5:06 PM ET Karim Benzema scored his 12th league goal of the season as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao in a narrow 1-0 win at the Bernabeu on Wednesday to move seven points clear at the top of the LaLiga table. Benzema slotted home in the 40th minute — after Marco Asensio‘s shot had been
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4:50 PM ET Chelsea remain top of the Premier League after winger Hakim Ziyech scored a second-half winner to help claim a 2-1 victory over Watford on Wednesday despite a lengthy delay following a medical emergency at Vicarage Road. Boss Thomas Tuchel’s side started slow before teams both were taken off the field by the
3:15 PM ET Associated Press Both sides left the field after Chelsea’s clash with Watford was suspended due to a medical emergency. Getty Images The Premier League match between Watford and Chelsea was halted after 13 minutes on Wednesday because of a medical emergency in the crowd. Both teams were taken off the field by the
1:43 PM ET Former Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio is among the candidates LAFC plans to interview for its vacant coaching position, a source confirmed to ESPN. The role opened on Nov. 18, when the club mutually parted ways with Bob Bradley after four seasons. Bradley has since been named the head coach and sporting
11:20 AM ET Dormund are scheduled to face Bayern Munich in a bid for first place in the Bundesliga. Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Borussia Dortmund have cancelled the sale of tickets for Saturday’s marquee match against Bayern Munich due to the prevailing coronavirus situation in Germany, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday. Germany, which
5:55 AM ET Arsenal defender Gabriel fought off an attacker armed with a baseball bat who attempted to steal various items including a Mercedes parked inside the garage of his north London home. Abderaham Muse was jailed for five years last month after attempting to steal the Brazilian’s £45,000 car, a mobile phone and a
10:04 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte fears defender Cristian Romero could be sidelined until February with a “very serious” hamstring injury. The £47 million summer signing from Atalanta sustained the problem while on international duty with Argentina last month. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant
6:33 AM ET Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has played down the prospect of spending significant sums in the January transfer window. The Gunners committed £140 million on six summer signings as Arteta embarked upon a major overhaul of his squad with Aaron Ramsdale, Nuno Tavares, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Martin Odegaard
11:30 AM ET The North Carolina Courage have named Sean Nahas as head coach, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team said on Wednesday. The Courage terminated the contract of former coach Paul Riley, who led them to back-to-back NWSL championships in 2018 and 2019, in September after an Athletic report outlined allegations of sexual
6:55 AM ET The Premier League have held discussions with Qatar-owned beIN Sports following an anti-gay rant by pundit and former Egypt international Mohamed Aboutrika on one of its shows. Aboutrika spoke for two uninterrupted minutes about the Rainbow Laces initiative in the league, criticising it and LGBTQ+ players several times. – Stream ESPN FC