Football

10:48 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent LEICESTER, England — Manchester United‘s Premier League title ambitions were not dealt a significant setback by a 2-2 draw against Leicester, but there was evidence at the King Power Stadium that they are still growing into their role as genuine contenders. The result maintains momentum during a hectic run of

4:20 PM ET LONDON — Mikel Arteta desperately needed a result to back up his rhetoric, and Arsenal beating Chelsea 3-1 on Saturday, is precisely it. It is a popular refrain among managers attempting to arrest a decline to cite the importance of hard work, but you suspect Arteta means it more than most given

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8:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen There’s not much festive cheer around the Emirates this year as Arsenal made their worst start to a league season for over 40 years before a crushing 4-1 defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday (stream the replay on ESPN+ in the U.S.) piled more pressure on

5:30 PM ET Frank Lampard has said Chelsea have been disadvantaged in the title race by being forced to play twice in 48 hours over Christmas, accusing the Premier League of taking football “back in time” and compromising the integrity of the competition. Chelsea travel to Arsenal on Boxing Day for a 5:30 p.m. GMT

5:55 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain have sacked manager Thomas Tuchel after a disappointing start to the season, sources have told ESPN. PSG have already lost four matches in Ligue 1 this season and enter the winter break in third position in the table, a point behind Lyon and Lille. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on

11:52 AM ET Over the past six months, Manchester United‘s Harry Maguire has played 38 matches in all competitions, logging a total of 3,421 minutes. In the six months before the coronavirus stoppage — so, mid-September 2019 to mid-March 2020 — he put in 40 matches for 3,552 total minutes. Teammate Bruno Fernandes has logged

Dec 23, 2020 The transfer window reopens on Jan. 1 and to judge by what we’re hearing from clubs and agents, the twin forces of COVID-19 and bad contracts will dominate. The former because the global pandemic has left clubs short of immediate cash (zero or few spectators in the stands, rebates on TV money)

12:13 PM ET When whispers began circulating at the end of the summer that a number of high-profile United States women’s national team players would be making their way to England, there was curiosity on both sides of the Atlantic as to what this might mean for the global game. Several players had done stints

6:13 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — Something is beginning to stir at Manchester United, maybe even the reawakening of a club that has appeared to be sleepwalking through the past seven years since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement as manager. A 2-0 Carabao Cup quarterfinal win at Everton is by no means the golden moment of

4:55 PM ET Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial struck late goals as Manchester United claimed a scrappy 2-0 victory over Everton to seal a place in the League Cup semifinals at a bitterly cold Goodison Park on Wednesday. – Watch Carabao Cup matches on ESPN+ (U.S. only) United wasted numerous opportunities in the opening stages

5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sat down for the traditional Manchester United Christmas lunch in the Carrington canteen on Tuesday and has every reason to be filled with festive cheer this year. His team are third in the Premier League, five points behind leaders Liverpool with a game in hand, after a

12:25 AM ET . Andrew Bershaw/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Andre-Pierre Gignac scored the tie-breaking goal in the 84th minute as Tigres UANL edged LAFC 2-1 on Tuesday at Orlando to win their first CONCACAF Champions League title. Tigres, from San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico, had lost in the CONCACAF Champions League final in 2016,

5:22 PM ET Barcelona‘s Lionel Messi has overtaken Brazil legend Pele to become the player to score the most goals for a single club after taking his tally to 644 on Tuesday. The record-breaking goal came in the second half of Barca’s match at Valladolid, with Messi took the ball in stride off a flick

4:56 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.

6:12 PM ET A brace against West Ham United needs to be the start for Tammy Abraham if he is end Frank Lampard’s search for Chelsea‘s best No. 9. The scoreline flattered the Blues given their performance but for a team that has struggled to win when playing badly this season, Lampard will welcome the

4:54 PM ET Thiago Silva’s early goal and a late brace from Tammy Abraham gave Chelsea a 3-0 win over West Ham United in Premier League action on Monday. Silva put Chelsea in front with a powerful header from a Mason Mount corner just 10 minutes into the contest, with the hosts seeing a second

9:04 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Former Barcelona president and presidential candidate Joan Laporta has told ESPN that the club have repeatedly lied to Lionel Messi, but he does not think the Argentina international will be playing his football elsewhere next season. Laporta was the Barca president between 2003 and 2010 and is running