12:05 PM ET What a weekend! The Premier League’s top two, Arsenal and Man City, lost, but the bigger news around City was charges against them of breaching financial rules dating back as far as 2009. We also saw more chaos for Liverpool and Real Madrid, big wins for Barcelona and Bayern Munich, and Napoli
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5:42 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have been charged by the Premier League over breaking financial rules across nine seasons, the league announced on Monday. The Premier League confirmed a number of alleged breaches between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons have been referred to an independent commission following the conclusion of a four-year investigation.
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.
1:24 PM ET 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 scorer when he sent his side into the lead on 15 minutes after finding an
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.)
9:30 AM ET LIVERPOOL — James Tarkowski‘s 60th-minute goal secured an opening-game 1-0 win for new Everton manager Sean Dyche and inflicted a damaging blow to Arsenal‘s title hopes. The league leaders hadn’t lost in the Premier League since a 3-2 defeat at Manchester United in September, but they failed to match Everton for fight
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
6:58 PM ET Connor O’Halloran LONDON — Chelsea head coach Graham Potter has said he remains “confident” his side can make a push to qualify for the Champions League next season, despite sitting nine points behind fourth-placed Manchester United. Chelsea took their transfer spending under owner Todd Boehly above £500 million when they signed midfielder
7:21 PM ET Danny Lewis After an incredibly dramatic (and expensive) January, the transfer window is now closed! But now we turn toward the summer and the rumours are already in full force! The latest in transfer news, gossip, and buzz — as well as all the done deals! TOP STORY: Man Utd keen on
8:30 AM ET Matthew Hoppe came to the U.S.’ January camp in Southern California before securing a loan move from Middlesbrough to Hibernian. Omar Vega/Getty Images CARSON, Calif. — Matthew Hoppe stood in the postgame mixed zone following the U.S. men’s national team‘s 0-0 draw with Colombia, soaking in what had transpired over the previous two
4:00 AM ET Napoli’s Victor Osimhen is leading the charge for the club’s first Serie A title in more than 30 years. Cesare Purini/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images The January transfer window has only just closed, but already two of Europe’s biggest clubs are targeting a player who could move for a nine-figure fee in the
9:05 AM ET At first glance, things haven’t changed all that much since soccer’s post-World Cup restart a month or so ago. Arsenal and Manchester City have averaged more than two points per game in Premier League play, just as they did before the break. Barcelona have dropped only two points and extended their LaLiga
8:00 AM ET The time has come to scrap the transfer window. What was introduced as an attempt to bring standardisation and clarity for clubs throughout the football pyramid has degenerated into a month-long showcase of bad planning and chaotic business that now only serves the social media rumour mill and drives managers, players and
4:50 PM ET Manchester United cruised into the final of the Carabao Cup after completing a 5-0 aggregate win over Nottingham Forest with a 2-0 victory in Wednesday’s semifinal second leg at Old Trafford. Substitute Anthony Martial and midfielder Fred scored quick-fire second-half goals to put the seal on a tie that was effectively decided
5:18 PM ET The dust has settled, and the numbers are in. Since June 10, when the summer transfer window opened, Chelsea has spent more than €600 million on new signings ($650m): 14 permanent signings and two on loan. In that time frame, covering the past two transfer windows, they released players to other clubs
12:56 PM ET San Diego Wave forward Alex Morgan, OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe and Portland Thorns defender Becky Sauerbrunn highlight the 23-player U.S. women’s national team roster for the SheBelieves Cup. The competition includes Brazil, Japan, and Olympic champions Canada in the four-team competition. All three teams qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World
4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen January’s transfer window spending in Europe was led by one team: Chelsea. The Blues splashed over €300 million on eight players including Enzo Fernandez (€121m), Mykhailo Mudryk (€70m), Benoit Badiashile €37m) and Noni Madueke (€35m), which blew the rest of the clubs out of the water. Nobody else could compete
7:54 PM ET Chelsea have signed Enzo Fernandez from Benfica after meeting the midfielder’s €121 million (£106.8m) release clause, the Portuguese side announced on Tuesday. A statement from Benfica confirmed that a deal had been reached between the clubs over how Chelsea would pay the release fee for the 22-year-old, who has signed an eight-and-a-half