9:11 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Diego Simeone praised Antoine Griezmann as a “different” talent who can give his Atletico Madrid side the edge in Sunday’s LaLiga derby with Real Madrid (Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, live on ESPN+). The match pits league leaders Real, who are on a nine-game winning streak in all
Month: December 2021
10:10 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez has said he is worried by Barcelona‘s plight after back-to-back defeats to Real Betis and Bayern Munich revealed the size of the task facing him at Camp Nou. Barca will play in the Europa League in the new year for the first time in 17 years
11:56 AM ET Jorginho scored two penalties as Chelsea rescued a late dramatic 3-2 win against Leeds United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Raphinha scored a first half penalty to give Marcelo Bielsa’s side an early lead but a Mason Mount strike and a Jorginho spot-kick appeared to have given Chelsea the victory. Joe Gelhardt
12:36 PM ET Steven Gerrard’s return to Anfield as Aston Villa manager ended in a 1-0 defeat by Liverpool with a 67th minute Mohamed Salah penalty keeping the Merseysiders a point behind Premier League leaders Manchester City. There was little fanfare for Gerrard, the Liverpool-born former captain and Champions League winner, as he took his
10:29 AM ET Mikel Arteta had denied rumours of a rift with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang earlier in the week. Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has dropped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Saturday’s Premier League game against Southampton due to a “disciplinary breach.” The 31-year-old was not present at training on Friday and
3:21 PM ET Florida State has promoted senior defensive analyst Randy Shannon, the former head coach at Miami, to co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Shannon spent the 2021 season in an off-field role for FSU, which went 5-7 under coach Mike Norvell. He served as UCF‘s defensive coordinator from 2018 to 2020 under Josh Heupel
3:09 PM ET Texas got a commitment from ESPN 300 offensive tackle Kelvin Banks on Saturday. Banks, who is ranked No. 33 overall by ESPN and No. 7 in Texas in the Class of 2022, had previously committed to Oregon, but he changed his mind Dec. 6 after coach Mario Cristobal left for the same
News The trio, along with a non-coaching member, will be unavailable for the T20I leg of the Pakistan tour Sheldon Cottrell, Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers are among four members of the West Indies touring party who have tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Pakistan on December 9. The trio, along with a non-coaching
9:00 AM ET Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling has become the 32nd player to score 100 Premier League goals with his penalty to open the scoring against Wolves on Saturday. Sterling, who made his Premier League debut for Liverpool in March 2012, scored 18 goals in 95 appearances for the Anfield side before joining City
2:23 PM ET Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo smashed the penalty into Norwich’s net. Alex Pantling/Getty Images Manchester United‘s Cristiano Ronaldo scored a second-half penalty to give Ralf Rangnick’s side a 1-0 against Norwich at Old Trafford on Saturday. David de Gea was called into action on numerous occasions to save United as bottom of the Premier