9:42 AM ET Danny Lewis Manchester United strengthened their Champions League hopes with a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Everton in the Premier League. The Red Devils had to be patient in their pursuit of an opener, which eventually came through Scott McTominay in the 36th minute. Anthony Martial then came off the bench to score
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4:56 PM ET Vincent Kompany has won promotion to the Premier League with Burnley in his first season as manager at the club. Alex Dodd – CameraSport via Getty Images Burnley secured an immediate return to the Premier League as they earned automatic promotion with a 2-1 victory against Middlesbrough on Friday. Vincent Kompany’s side sealed
9:03 AM ET Thomas Muller and Bayern Munich were knocked out of the DFB-Pokal at the quarterfinal stage on Tuesday. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator Derek Rae says there are significant question marks hovering over both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in the title race after ignominious DFB-Pokal exits in midweek. The Pokal in
7:30 AM ET Chelsea are in the midst of an identity crisis. The sheer scale and speed of change in the 11 months since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital completed their takeover of the club has created a constant state of flux. First, there were new owners. Then there were new players. Then there was
9:00 AM ET Leandro Trossard was Arsenal‘s “Plan B” when he arrived at the Emirates in a transfer worth up to £27 million from Brighton & Hove Albion in January. But the winger might just prove to be the most significant Premier League signing of the season and the one who delivers the key ingredient
5:14 PM ET England beat Brazil in a penalty shootout in a thrilling inaugural Women’s Finalissima on Thursday, the second straight international trophy hoisted by the Lionesses at a jam-packed Wembley Stadium. Tied 1-1 at full-time, Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses beat Brazil 4-2 in the shootout to improve their unbeaten streak to 21 games, a record
12:00 PM ET When the Premier League is boasting the betting favorites for all three European competitions well into the spring — Manchester City in the Champions League, Manchester United in the Europa League and West Ham in the Conference League — you know things are going pretty well. When City’s and Arsenal‘s title odds
2:59 PM ET Chelsea are in talks with Frank Lampard to become the club’s interim head coach as they continue to search for a permanent successor to Graham Potter, sources have told ESPN. The 44-year-old has emerged as a potential short-term solution to take charge until the end of the season as negotiations remain ongoing
5:03 PM ET Karim Benzema scored a second consecutive hat-trick as Real Madrid hammered Barcelona 4-0 at Spotify Camp Nou on Wednesday to set up a Copa del Rey final against Osasuna in May. Benzema, who also netted a treble against Real Valladolid at the weekend, scored three times in the second half to silence
8:58 AM ET Gwendolyn Oxenham Jun Endo trains for Angel City FC without shoes on Aug. 10, 2022, in Los Angeles. Will Navarro/Angel City FC If you were to show up an hour early to an Angel City game and skip the very cool fanfest activities happening outside BMO Stadium, you could behold the vision that
8:00 AM ET What might go down as Aly Wagner’s greatest assist occurred long after she retired as a professional soccer player. It came in the summer of 2022, when she pitched Charlotte Waxman, the wife of Sixth Street CEO Alan Waxman, on the virtues of a NWSL expansion team in the San Francisco Bay
5:37 PM ET LONDON — Chelsea and Liverpool extended their miserable Premier League seasons by playing out a dismal goalless draw at Stamford Bridge in the home team’s first game since the sacking of manager Graham Potter. Reece James and Kai Havertz saw goals ruled out by VAR for Chelsea and Mateo Kovacic missed an
5:57 AM ET Lionel Messi is unlikely to reach an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain to extend his stay at the club, sources told ESPN. French outlet L’Equipe were first to report the story. Negotiations between the two parties are at a standstill, casting major doubts over the World Cup winner’s future in Paris, according to
10:33 AM ET Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR
5:21 PM ET Associated Press Michael Keane made amends for giving away a penalty by scoring from a long-range strike in the 90th minute to earn Everton a 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in a feisty English Premier League game on Monday that saw both teams finish with 10 men. Some Everton fans jumped over
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
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
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