12:57 PM ET Lionel Messi finished as top scorer in La Liga for a record seventh time after netting twice as dethroned champions Barcelona ended their disappointing campaign on a high with a resounding 5-0 win at Alaves on Sunday. Barca finished the season second in the standings on 82 points, five behind newly-crowned champions
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12:19 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho says the club are lucky to have striker Harry Kane and that the England skipper “would not be so special” at another team. Kane, who recovered from a hamstring tendon issue during the three-month COVID-19 shutdown, looked back to his best with two quality goals as Spurs
2:34 PM ET Lionel Messi said Barcelona were forced to take a long hard look at themselves this week after being beaten to the La Liga title by Real Madrid for the first time since 2017. Defeat to Osasuna on Thursday ended any lingering hopes Barca had of catching Madrid and prompted an angry response
6:32 PM ET Manchester United‘s David de Gea should save Chelsea‘s second goal “100 times out of 100,” according to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after errors by the goalkeeper saw his side suffer a 3-1 defeat in the FA Cup semifinal on Sunday. The Spaniard was at fault for Chelsea’s opener by Olivier Giroud in
3:06 PM ET Chelsea advanced to the FA Cup final with a victory over Manchester United at Wembley on Sunday. The result means the Blues have set up a date with fellow London club Arsenal — who stunned Manchester City in the other semifinal on Saturday — in the competition’s finale on Aug. 1. (Watch
5:19 PM ET LONDON — Manchester United do not tend to play their first-choice goalkeeper in the FA Cup. After David De Gea‘s performance against Chelsea at Wembley, the jury is now out on whether they did so in this FA Cup semifinal. De Gea made his first appearance in the competition since the 2018
4:14 PM ET Shaun Reynolds Chelsea have the chance to win their seventh FA Cup of the millennium next month following a comfortable 3-1 win over Manchester United at Wembley in the semifinals. A dominant display in both boxes temporarily relieved Frank Lampard‘s squad of recent criticism, as Olivier Giroud and Mason Mount struck while
3:27 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United‘s 19-game unbeaten run came to an end as they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Chelsea with a 3-1 defeat at Wembley, where two mistakes from David De Gea and a Harry Maguire own goal ensured Frank Lampard‘s team will face Arsenal in the final on
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10:21 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Watford have sacked manager Nigel Pearson with just two games remaining of the season, sources have confirmed to ESPN. The Daily Mail first reported that Pearson would leave the club before the side’s final games against Arsenal and Manchester City. – Stream FC Daily on
7:48 AM ET Alex Kirkland Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard has described this year as “the worst season of my career” after struggling with a persistent ankle injury since his €100 million move from Chelsea last summer. Hazard played an hour in the 2-1 win over Villarreal on Thursday that handed them the La Liga
7:28 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic has made the summer transfer window uncertain, but here are the rumours floating around Europe’s big leagues and beyond. TOP STORY: Winks out, Hojbjerg in for Mourinho Tottenham Hotspur and Everton are believed to be the front runners for Southampton midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. 2 Related On
2:54 PM ET Alex Kirkland Regions of Spain have been shut down since experiencing a second wave of infections. Ian Walton/Getty Images Police in Spain are investigating reports of an “infected vs. non-infected” coronavirus football match being organised on social media. Officers in the region of Navarra, in the north of the country, are looking for
10:22 PM ET Jeremy Ebobisse and Diego Valeri scored goals to lead the Portland Timbers to a 2-1 win over the Houston Dynamo Saturday night in the MLS is Back tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando. The Timbers (3-1-0, 9 points) won their second match in as many played in
12:52 AM ET Diego Rossi erupted with four goals as LAFC knocked off rival the LA Galaxy 6-2 on Saturday in Group F play of the MLS is Back Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida. LAFC moved alone into second place in Group F with four points, while the
Jul 17, 2020 Real Madrid sealed their 34th La Liga title on Thursday night as a 2-1 win over Villarreal made their lead at the summit mathematically unassailable with one game left to play. Going into the match, a single point was all that was required for Los Blancos to dethrone Barcelona, but two goals
6:43 PM ET Mikel Arteta believes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is “pretty convinced” he will stay at Arsenal but admitted winning the FA Cup would strengthen the club’s attempts to tie him to a new contract. The 31-year-old’s existing deal expires next summer and ESPN revealed earlier this month that he is seeking a three-year extension worth
9:56 PM ET LA Galaxy striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez is out of Saturday’s derby against LAFC due to a calf strain and could miss between two to four weeks, according to ESPN sources. – MLS is Back Tournament group standings– Stream MLS Is Back LIVE on ESPN networks, ESPN app (U.S. only) The Mexico international
4:42 PM ET Arsenal reached their fourth FA Cup final in seven years and wrecked Manchester City‘s hopes of retaining the trophy on Saturday courtesy of a 2-0 win at Wembley. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang‘s double, with one in either half, stunned Pep Guardiola’s side as Mikel Arteta enjoyed an excellent win over the man he served
5:56 PM ET LONDON — Imagine how good Arsenal could be if Mikel Arteta gets the financial backing he called for this week. The Spaniard used the buoyancy created by Wednesday’s unexpected victory over Premier League champions Liverpool to highlight an “enormous” gap to the top two in England, suggesting “there is no magic” to