11:57 AM ET A referee in Italy’s sixth tier has been punished on Friday for failing to notice a hole in the net. Ian Walton/Getty Images A referee in Italy’s sixth-tier was punished for taking his eye off the ball on Friday when a league match was ordered to be replayed because he failed to notice
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7:12 AM ET There is a “big chance” Erling Haaland will leave Borussia Dortmund next summer, with Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester City all potential destinations, the striker’s agent Mino Raiola has said. Haaland, who has scored 51 Bundesliga goals in 51 appearances since joining Dortmund in December 2019, reportedly has a release
6:04 AM ET Steven Gerrard said he would accept not being the most popular man at Anfield if his Aston Villa side were to take three points on his return to Liverpool on Saturday. The former Liverpool captain has won three of his first four games in charge at Villa and is set to face
4:00 AM ET Ralf Rangnick has identified Manchester United’s midfield as an area of weakness — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. Jump to: Chelsea fear Azpilicueta exit | Man City keen on Arsenal’s Tavares | Van De Beek’s Everton move is off | Spurs’ Bergwijn on the move? Rangnick talks up Bellingham, Haidara, Phillips
12:17 PM ET EINDHOVEN, Netherlands — Young midfielder Richy Ledezma had just completed his first full contact session in nearly a year. It was with the Under-19s; the 21-year-old was smiling, his teeth chattering in the cold and rain on the balcony of PSV Eindhoven‘s training centre as he talked it through. One of the
6:55 PM ET Austin LindbergESPN FC PORTLAND, Ore. — After being an unused substitute in the Portland Timbers‘ Western Conference final win over Real Salt Lake five days ago, following a reported hamstring injury suffered in the conference semifinal win over the Colorado Rapids on Thanksgiving Day that threatened to keep him out of the
5:31 PM ET Adriana Garcia Vinicius Junior believes he is in the right setting to become one of the elite players of his generation, like Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. The Real Madrid forward has not only forced his way into the club’s starting XI but taken full advantage by having his best season since
2:29 PM ET Two-hundred-thirty-eight days ago, 27 teams had visions of lifting MLS Cup. That dream has long been extinguished for all but the Portland Timbers and New York City FC, who contest the league’s showpiece event on Saturday (3 p.m. ET, stream live on ABC). For the first time, the Rose City plays host
7:33 PM ET Chelsea star Sam Kerr received a yellow card for flattening a pitch invader during the Blues’ 0-0 Champions League draw with Juventus in London on Wednesday. The man, who ran onto the pitch and was trying to take a picture with Chelsea captain Magdalena Eriksson, was greeted with the Australia international’s shoulder
3:21 PM ET Napoli reach the Europa League knockout rounds at Leicester City’s expense. Getty Napoli earned a thrilling 3-2 home win over Leicester City on Thursday to reach the Europa League knockout stages as Group C runners-up behind Spartak Moscow. Spartak won 1-0 at Legia Warsaw to secure an automatic last-16 berth while Napoli face