11:55 AM ET Brighton fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 Premier League draw at Liverpool on Saturday, as Enock Mwepu and Leandro Trossard spoiled what would have been a perfect week for the Merseyside club. Following a 5-0 victory over Manchester United on Sunday and Wednesday’s 2-0 Carabao Cup win at
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6:50 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur have been drawn to face West Ham United in the Carabao Cup quarterfinal with Brentford taking on Chelsea in another all-London derby. Liverpool will face Leicester City and former manager Brendan Rodgers. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more Sunderland, meanwhile, the only non-Premier League side left
9:56 AM ET Vinicius Junior bagged a brace as Real Madrid secured a 2-1 win at Elche in LaLiga on Saturday. The Brazil international scored a goal in each half as Carlo Ancelotti’s team leapfrogged Real Sociedad to go top of the table. Sociedad face a derby match against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. – ESPN+
11:35 AM ET Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Bayern Munich beat Union Berlin 5-2 on Saturday and bounced back from their shock midweek German Cup exit to stay top of the Bundesliga. Lewandowski struck with a 15th-minute penalty and then hammered in a free kick for his 12th goal of the campaign, with Leroy Sane,
10:00 AM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Vinicius Junior scored twice as Real Madrid won 2-1 at Elche on Saturday to return to the top of the LaLiga table. Rodrygo Goes was forced off injured and Thibaut Courtois denied Elche forward Lucas Boye before Vinicius opened the scoring with a low, left-footed effort after Mariano Diaz’s
9:30 AM ET Danny Lewis In a meeting between two sides in positive form, it was Arsenal who came away with a 2-0 win against Leicester City thanks to an inspired performance from goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. The Gunners went ahead as Gabriel Magalhaes headed home just five minutes in. The lead was doubled just 13
2:54 PM ET Inter Miami CF midfielder Federico Higuain announced on Friday that he will retire at the conclusion of this season. Coach Phil Neville said Higuain will serve as the team captain for Saturday afternoon’s home finale against New York City FC. – ESPN+ viewers’ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more Higuain, 37,
9:05 PM ET Associated Press Major League Soccer said Friday it will hire independent counsel to oversee an investigation into the Vancouver Whitecaps’ handling of misconduct allegations against former women’s coach Hubert Busby Jr. “The investigation will include a review of the club’s internal processes and overall culture at the time as well as recommendations
6:00 PM ET Larry Best has resigned from his position as president of sporting operations of the NWSL’s Washington Spirit, a source has confirmed to ESPN. The Washington Post was the first to report Best’s resignation. A Spirit spokesperson declined to comment. Best had been under fire following the NWSL’s investigation into the Spirit’s workplace
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he has received no assurances from the Manchester United board about his future as manager. Solskjaer has been left fighting for his job following the 5-0 defeat to Liverpool. The Norwegian will be in charge for Saturday’s trip to Tottenham but he says he has had