Month: September 2022

10:16 AM ET The Premier League will review as a priority with Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the refereeing body, two controversial VAR decisions that saw Newcastle United and West Ham United have crucial goals disallowed on Saturday. Newcastle thought they had scored in the 51st minute when Crystal Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell put

9:34 AM ET The incident occurred in an FA Cup first qualifying round tie. Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images A goalkeeper was sent off in an FA Cup tie for “urinating in a hedge” during a first qualifying round match. Blackfield & Langley FC’s Connor Maseko was caught short in the 76th minute of his side’s

9:02 AM ET Multiple murals were defaced in the build-up to the Merseyside derby. Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images Liverpool and Everton have condemned the defacing of murals after offensive graffiti was painted on multiple buildings before Saturday’s Merseyside derby. Murals including those of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Henderson and Mohamed Salah were vandalised in

7:11 AM ET Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch accused Premier League officials of a “lack of respect” after his team were denied a penalty and the video assistant referee (VAR) did not ask the on-field official to review the incident in Saturday’s 5-2 defeat by Brentford. Brentford went up 1-0 after being given a penalty

9:35 PM ET Daniel Gazdag scored his team-leading 18th goal of the season, Mikael Uhre added his 11th and the Philadelphia Union took the lead in the MLS Supporters’ Shield race with a 2-0 victory at the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. Jack McGlynn and Julian Carranza provided the assists for the Union

12:30 PM ET Adam Brown Chelsea got back to winning ways in the Premier League on Saturday as they completed a 2-1 comeback win over West Ham United at Stamford Bridge. A slow first half saw little created from either side. While Chelsea enjoyed the majority of the possession, much of their work was too

5:36 PM ET Jeff Kassouf United States women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski praised Sophia Smith as “special” after the forward scored a first-half brace against Nigeria in her team’s 4-0 victory Saturday. “First and foremost, this is the best team in the world and in order to play on this team, you have to

5:01 PM ET Kylian Mbappe celebrates with Lionel Messi and Neymar during PSG’s win over Nantes. Lionel Hahn/Getty Images Kylian Mbappe scored twice as Paris Saint-Germain geared up for their Champions League opener with a routine 3-0 win at 10-man Nantes to stay top of the Ligue 1 standings on Saturday. France forward Mbappe found the

4:57 PM ET Robert Lewandowski scored his fifth goal in four LaLiga games for Barcelona and helped his team breeze past Sevilla in a 3-0 win on Saturday, with Raphinha and Eric Garcia both adding a goal each for the visitors. The win lifts Barcelona to second place in the table on 10 points, two

3:42 PM ET Associated Press Sophia Smith celebrates one of her two goals for the U.S. women’s national team against Nigeria on Saturday. Ed Zurga/Getty Images Sophia Smith scored a pair of first-half goals and the U.S. women’s national team defeated Nigeria 4-0 Saturday as both teams prepare for next summer’s World Cup. The United States

3:02 PM ET West Ham United boss David Moyes labelled the video assistant referee’s (VAR) decision to rule out an equaliser in their 2-1 Premier League defeat at Chelsea “scandalous.” Chelsea came from behind on Saturday to beat West Ham at Stamford Bridge, but they also had VAR to thank after a 90th-minute Maxwel Cornet

2:10 PM ET Milan striker Rafael Leao celebrates on of his two goals in a 3-2 victory over rivals Inter. ISABELLA BONOTTO/AFP via Getty Images Two goals by Milan forward Rafael Leao helped the defending champions fight back from a goal down and earn a 3-2 win over local rivals Inter on Saturday in their fifth

2:22 PM ET Erling Haaland kept up his scoring streak but Manchester City were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Aston Villa on Saturday thanks to Leon Bailey‘s effort. Haaland rose highest in the 50th minute to side-foot past Emiliano Martinez for his 10th goal in six Premier League matches, but Bailey responded in

12:01 PM ET Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch was sent off as Ivan Toney struck a sensational hat-trick to earn Brentford a thrilling 5-2 home win over the Yorkshire club in the Premier League on Saturday. Toney sent Illan Meslier the wrong way from the penalty spot to open the scoring in the 30th minute

12:00 PM ET Chelsea clinched a 2-1 comeback win against West Ham United in dramatic fashion as Kai Havertz scored an 88th-minute winner, with a late equaliser from Maxwel Cornet ruled out by VAR. Cornet smashed home after a mix-up at the back for Chelsea, but the goal was chalked off after Jarrod Bowen was

10:49 AM ET Associated Press Organisers of the World Cup in Qatar have finalised a policy to serve beer with alcohol to soccer fans at stadiums and fan zones in the Muslim-majority country. FIFA said Saturday fans will be allowed to buy Budweiser beer with alcohol within the eight stadium compounds — though not at