11:00 AM ET What a weekend in European football! Chelsea imploded against Aston Villa and sacked their manager, Bayern Munich took the Bundesliga top spot back from Borussia Dortmund with a comprehensive win, while both Real Madrid and Barcelona cruised to big wins in LaLiga. Arsenal and Newcastle are on the up, with Manchester United
Month: April 2023
10:44 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have called for LaLiga president Javier Tebas to resign after it was alleged he provided false evidence against them. La Vanguardia reported Monday that Tebas handed over documents to prosecutors which attempted to incriminate Barca and two former club presidents as part of the investigation into payments
9:12 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said the refereeing scandal facing Barcelona is one of the most serious situations he has ever seen in football. European football’s governing body announced in March it had opened an investigation into payments Barca made to the former vice president of the refereeing committee
7:32 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has said he is “not afraid” of being sacked by Liverpool amid the club’s disappointing season and the mass exodus of Premier League managers. The Merseyside club slipped to eighth in the Premier League after suffering their third consecutive defeat with a 4-1 hammering against Manchester City on Saturday. Klopp’s
6:00 AM ET Chelsea‘s biggest mistake this season was sacking manager Thomas Tuchel in September. The second was appointing Graham Potter to replace the Champions League-winning coach at Stamford Bridge. There have been plenty of other bad choices along the way by the club’s new owners — a consortium led by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner
5:16 AM ET Adriana Garcia Disgruntled Paris Saint-Germain fans whistled after hearing Lionel Messi‘s name announced in the starting lineup ahead of the club’s 1-0 home defeat to Lyon on Sunday. The Argentina captain was booed by PSG supporters during their previous game, a 2-0 home loss to Rennes on March 19. – Stream on
3:04 AM ET Pep Guardiola will escape sanction for his provocative goal celebration in front of Liverpool‘s Konstantinos Tsimikas during Manchester City‘s 4-1 win at the Etihad on Saturday, sources have told ESPN. The City manager reacted to Julian Alvarez‘s first-half equalising goal by appearing to taunt Liverpool substitute Tsimikas as the defender walked past
12:17 PM ET Karim Benzema was on form for Real Madrid in their win against Real Valladolid. Photo by Mateo Villalba/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Karim Benzema scored three goals in seven first-half minutes as Real Madrid thrashed Real Valladolid 6-0 on Sunday to cut Barcelona‘s lead in LaLiga to 12 points. The hat trick moved Benzema
5:09 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain‘s title march towards the Ligue 1 title suffered another setback when they suffered a 1-0 home defeat by Lyon on Sunday. The capital side, who only have the league to salvage a disappointing season after being knocked out of the French Cup and the Champions League, fell victim of Bradley
10:46 PM ET Another weekend of European football is in the books and, once again, there was drama across the board. Jack Grealish starred in Manchester City‘s 4-1 rout of Liverpool, but did Pep Guardiola’s celebrations take the gloss off the win? Elsewhere, Karim Benzema was back to his best for Real Madrid, Bayern Munich
8:50 PM ET Associated Press Katie Johnson’s goal on the final play of the match gave Angel City FC a 2-1 victory against the Orlando Pride in the lone National Women’s Soccer League match on Sunday. Claire Emslie converted on a penalty for Angel City (1-1-0) in the first half at Orlando’s Exploria Stadium after
2:09 PM ET Liga MX ref Fernando Hernandez is being investigated for kneeing a Club Leon player in the groin. Getty Images Mexico’s football federation have launched an investigation after footage emerged of a referee appearing to knee a player in the groin during America’s match against Leon on Saturday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
2:08 PM ET Adam Brown Manchester United suffered a second straight Premier League away defeat on Sunday as they lost 2-0 to Newcastle United at St. James’ Park. The away side were on the back foot early on as Newcastle took control of the midfield, and it wasn’t long before David De Gea was required
4:34 PM ET Frustrated Manchester United players held a meeting without manager Erik ten Hag after they were humbled in a 2-0 loss to Newcastle United on Sunday, said defender Luke Shaw, who gave a brutally honest assessment of his team. “I’m not going to go too much into that, but the players had a
3:16 PM ET Graham Potter joined Chelsea in September. Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Graham Potter is out as Chelsea manager after just seven months in charge following a disappointing tenure that has seen the club slip to 11th place in the Premier League. Potter, 47, left Brighton to replace Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge
1:23 PM ET Newcastle are now ahead of Manchester United in the Premier League on goal difference. Dave Howarth – CameraSport via Getty Images Second-half goals from Joe Willock and Callum Wilson helped Newcastle United to a 2-0 home win over Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday and leapfrog Erik ten Hag’s side in
12:30 PM ET Karim Benzema scored a first-half hat trick as Real Madrid dismantled Real Valladolid 6-0 in LaLiga on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu. Rodrygo broke the deadlock after 20 minutes with a good finish from inside the area before Benzema took centre-stage. The Frenchman’s first goal came after good work from Vinicius Junior,
11:03 AM ET West Ham secured a much-needed win to move out of the relegation zone. Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images West Ham United beat Southampton 1-0 on Sunday after Nayef Aguerd scored from a set piece in the first half to give the London side breathing room in the Premier League relegation battle.
9:19 AM ET Brendan Rodgers led Leicester City to win the FA Cup in 2021. Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images Brendan Rodgers has left his role as Leicester City manager by mutual agreement with the club battling to survive relegation from the Premier League, the club announced on Sunday. Rodgers, 50, watched
6:46 AM ET Manchester City have condemned the actions of individuals responsible for causing damage to Liverpool‘s team bus on their return journey following Saturday’s Premier League clash at the Etihad. City, who won the game 4-1, said an object was thrown towards the bus in a residential area. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,