5:28 PM ET Liam Wheeler Liverpool‘s incredible 68-game unbeaten run at Anfield came to an end as the champions were beaten 1-0 on home turf by a resilient Burnley side. Ashley Barnes picked himself up off the turf to fire home the game’s only goal from the spot having previously been brought down by the
6:25 PM ET Harry Kettle The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Roma make fresh Reynolds bid Roma have made a new bid in an attempt to sign MLS teenager Bryan Reynolds, Fabrizio
5:56 PM ET Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp called his side’s Premier League loss to Burnley on Thursday a “massive punch in the face” and downplayed the Reds’ chances of staying in the title race. Burnley stunned Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield, ending their 68-match home Premier League unbeaten streak in the process. The defeat dropped Liverpool
5:29 PM ET Barcelona squeaked by a courageous Cornella side, 2-0, to reach the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey on Thursday. The Blaugrana looked in danger of being the second of La Liga’s giants to be eliminated at this stage after Real Madrid fell to tiny Alcoyano on Wednesday, but goals from
8:26 AM ET Tom King overtook the previous record held by Asmir Begovic. Photo by Simon Galloway/PA Images via Getty Images Newport County goalkeeper Tom King has broken the Guinness World record for longest goal scored in a competitive football match. King’s 105 yards (96.01 metre) shot helped Newport County draw 1-1 with Cheltenham Town on
7:12 AM ET FIFA are unhappy about reports of a breakaway league. Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images World football’s governing body FIFA has said players who feature in any breakaway European Super League would be banned from playing in FIFA competitions, including the World Cup. Sources told ESPN in October that any breakaway tournament, which would effectively replace
1:32 PM ET Former England women’s team manager Phil Neville improved the performance of players and the team was disappointed by his departure, Lionesses captain Steph Houghton said on Thursday. Neville stepped down from his role on Monday and joined David Beckham’s Major League Soccer side Inter Miami as their new manager. – David Beckham’s
10:58 AM ET Real Madrid want to keep Zinedine Zidane until the end of the season despite the disappointment following the team’s early exit from the Copa del Rey, club sources have told ESPN. Madrid lost 2-1 to Spanish third division club Alcoyano in extra-time to crash out of the Copa in the last 32,
10:00 AM ET Everton boss Ancelotti, Liverpool’s Jota and the Spurs duo of Son and Kane all stand out in different midseason rankings. ESPN Illustration The end of Tuesday’s Chelsea–Leicester City match on Tuesday marked the rough midway point of the 2020-21 Premier League season. With the coronavirus still looming large, it has been a fraught
5:03 AM ET There’s a familiar ritual whenever Chelsea struggle in midseason — and make no mistake about it, seven points out of a possible 24 in their past eight Premier League outings is a massive tailspin — and it centres around an impatient Roman Abramovich, surrounded by a virtual (possibly Zoom or, more likely,
5:08 AM ET Mikel Arteta has expressed his relief at trimming an “unmanageable” Arsenal squad but added he is hopeful of negotiating a tough market to make additions before the January transfer window closes. Arsenal have terminated the contracts of Mesut Ozil and Sokratis Papastathopoulos and are allowing Sead Kolasinac to see out the remaining
4:46 AM ET Michail Antonio joined West Ham in 2015. Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images West Ham United forward Michail Antonio has said he had to get car insurance through a specialist company who charged him $27,000 (£20,000) following his Christmas Day crash in 2019. Sources told ESPN that Antonio crashed his Lamborghini into a bin
3:20 PM ET American teenager Matthew Hoppe scored for the third consecutive Bundesliga game but couldn’t prevent Schalke 04 from slumping to a 2-1 loss to fellow strugglers FC Cologne. – Karlsen: Meet Matthew Hoppe, the next U.S. teen sensation– Stream Bundesliga matches on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Jan Thielmann struck in the third minute of
5:11 PM ET Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata helped Juventus to beat Napoli 2-0 to win the Italian Supercup on Wednesday, the annual meeting between the Coppa Italia winners and Serie A champions. Napoli, who beat Juventus in the final to win last season’s Coppa Italia, came close to taking the lead midway
5:57 PM ET Jordan Morris has left training camp for the United States men’s national team the U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Wednesday. Morris’ departure had the blessing of U.S. manager Gregg Berhalter, with one source confirming to ESPN reports that the Seattle Sounders winger is in the process of finalizing a six-month loan to
6:14 PM ET The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Arsenal interested in Real Madrid wantaway Odegaard Arsenal have made an approach to sign Real Madrid youngster Martin Odegaard, Sky Sports reports. Exclusive:
5:24 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer A coronavirus outbreak at Liga MX side Monterrey has delayed their next two matches. Azael Rodriguez/Getty Images At least 19 Monterrey players and staff have tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, prompting Liga MX to postpone the club’s next two games and a harsh rebuke from the club’s most recent
6:56 PM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has taken full responsibility for Thursday’s early exit from the Copa del Rey at the hands of Spanish third division side Alcoyano but says the upset is “not a disgrace.” Madrid lost 2-1 in extra-time in the last 32 with Alcoyano playing the last 10
6:21 PM ET LONDON — Sir Alex Ferguson often used to suggest that Manchester United like “doing things the hard way,” but this incarnation are taking things more literally than surely even Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would like. United returned to the top of the Premier League on Wednesday with a 2-1 win at Fulham in
4:07 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — In any title-winning campaign there are results that take on extra significance and this may turn out to be one of them. In sloppy conditions, against an Aston Villa team who had not played for three weeks and on a night when nothing seemed to go their