4:56 PM ET Carrasco’s first-half strike gave Atletico a famous victory over Barcelona at the Wanda Metropolitano. Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images Diego Simeone earned his first-ever win over Barcelona in La Liga on Saturday, with Yannick Carrasco scoring the only goal of the game in Atletico Madrid’s cagey 1-0 win. The victory, which puts Atletico second
6:43 PM ET Barcelona have confirmed that Gerard Pique sprained his knee in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid as the club’s injury crisis in defence worsened. Pique, 33, will have further tests upon his return to Barcelona on Sunday to determine the severity of the problem. Club sources did not want to speculate on
4:53 PM ET A twice-taken penalty from Bruno Fernandes gave an unimpressive Manchester United a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, their first home victory of the Premier League season. Fernandes’s first effort was saved by West Brom keeper Sam Johnstone but referee David Coote ordered the kick be re-taken after ruling the
5:22 PM ET The Professional Referees Organization, which makes referee assignments in North America, including MLS, has defended referee Allan Chapman’s handling of the end of the first round MLS Cup playoff match between Orlando City SC and New York City FC. – MLS Cup playoff preview: Depth will be tested in postseason– MLS on
3:44 PM ET Tottenham’s 2-0 win over Manchester City on Saturday hints that the Premier League might just get to witness a genuine rivalry between Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola after all. When Mourinho returned to England to manage Manchester United in 2016, the script was written for the Portuguese to renew hostilities with perhaps
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Chelsea vaulted to the top of the Premier League table after a convincing 2-0 win over Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon. The visitors took the lead after just 10 minutes, when Newcastle defender Federico Fernandez clumsily turned Mason Mount‘s cross into his own net. Chelsea continued to dominate proceedings and would finally double their lead
9:21 AM ET Chelsea went to the top of the Premier League on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Newcastle United. An early own goal from Federico Fernandez and another goal in the second half from Tammy Abraham helped Chelsea extend their unbeaten streak to seven goals. – ESPN Insider Notebook: Liverpool demand VAR answers–
5:39 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland has been named the winner of the 2020 Golden Boy award. Haaland beat off competition from Barcelona forward Ansu Fati, who was runner-up, to win the award. Dortmund teammate Jadon Sancho, along with Bayern Munich‘s Alphonso Davies and Manchester United‘s
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6:38 PM ET The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe. TOP STORY:
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he’s getting too old for the verbal sparring with rival Jose Mourinho. Mourinho said at a news conference earlier on Friday that that Raheem Sterling would be fit to play Tottenham on Saturday despite withdrawing from the England squad because of injury. –
5:30 PM ET Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta plans to hold a staff meeting to identify the individual responsible for leaking a training ground spat between Dani Ceballos and David Luiz, vowing “there will be consequences” for the person involved. Details of a fracas at the end of a practice match on Friday became public earlier
9:08 PM ET Gustavo Bou‘s goal five minutes into second-half stoppage time gave the New England Revolution a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Montreal Impact in an MLS Cup playoff play-in match on Friday in Foxborough, Mass. The eighth-seeded Revolution advance to play either the top-seeded Philadelphia Union or second-seeded Toronto FC on Tuesday. –
6:06 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Manchester United have been the victim of a “cyber attack,” the club have confirmed. United released a statement on Friday to say the club had come under attack from “sophisticated cyber criminals” and although there had been disruption, the fixture against West Brom on
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8:10 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has said there are no problems with Mohamed Salah after the Liverpool forward attended a wedding in Egypt and then tested positive for the coronavirus. Salah is out of Liverpool’s match with Premier League leaders Leicester City on Sunday after returning a positive COVID-19 test while on international duty, but
9:18 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola has said he hopes Lionel Messi will finish his career at Barcelona but admits he doesn’t know what the future holds for the player as his contract at Camp Nou winds down. Guardiola signed a new two-year deal at Manchester City on Thursday, prompting more speculation the club
9:04 AM ET Jose Mourinho has called on Gareth Southgate to name the managers he claimed are pressuring players not to represent England and predicted recent injury victim Raheem Sterling will start for Manchester City at Tottenham on Saturday. Earlier this week, Southgate suggested that his squad was “under huge pressure from their clubs” to