2:02 PM ET Olivier Giroud scored twice in the space of three minutes to earn AC Milan a 2-1 comeback win over Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Saturday, sending the Rossoneri one point off top as the champions’ 14-match unbeaten league run came to an end. Ivan Perisic put Inter in front at a
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1:38 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City don’t do cup upsets. Not recently, anyway. And so, while Manchester United were dumped out of the FA Cup by Middlesbrough and both Chelsea and West Ham were made to struggle past Plymouth Argyle and Kidderminster Harriers, Pep Guardiola’s team allowed Fulham to dream for
12:01 PM ET Yerry Mina opened the scoring for Everton. Tony McArdle/Everton FC via Getty Images Everton thrashed fellow Premier League side Brentford 4-1 in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday as Frank Lampard got off to a strong start in his first game as manager. Yerry Mina headed Everton in front in the 31st
9:05 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti said he welcomes the criticism that comes with being Real Madrid coach, after his management of the team came under fire following their elimination from the Copa del Rey this week. Madrid’s 1-0 defeat to Athletic Club at San Mames on Thursday was the first major
9:59 AM ET Marcos Alonso scored in extra time to take his side into the FA Cup fifth round. Chris Lee – Chelsea FC via Getty Images Marcos Alonso’s extra-time goal gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup fourth round at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, despite the visitors being given a
8:40 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Diego Simeone has hit out at Xavi Hernandez’s criticism of Atletico Madrid‘s playing style, saying his opposite number “doesn’t understand” life outside of Barcelona. Barca host champions Atletico at Camp Nou on Sunday with just a point separating the two teams in the LaLiga table, as they battle
8:06 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez said Barcelona could not afford to shoot themselves in the foot after restoring Ousmane Dembele to the squad for Sunday’s match against Atletico Madrid after a three-week exile. Dembele, who is out of contract in the summer, was not called up for Barca’s last two matches
5:00 AM ET Caitlin Murray Nguyen spent nine seasons in MLS and played six times for the U.S. men’s national team. Anthony Gruppuso/USA TODAY Sports Lee Nguyen, the former New England Revolution and LAFC midfielder, has retired from playing soccer and will be an assistant coach for Washington Spirit, the club announced Friday. Nguyen, who was a finalist
6:00 PM ET Manchester United console Anthony Elanga after his penalty miss in an FA Cup loss to Middlesbrough. Getty Middlesbrough shocked Manchester United in an 8-7 penalty shootout win to advance from the FA Cup fourth round at Old Trafford on Friday night after 120 minutes of regular and extra time ended in a 1-1
7:09 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — There will be no FA Cup triumph to paper over the cracks for Manchester United this season. Unless they win the Champions League — and that seems as likely right now as Ralf Rangnick’s team taking a midseason break on the moon — the club’s trophy drought will stretch
6:56 PM ET Luke Thrower Manchester United a pursuing a move for Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo. Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images The 2022 January transfer window is closed but there’s still plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done
10:00 AM ET Barcelona spent the final few hours of the January transfer window desperately trying to generate interest in a player president Joan Laporta has said is “better than Kylian Mbappe” and coach Xavi Hernandez insists can be “the best in the world in his position.” However, as Laporta worked until midnight at the
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola says he will seek talks with Oleksandr Zinchenko about the tensions between his homeland Ukraine and neighbouring Russia. There are fears in Ukraine, where Zinchenko is a prominent figure, that Russia are planning to invade. – Notebook: The inside stories from world football– Stream ESPN FC Daily on
2:16 PM ET The Chicago Fire are closing in on the transfer of Lyon attacker and Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri, a source confirmed to ESPN. MLSsoccer.com was the first to report the news. The source stated that not all terms have been agreed, but that the talks were far enough along that the Fire feel
1:58 PM ET United States international Giovanni Reyna is close to making his return for Borussia Dortmund after missing the last five months with a hamstring injury, according to BVB manager Marco Rose. “I’m happy because Gio has had two good weeks of training. Seeing him again and having his qualities again is just great
10:13 AM ET Adriana Garcia Athletic Club face Valencia in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Athletic Club head coach Marcelino will take on his former club Valencia in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. (Stream live on ESPN+ on Feb. 9) Rayo Vallecano, the only team left in the
9:37 AM ET Christian Pulisic scored in the United States’ 3-0 win over Honduras on Wednesday. Erin Chang/ISI Photos/Getty Images Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel said Christian Pulisic and other international stars are hampered by the sheer volume of matches asked of them by the football calendar. Pulisic scored in the U.S’ 3-0 win over Honduras
9:03 AM ET Antonio Conte said Tottenham Hotspur endured a “strange” January transfer window because they had to correct past “mistakes” in the market. Spurs had a frantic end to the month as Dele Alli joined Everton in a permanent deal while Tanguy Ndombele, Bryan Gil, Giovani Lo Celso and Jack Clarke all left the
6:28 AM ET Adriana Garcia Honduras midfielder Devron Garcia has said he felt like he was “hitting a concrete block” whenever he struck the ball in Wednesday’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to the U.S. men’s national team due to the sub-zero conditions the game was played in. The temperature reading at kick-off at the
6:43 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said the club are still very much interested in signing Fulham midfielder Fabio Carvalho in the summer, after a January move broke down at the final hour. Sources told ESPN on Wednesday that the club were still interested in signing the 19-year-old and Klopp confirmed that the club