2:56 PM ET Chelsea qualified for the Champions League round of 16 with a dramatic 2-1 victory at Rennes on Tuesday night. The result puts Frank Lampard’s men top of Group E with 10 points from four matches, level with Sevilla who defeated Krasnodar in Russia, and nine ahead of Krasnodar and Rennes in the
4:51 PM ET Sergino Dest became the first U.S. international to score for Barcelona in their 4-0 Champions League win over Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday night. Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman fielded a team without talisman Lionel Messi and midfielder Frenkie de Jong, with both players staying behind in Spain to rest due to a massive
6:47 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.
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9:00 AM ET Jose Mourinho has continued on his social media charm offensive by sharing an unexpected photo of himself and Tottenham Hotspur defender Sergio Reguilon posing next to a large Spanish ham. The Spurs manager revealed in the accompanying caption to the post on Instagram that he bought the leg of jamon Iberico around
11:38 AM ET MEXICO CITY — As a season hit by COVID-19 cruises toward its conclusion, the real story in the Liga MX playoffs isn’t the scandal at Chivas or even the ever-growing Mexico City vs. Nuevo Leon regional rivalry. – Final Liga MX standings– Liga MX coverage on ESPN Deportes– Stream ESPN FC Daily
6:00 AM ET When Andreas Ekberg blew the whistle to signal the end of Spain‘s match with Germany last week, a few seconds after Mikel Oyarzabal made it 6-0 to La Roja and inflicted Die Mannschaft‘s all-time record competitive defeat, a cyclone ended. But a tornado began. Any footballer who limped back to his club
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5:28 AM ET Adriana Garcia Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hit out at EA Sports and said his name and image rights are being used in FIFA 21 without his consent. The AC Milan forward said he does not have an agreement with the company nor has he received any income from it over the use of
9:14 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has defended Roberto Firmino‘s position in the Liverpool team and said the Brazilian forward “plays twelve instruments in our orchestra” amid criticism of his goal output for the Premier League champions. Firmino is expected to line-up alongside a fit again Mohamed Salah when Liverpool face Atalanta at Anfield in the
8:12 AM ET Serge Aurier has warned that it is too early for Tottenham Hotspur to think about winning the Premier League title. Spurs are ahead of champions Liverpool at the top of the table on goal difference after an impressive 2-0 win against Manchester City on Saturday, but Aurier does not want to get
7:26 AM ET The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) are increasingly concerned by the prospect of hidden mental health issues within the game after identifying a decline of more than 25% in members accessing the organisation’s counselling services during the coronavirus pandemic. Since 2016, the PFA has noticed year-on-year growth in terms of its members —
4:00 AM ET Football Manager (FM) is a video game behemoth that has been in circulation in some form since 1992 and, in a year in which we’ve all had to get used to the “new normal” created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the management simulation has taken on new significance for football fans. FM is
5:47 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.
7:45 PM ET Monday was the anniversary of last year’s Copa Libertadores final in Lima, when Flamengo of Brazil staged a stunning comeback to beat Argentina‘s River Plate 2-1. A year and a day later, both sides are in action again in the competition on Tuesday — this time at a much earlier stage. The
1:49 PM ET Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic has recovered from a hamstring injury and will be ready for Sunday’s Premier League clash against leaders Tottenham Hotspur, said manager Frank Lampard, but will not travel to France for Tuesday’s Champions match with Rennes. – ESPN Insider Notebook: Liverpool demand VAR answers– Stream FC Daily on ESPN+
11:28 AM ET Up to 4,000 spectators will be allowed attend Premier League games in lowest-risk tier one areas of England when a month-long national lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 is lifted on Dec. 2, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday. As part of new COVID-19 restrictions, fans will be allowed
7:09 PM ET Antoine Griezmann says his relationship with Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi has not been damaged by comments made recently by his former advisor and his uncle. Eric Olhats, who stopped working with Griezmann over three years ago, accused Messi of running a “regime of terror” at Barcelona two weeks ago. A few days
5:10 AM ET Arsenal and Leeds United have released joint statements condemning online racist abuse aimed at both Nicolas Pepe and Ezgjan Alioski following Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Elland Road. Pepe was sent off after 51 minutes following a clash with Alioski as the pair tangled off the ball repeatedly before the Arsenal winger headbutted
5:10 PM ET In the moments after Nashville’s 3-0 win on Friday night against Inter Miami, it was important for the team to acknowledge the historical significance. It had been over 22 years since an expansion team won a Major League Soccer playoff game and even though the play-in win came as part of an