Football

5:30 PM ET Graham Potter has described managing Chelsea as “the hardest job in football.” Chelsea travel to Fulham on Thursday night seeking to improve on a disappointing run of six defeats in nine games, which has seen them drop to 10th place in the Premier League table. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more

4:00 AM ET Sophie Lawson There were a total of 74 permanent signings made by clubs in the Women’s Super League over the summer window, which closed exactly four months ago. Not every player has hit the ground running with their new teams — some like Thea Kyvåg have already departed after a brief stint

5:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United are into the semifinals of the Carabao Cup after a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic at Old Trafford. Antony scored a spectacular opening goal in the first half but United were only sure of progress past the League One side when substitute Marcus Rashford scored

4:53 PM ET A late brace from Marcus Rashford allowed Manchester United to ease into the Carabao Cup semifinals with a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic in Tuesday’s quarterfinal at Old Trafford. Antony‘s fine curling strike in the 21st minute gave United a deserved lead before their League One opponents’ resistance was ended by two

5:00 AM ET Sam Marsden Alex Kirkland It’s January, which means it’s now time for the Spanish Supercopa to take centre-stage with four of the best teams in LaLiga doing battle for the prize, founded in 1982. This year, we’ve got the two biggest teams in Spain, Real Madrid and Barcelona, as well as Copa

4:30 PM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.

9:00 AM ET It started with Cristiano Ronaldo and is likely to end with Wout Weghorst — for now at least. But sources have told ESPN that Manchester United‘s real objective in their attempt to end a six-year search for a centre-forward is to bridge a gap until the summer when their priority targets will

5:29 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Christian Pulisic will be out for “weeks” with a knee injury, according to Chelsea manager Graham Potter. The United States winger was forced off in the first half of Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to Manchester City on Thursday in the Premier League after a challenge with John Stones. – Ogden: Chelsea

9:18 PM ET Another weekend of European football is in the books and, once again, there is drama everywhere you look. Minnows Wrexham and Stevenage have waltzed their way past Premier League opposition and into the fourth round of the FA Cup, while Barcelona took an almighty step ahead of Real Madrid in the LaLiga

1:57 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City sent Chelsea crashing to a fifth defeat in seven games and out of the FA Cup as goals from Riyad Mahrez, Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden sealed an easy 4-0 win at the Etihad Stadium. Chelsea failed to reach the FA Cup fourth round for the first

9:14 PM ET Zinedine Zidane rejected an approach from the U.S. Soccer Federation to take over as head coach of the U.S. men’s national team, sources have told ESPN. Zidane, via his agent Alain Migliaccio, was asked if he would be interested in succeeding Gregg Berhalter on the U.S. bench, to which the Frenchman politely

2:57 PM ET Rob Dawson Mark Ogden Manchester United are interested in signing Wout Weghorst on a short-term deal until the end of the season, sources have told ESPN. Weghorst is currently on loan at Turkish side Besiktas from Burnley and would have to be recalled before any potential move to Old Trafford. – Stream

1:21 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC A second-half penalty from Gerard Moreno saw Real Madrid beaten 2-1 at Villarreal on Saturday to leave Madrid level on points with Barcelona at the top of LaLiga ahead of Barca’s trip to Atletico Madrid on Sunday. – Report: Villarreal 2-1 Real Madrid | LaLiga table | LaLiga results,

5:00 AM ET MANCHESTER, England — Everton are in a spiral of misery. Even when they play well, they still lose. Friday’s FA Cup third-round defeat at Manchester United was their ninth loss in 12 games and it might yet be the one that costs manager Frank Lampard his job. And then the Everton managerial

5:25 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United survived a nervy FA Cup tie with Everton to book their place in the fourth round with a 3-1 win at Old Trafford on Friday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Marcus Rashford was involved in all three goals for Erik ten Hag’s

2:04 PM ET A simmering feud between two of the most high-profile families in American soccer spilled over into a full-blown scandal this week as out-of-contract United States men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter went public with details of a decades-old domestic violence incident that was recently brought to the attention of U.S. Soccer by

4:00 AM ET Defending Premier League champions Manchester City may be facing an overhaul in the centre of midfield at the end of the season and are chasing one of the world’s best young players as a result. ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: Al Nassr’s pitch prep for Ronaldo | Prem clubs

5:42 PM ET LONDON — Riyad Mahrez came off the bench to net a 63rd-minute winner as Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Thursday to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to five points – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)– Premier League table | Upcoming fixtures Substitute Carney