12:20 PM ET Barcelona ended a three-game winless streak by beating Levante 3-0 at Camp Nou on Sunday as Ansu Fati scored in his first appearance in 10 months. Ansu, 18, has been out since last November with a knee injury but returned as a second half substitute against Levante to add Barca’s third goal
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3:02 PM ET LONDON — The challenge facing Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur these days is the same — restoration to their former glory — but Sunday’s emphatic 3-1 Gunners win suggests only one of these old rivals know how they want to go about it. Late September is too early to definitively assess the limit
1:24 PM ET Arsenal’s Emile Smith Rowe scored and assisted in the game. Getty Three first half goals were Tottenham Hotspur‘s downfall at the Emirates on Sunday as they lost the north London derby 3-1 to Arsenal. Goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka in a blistering 20 minutes during the first half
7:26 AM ET Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes vowed to come back stronger after missing his stoppage-time penalty in Saturday’s 1-0 Premier League defeat by Aston Villa. Kortney Hause‘s 88th-minute header put Villa in the lead but the defender’s handball gifted United a chance to steal a point minutes later with a penalty, only for
9:28 AM ET Chelsea had too much power for Manchester United. Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images Manchester United were hammered 6-1 by Chelsea on Sunday in the Women’s Super League, continuing their winless record against the London side. Alessia Russo’s second half strike wasn’t enough to pull United past Chelsea with a brace
8:44 AM ET Juventus beat Sampdoria 3-2 in Turin on Sunday, their first home victory of the Serie A season but the visitors’ two goals means it’s 20 games without a clean sheet for the Bianconeri, Paulo Dybala scored a superb goal before leaving the pitch in tears with an injury as his injury frustrations
6:16 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC Thibaut Courtois has criticised the referee’s failure to award Real Madrid a penalty in their 0-0 draw with Villarreal, suggesting controversy over the official’s performance a week earlier contributed to the decision. Ref Jesus Gil Manzano waved play on when defender Nacho appeared to be fouled by Raul Albiol
6:32 PM ET CONCACAF has disqualified Suriname vice president Ronnie Brunswijk from participating in any related activities for three years after a viral video showed him allegedly passing out money to players of an opposing soccer team. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–
6:05 PM ET Luke Thrower The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major deals here and check out how we graded the biggest signings. But just because the
11:03 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has defended his decision to let Bruno Fernandes rather than Cristiano Ronaldo take a stoppage time penalty during the 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday. Fernandes missed from the spot to squander the chance to salvage a point for United, who have now lost three of