Football

8:04 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are not planning an extravagant spend in the summer transfer market even if the Qatar takeover bid is successful, sources have told ESPN. Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani made his offer to buy the club public on Friday with the promise to “return United to

10:29 AM ET Remember the Super League? You know, the 12-club power play that was going to revolutionize European football and instead ended within 48 hours amid fan protests, political outrage and public apologies from owners such as Liverpool‘s John W. Henry? The three clubs that never officially pulled out — Real Madrid, Juventus and

11:54 AM ET With just one week left to run until the 2023 Major League Soccer season whirs into life, all 29 of the clubs set to compete in the league’s 28th year have unleashed their new kits. Each of the individual 2023 jerseys are inspired by a central theme; a unique kernel of creative

6:32 AM ET Manchester United‘s Alejandro Garnacho has reached an agreement in principle to sign a new five-year deal, pending a few final details related to image rights, a source has told ESPN. Garnacho, 18, is out of contract in 2024 but the source said there is a financial consensus for him to extend his

Feb 12, 2023 It was another weekend of headlines, golazos and unpredictable finishes across Europe’s biggest leagues. From Paris Saint-Germain‘s dramatic 4-3 win over Lille, to two veterans in Seamus Coleman and James Ward-Prowse coming up big for their clubs, to Chelsea slumping to yet another loss, there was no shortage of drama. ESPN correspondents

3:54 PM ET The Glazer family have been offered the financial backing to remain as owners of Manchester United by American hedge fund Elliott Management, sources have told ESPN, after the New York-based group registered an interest in investing in the Premier League club. Elliott’s emergence in the sale process of United opens up the

11:21 AM ET Aston Villa and Arsenal staff clashed in the stands as Mikel Arteta’s team scored twice in stoppage time to win 4-2 at Villa Park. The physical altercation took place after Emiliano Martinez‘s 93rd-minute own goal gave the visitors a 3-2 lead, with eyewitnesses confirming analysts from both clubs — Villa’s Victor Manas

12:30 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Chelsea‘s nightmare start to 2023 continued with a damaging and deserved 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge to Premier League relegation-threatened Southampton. The Blues were vociferously booed from the field at both half-time and full-time after a disjointed performance bereft of almost any attacking cohesion. Bottom-of-the-table Saints, meanwhile, produced a

10:30 AM ET BIRMINGHAM, England — Arsenal scored twice in stoppage time to snatch a dramatic 4-2 win at Aston Villa to return to the top of the Premier League. Just as it appeared Mikel Arteta’s side were on the verge of dropping more points, Jorginho fired a 93rd-minute shot against the crossbar which rebounded

3:34 AM ET Ghana winger Christian Atsu has been found dead under the building where he lived in southern Turkey after last week’s massive earthquake, his Turkish agent said on Saturday. The 31-year-old had been missing since the Feb. 6 earthquake following the collapse of an apartment building in Hatay. “Atsu’s lifeless body was found

12:59 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Diego Cocca is expected to guide Mexico after struggling at the 2022 World Cup. Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images Mexico‘s men’s national team is now in a new era under the management of Diego Cocca. The 51-year-old Argentine coach was unveiled last week as the leader of an El Tri side that is

12:08 PM ET Former Barcelona chief Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed to ESPN that ex-Spanish refereeing committee (CTA) vice president Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira tried to extort money from the Catalan club in 2018 after it stopped making payments to his company. Enriquez Negreira is being investigated by the Spanish prosecutor’s office for receiving at

6:26 AM ET Adriana Garcia Former Spanish refereeing committee (CTA) vice-president Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira threatened to expose Barcelona in 2019 after the Catalan club stopped making payments to his company, according to a burofax document published by El Mundo newspaper on Friday. Negreira is being investigated by the Spanish prosecutor’s office for receiving at

9:31 PM ET The U.S. women’s national team opened the 2023 SheBelieves Cup with a solid 2-0 victory over reigning Olympic champions Canada. Winger Mallory Swanson scored twice in the first half, the first with a sharp finish and the second via a giveaway deep inside Canada’s defensive third. The rest of the match was

2:38 PM ET Barcelona and Manchester United produced a thrilling encounter worthy of the Champions League elite with an action-packed 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Europa League round of 32 tie at Camp Nou on Thursday. Marcus Rashford looked to have inspired a memorable Man United win as he scored and then

4:28 PM ET Manchester City overtook Arsenal to go top of the Premier League after Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland scored second-half goals to give the champions a 3-1 win in a thrilling contest at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. Grealish capped a superb team move with a low deflected finish past the grasp of

5:00 PM ET LONDON — Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League for the first time since November with a 3-1 win at Arsenal in the biggest game of the season so far. Goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland — a Bukayo Saka penalty equalised for the Gunners

2:45 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email An evening of top-drawer football awaits, as Arsenal host Manchester City in a top-of-the-table Premier League clash, while the Champions League round of 16 sees a new-look Chelsea side visit Borussia Dortmund, while Club Brugge play host to Benfica. Don’t miss a moment of the