1:30 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez asked fans not to boo Ousmane Dembele after he was jeered as he returned to the squad for Sunday’s thrilling 4-2 win against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou. Dembele has not featured for Barca since Jan. 12 because of a failure to agree a
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3:07 PM ET Leicester City said they are appalled after one of the club’s supporters ran on to the pitch and attacked Nottingham Forest players during their heavy FA Cup defeat on Sunday. The Cup holders went down 4-1 to their Midlands rivals and later issued a statement to condemn the fan who charged on
7:55 PM ET Wow, did you catch all that weekend action? If not, do not despair: ESPN will tell you about Barcelona’s best performance of the season and Borussia Dortmund’s worst, as well as a to-and-fro Milan derby, Paris Saint-Germain scoring five and Senegal finally claiming AFCON glory. Oh, and we have some FA Cup
4:57 PM ET Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 on penalties on Sunday to win their first ever Africa Cup of Nations. Getty Senegal defeated Egypt 4-2 on penalties in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final after the sides couldn’t be separated over 120 minutes of scoreless football. Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy made a fourth-round save to hand
6:17 PM ET Marc Overmars has left Ajax after complaints from female colleagues over inappropriate messages. ANP Sport via Getty Images Marc Overmars has resigned as Ajax Amsterdam‘s director of football after multiple complaints from female colleagues over inappropriate messages, the club confirmed on Sunday. “A series of inappropriate messages sent to several female colleagues over
5:19 PM ET Alex Kirkland MADRID — Marco Asensio scored as Real Madrid beat Granada 1-0 on Sunday to increase their lead at the top of LaLiga to six points. Asensio’s spectacular 74th-minute strike, firing in from distance for his eighth goal of the season, was enough to give Madrid the win against a well-organised
4:09 PM ET Fifth-tier Boreham Wood ensured the FA Cup fourth round began and finished with a shock as they stunned Championship high-flyers Bournemouth 1-0 away on Sunday. Middlesbrough kicked off the weekend’s action by knocking out 12-time winners Manchester United after a nerve-jangling penalty shootout at Old Trafford. Sixth-tier Kidderminster Harriers almost pulled off
7:05 AM ET Chelsea will face Luton Town in the FA Cup fifth round while Liverpool will welcome Norwich City if they beat Cardiff City on Sunday. Manchester City, who won the competition in 2019, face a trip to Peterborough United and Middlesbrough’s reward for beating Manchester United is a visit from Tottenham Hotspur. –
7:45 AM ET Wayne Rooney struggled with the pressure of elite-level football. Robin Jones Former England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney said he was not prepared for the pressure that accompanied his rise to elite-level football as a teenager, and he turned to drink to cope with his problems. Derby County manager Rooney began his
11:35 AM ET Florian Wirtz put Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 ahead at Borussia Dortmund. Bernd Thissen/picture alliance via Getty Images Borussia Dortmund were thrashed 5-2 at home by Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Sunday, as their hopes of catching leaders Bayern Munich slipped yet further away. The defeat left second-placed Dortmund on 43 points, nine behind