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
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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
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
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
9:42 AM ET Nashville SC is on the verge of acquiring forward Teal Bunbury from the New England Revolution in exchange for up $150,000 in allocation money, sources have told ESPN. NSC will part with $75,000 in 2022 allocation money, and the amount could rise by another $75,000 if incentives are met. The deal is
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
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
1:49 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — For the first time in his football career, Steven Gerrard kept the Liverpool crowd quiet and it was just what he wanted. In the end, it counted for little as the Aston Villa manager was unable to save his team from a 1-0 defeat against his old club at
8:09 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Forward Antoine Griezmann has said he struggled to adapt to life back at Atletico Madrid after rejoining the LaLiga champions from Barcelona last summer. The France international starred this week in Atletico’s dramatic 3-1 win away at FC Porto to secure qualification for the Champions League round of
Dec 8, 2021 Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa Conference League group game against Rennes will not be played after it was called off this week because of COVID-19 infections in the Premier League club, European soccer’s governing body said on Saturday. UEFA said it had tried to find a viable solution to reschedule Thursday’s match in London