth round exit to Middlesbrough despite arguing the goal they conceded should not have stood. United lost 8-7 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Friday. Anthony Elanga missed the key penalty in
2:16 PM ET The Chicago Fire are closing in on the transfer of Lyon attacker and Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri, a source confirmed to ESPN. MLSsoccer.com was the first to report the news. The source stated that not all terms have been agreed, but that the talks were far enough along that the Fire feel
9:37 AM ET Christian Pulisic scored in the United States’ 3-0 win over Honduras on Wednesday. Erin Chang/ISI Photos/Getty Images Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel said Christian Pulisic and other international stars are hampered by the sheer volume of matches asked of them by the football calendar. Pulisic scored in the United States’ 3-0 win over
7:09 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — There will be no FA Cup triumph to paper over the cracks for Manchester United this season. Unless they win the Champions League — and that seems as likely right now as Ralf Rangnick’s team taking a midseason break on the moon — the club’s trophy drought will stretch
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says he will seek talks with Oleksandr Zinchenko about the tensions between his homeland Ukraine and neighbouring Russia. There are fears in Ukraine, where Zinchenko is a prominent figure, that Russia are planning to invade. – Notebook: The inside stories from world football– Stream ESPN FC Daily on
6:43 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said the club are still very much interested in signing Fulham midfielder Fabio Carvalho in the summer, after a January move broke down at the final hour. Sources told ESPN on Wednesday that the club were still interested in signing the 19-year-old in an £8 million deal and
3:19 AM ET It’s now five long years since Arsenal last played in the Champions League, and in fact this season is their first without any kind of European football since 1995-96. Mikel Arteta is trying to put that right, but finds his team in sixth place which, at best, is only going to be