Football

1:54 PM ET Two things have become abundantly clear in the opening weeks of the Premier League season: Everyone has way too much money to burn, and almost no one is enjoying themselves. You could even make the case that money has made almost no one any better. 2 Related Chelsea spent $310 million in

11:00 AM ET EA Sports has revealed which players will command the highest rankings in FIFA 23 when the game launches worldwide later this month. 2 Related Fittingly, the ratings for the top 23 players in the game have been released first with all the usual names populating the upper echelons of the list, though

Sep 4, 2022 The weekend in European football saw Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain take care of business in their respective league matches. Juventus, however, are looking off-kilter while Borussia Dortmund lost to RB Leipzig — led by a familiar face. Meanwhile, the Premier League postponed its weekend matches as a mark of respect

6:56 AM ET It was assumed that the end of Roman Abramovich’s ownership would be a good thing for the longevity of Chelsea managers. No English club won more than the 21 trophies amassed in 19 years of the Russian’s tenure, but 13 different managers — two of whom came back for a second stint

9:50 AM ET Rodrygo inspired Real Madrid to a 4-1 win against Mallorca with a fine goal and assist to ensure they kept up their perfect start to the season. Mallorca stunned Madrid through Vedat Muriqi‘s 35th-minute header, before Fede Valverde brought the two sides level with a thunderbolt from the edge of the area.

3:06 PM ET Cadiz and Barcelona players temporarily returned to their locker rooms following the incident. Fran Santiago/Getty Images Cadiz‘s LaLiga match against Barcelona on Saturday was suspended for over 50 minutes after a supporter suffered a cardiac arrest in the stands. The game paused in the 82nd minute at Cadiz’s Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla with Barca

3:35 PM ET Four second-half goals steered Barcelona to a routine 4-0 victory at Cadiz on Saturday as they moved top of LaLiga. Frenkie de Jong and Robert Lewandowski put the Catalans in front before a lengthy stop in play due to an illness in the crowd saw the players go off the field before

11:31 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier has denied claims of a rift between attacking duo Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. During PSG’s 2-1 Champions League victory over Juventus on Tuesday, Neymar appeared to be furious with Mbappe when he opted to shoot rather than pass the ball to his teammate for a simple tap-in.

9:56 PM ET Zachary Brault-Guillard scored in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time as host CF Montreal completed a comeback from a two-goal deficit against the 10-man Columbus Crew and clinched a playoff spot with a stunning 2-2 draw on Friday. Goals by Jonathan Mensah in the 66th minute and Lucas Zelarayan two minutes

6:36 AM ET The Premier League has suspended this weekend’s fixtures as a mark of respect after the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. The decision to postpone all matches from Saturday and Monday was taken after a Premier League shareholders meeting on Friday, which was held after an earlier meeting

9:56 AM ET Jeff Kassouf The USWNT roster has plenty of question marks going into the 2023 World Cup. But some players like Alex Morgan, center, are a lock. Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images This is the point in the four-year cycle when the World Cup starts feeling real. The major continental tournaments of summer are in

4:54 PM ET Manchester United got off to a losing start in the Europa League as Real Sociedad held on for a 1-0 win to beat them in Group E action on Thursday night at Old Trafford. A moment’s silence was held prior to kick-off to pay respect to Queen Elizabeth II, who died on

4:26 PM ET A tribute to Queen Elizabeth II is shown during Arsenal’s Europa League match at FC Zurich. Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images The football world is paying its respects following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. English Football League (EFL) fixtures scheduled for Friday have been postponed while tributes were paid before and during

5:35 AM ET Graham Potter is set to become Chelsea‘s new manager after agreeing a deal in principle to leave Brighton, sources have told ESPN. Potter, 47, held lengthy talks with Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali on Wednesday night and after being given the evening to think over his position, sources have told

4:53 PM ET Liverpool were rocked by a dominant Napoli as the Premier League side fell to a 4-1 defeat in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday. The 2021-22 Champions League runners-up have struggled to maintain their usual commanding form in domestic football this season and their struggles continued in Naples, they found themselves

12:01 PM ET Tuesday night, following Chelsea‘s 1-0 defeat in their Champions League opener at Dinamo Zagreb, Thomas Tuchel faced the cameras looking a little bit like Dennis Hopper’s character in “True Romance” after he gets the kiss of death from Christopher Walken and takes a drag of his cigarette. He knows what’s coming, and

5:13 AM ET Chelsea‘s new owners have sacked head coach Thomas Tuchel just three months after completing their takeover of the club. Tuchel’s 100th and final game in charge of Chelsea was Tuesday’s 1-0 Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb. Sources told ESPN that Tuchel, 49, was informed of the decision Wednesday morning. – Stream

2:35 PM ET In mid-July, an agent seeking to break an impasse in a transfer not involving Chelsea had an unusual idea: “Let’s call Todd Boehly.” The player in question was in advanced talks to move to another Premier League club, but negotiations had stalled for some time over his valuation. Chelsea had previously shown