Month: October 2022

3:43 PM ET Pablo Mari was loaned from Arsenal to Serie A side Monza in August. David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Arsenal have confirmed that defender Pablo Mari has been hospitalised in Italy after being stabbed on Thursday, though his injuries are not thought to be serious. Reports in Italy said Mari, who is on

3:04 PM ET EINDHOVEN — Arsenal‘s bid to top Group A will go to the final match of the pool stages as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to PSV Eindhoven. The Eredivisie side flourished in front of their home support as they took full advantage of a poor Arsenal performance to ensure they only

12:13 PM ET Associated Press A former CIA officer who spied on Qatar’s rivals to help the country land this year’s World Cup is now under FBI scrutiny after newly obtained documents show he offered clandestine services that went beyond football to try to influence U.S. policy, an Associated Press investigation found. The monthslong FBI

12:58 PM ET Seven weeks ago, Graham Potter left Brighton & Hove Albion for a team lower in the Premier League table. Months after leading the Seagulls to their best-ever top-division finish — ninth place in 2021-22, just five points away from qualifying for European competition, with late-season wins over Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester

11:37 AM ET Manchester City women wore burgundy shorts in Wednesday’s 6-0 win over Blackburn. Photo by Lynne Cameron – Manchester City/Manchester City FC via Getty Images Manchester City will no longer wear white shorts during games next season to ease players’ period concerns during matches, the Women’s Super League club confirmed on Wednesday. The club

10:42 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has avoided a touchline ban as punishment for being sent off during Liverpool‘s Premier League victory against Manchester City earlier this month after the English Football Association issued a £30,000 fine for improper conduct. The Liverpool manager was shown a red card by referee Anthony Taylor for berating assistant referee

10:09 AM ET Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch has said he is “angry” and “tired” as his side continue to struggle in the Premier League. Marsch’s team have lost their last four games and have not won their last eight matches in the Premier League stretching back to August. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,

7:50 AM ET PSV fans ripped up seats and lit flares during their defeat to Arsenal in the Europa League last week. Prestige/Soccrates/Getty Images PSV Eindhoven have been ordered to play their next European competition game without their away fans after crowd trouble marred their Europa League defeat at Arsenal last week, UEFA said on Thursday.

5:12 AM ET Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez has told ESPN that Luis Suarez messaged him with advice after his red card against Crystal Palace, telling him to become “strong” if he wanted to succeed in the Premier League. Nunez has experienced a mixed start to his Liverpool career since joining from Benfica this summer and

3:30 AM ET Matchday 5 of the Champions League saw 12 teams qualify for the knockout stages, with plenty of goals, heartbreak and drama along the way. Early exits for Barcelona, Juventus, Ajax and Atletico Madrid will be bitter for those fans and players, while Chelsea and Bayern Munich look like title contenders after finishing

3:37 PM ET Australia has become the first participating nation at next month’s FIFA World Cup to collectively protest for specific changes from the Qatar government in relation to the treatment of migrant workers and the LGBTQI+ community. Members of the Socceroos have called for Qatar to establish a migrant resource centre and remedy-seeking mechanisms

5:15 PM ET Atletico Madrid missed a stoppage-time penalty in a 2-2 draw at home to Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, which ended their hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage. Diego Simeone’s side spurned the chance to win the match when Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky saved Yannick Carrasco‘s spot kick before Saul Niguez’s follow

5:06 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur‘s header salvaged a 1-1 draw against Sporting to keep the London side in control of Champions League Group D but the game ended in chaotic scenes as Harry Kane‘s last-gasp effort was disallowed on Wednesday. Victory for Spurs would have booked their place in the last 16

6:25 PM ET Antonio Conte is shown a red card following his protests over Harry Kane’s late goal being disallowed. Clive Rose/Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte said VAR is doing “a lot of damage” to football after seeing a last-gasp Harry Kane goal controversially ruled out in the 1-1 Champions League Group D draw

4:52 PM ET Liverpool confirmed a place in the Champions League knockout stages following a commanding 3-0 victory over Ajax on Wednesday. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring to notch his sixth Champions League goal of the season before Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott scored in quick succession early in the second half to ensure the

5:33 PM ET Bayern Munich beat Barcelona 3-0 at the Camp Nou on Wednesday night to advance to the Champions League round of 16 as group winners. Xavi Hernandez’s side went into the match knowing they already had no chance of reaching the knockout round for the second year in a row after Internazionale beat

3:17 PM ET Sophie Lawson Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain played out a scoreless draw on the second match day of the UEFA Women’s Champions League group stage on Wednesday. PSG travelled to Madrid in hopes of getting their first points of the group following a loss to Chelsea last week but, despite a number