8:40 AM ET Two goals by striker Victor Osimhen helped Serie A leaders Napoli to a comfortable 3-0 win over struggling Spezia on Sunday, condemning the hosts to a third consecutive defeat. Winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia put Napoli in front from the penalty spot two minutes into the second half, after the ball struck defender Arkadiusz
Month: February 2023
11:00 AM ET Nottingham Forest forward Brennan Johnson proved to be the difference at the City Ground Sunday. Tim Goode/PA Images via Getty Images Leeds United‘s newest midfielder Weston McKennie came off the bench late on to make his Premier League debut but could not stop his side from suffering a 1-0 defeat at the City
7:19 PM ET Upsets were the theme of the European weekend with giants Arsenal, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Liverpool failing to score a single goal between them. But, while the bigwigs were drawing blanks, there were plenty of plenty of highlights elsewhere including an absolute humdinger between Celta Vigo and Real Betis in LaLiga.
2:12 PM ET Manchester City‘s Premier League title hopes were dealt a fresh blow on Sunday as Harry Kane broke Tottenham’s scoring record to give 10-man Spurs a 1-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. – Report: Tottenham 1-0 Man City | How Kane became Spurs’ top scorer Pep Guardiola’s side remain five points behind leaders
11:22 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti defended Vinicius after the forward was involved in more heated exchanges with Mallorca‘s players in Real Madrid‘s 1-0 LaLiga defeat at Son Moix, saying “the only thing Vinicius wants to do is play football.” Defender Nacho scored a first-half own goal before Marco Asensio had a
1:24 PM ET Harry Kane scored a record 267th goal for Tottenham on Sunday. ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images A record-breaking Harry Kane strike helped Tottenham edge to a 1-0 victory over Manchester City on Sunday as Pep Guardiola’s side failed to make up ground in the Premier League title race. Kane became Spurs’ all-time leading
Harry Kane has once again written his name into the history books at Tottenham Hotspur by becoming the club’s new all-time top goal scorer, claiming a record that has stood for over 50 years. In scoring one goal against Manchester City on Sunday, Kane took his total for Spurs to 267 to surpass the long-standing
10:00 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Marco Asensio had a penalty saved as Real Madrid were beaten 1-0 at Mallorca on Sunday in another blow to their LaLiga title hopes. A Nacho Fernandez own goal put Mallorca ahead in the 13th minute. The defender rose with forward Vedat Muriqi at the near post to head
9:57 AM ET Real Madrid slipped up in their bid to retain the LaLiga title after suffering a shock 1-0 defeat at Mallorca on Sunday. Mallorca took the lead in the 13th minute through a bizarre own goal from Nacho and Los Blancos couldn’t find an equaliser. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)
Feb 4, 2023 Raphael Varane announced his retirement from international football on Thursday. Manuel Reino Berengui/Defodi Images via Getty Images Raphael Varane has said he retired from international football with France because the “overloaded” schedule was “suffocating.” Varane, 29, announced his retirement from France on Thursday after making 93 caps for his country. The Manchester United
11:39 AM ET Borussia Dortmund crushed 10-man Freiburg 5-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday, with forward Sebastien Haller on target for the first time since his return from cancer treatment, helping lift his side into third spot. The Ruhr valley club, who face Chelsea in the Champions League Round of 16 on Feb. 15, was
12:29 PM ET Union Berlin’s Jordan Pefok thundered in an 84th minute goal to secure a 2-1 home victory over Mainz on Saturday and send them top of the Bundesliga with their fourth straight league win. Union moved to 39 points from 19 games, two ahead of Bayern Munich who can reclaim top spot with
3:47 PM ET Mikel Arteta backed his players, saying he now loves them even more, after Arsenal suffered just their second Premier League loss of the season in a shock 1-0 defeat to relegation-threatened Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday. James Tarkowski headed in an inswinging corner from Dwight McNeil for the winning goal in
2:17 PM ET A deflected shot handed Egypt’s Al Ahly a late winner as they edged Seattle Sounders 1-0 at the Club World Cup in Morocco on Saturday to book a semifinal against Real Madrid next week. Mohamed Afsha’s 88th minute rebound, after he had initially struck the woodwork, took a wicked deflection to win
1:11 PM ET Lionel Messi continued his impressive scoring streak with PSG’s winner against Toulouse. Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images Lionel Messi scored in the second half to help Paris Saint-Germain recover from a woeful start and extend their Ligue 1 lead to a provisional eight points with a 2-1 home victory over Toulouse
2:10 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has praised Casemiro for leaping to Antony‘s defence during the incident which saw the Brazilian midfielder sent off against Crystal Palace while insisting Jordan Ayew should have also been shown a red card. Casemiro will be suspended for the next three games after VAR
1:52 PM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he has no explanation for his side’s 3-0 defeat at Wolves on Saturday, adding he was “angry” and “disappointed.” Relegation-threatened Wolves humiliated the Merseyside club at Molineux with Craig Dawson, Ruben Neves scoring after a Joel Matip own goal. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)
11:58 AM ET Manchester United climbed up to third place in the Premier League table with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Saturday. Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford scored a goal in each half but the hosts played the last 20 minutes with 10 men after Casemiro was shown a straight
12:36 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United hung on for a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace despite playing the last 20 minutes with 10 men after Casemiro was sent off. An early penalty from Bruno Fernandes and another Marcus Rashford goal had United cruising at 2-0 before Casemiro was shown a straight
9:26 AM ET Arsenal suffered a setback in their bid to win the Premier League title after slipping to a shock 1-0 defeat at Everton on Saturday. James Tarkowski‘s second-half header was enough for Everton to seal a crucial win in Sean Dyche’s first game as the club’s new manager. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,