5:13 PM ET Lens are closing in on PSG at the top of Ligue 1 ahead of the teams’ showdown next weekend. SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images Clinical Lens beat Strasbourg 2-1 to provisionally cut Paris Saint-Germain‘s once double-digit lead at the top of the Ligue 11 table to three points on Friday and open up
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12:18 PM ET Wrexham fell to second in the National League table following defeat on Friday. Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Wrexham slipped up in their race for automatic promotion to the English Football League (EFL) after suffering a shock 3-1 defeat at FC Halifax Town on Friday, ending their 28-match unbeaten run in the
8:56 AM ET Kylian Mbappe has held talks with Paris Saint-Germain after the forward criticised the club for using him in a video to promote season ticket sales, according to manager Christophe Galtier. PSG released a video on Wednesday which featured snippets from an interview with Mbappe, in which he talks about the club and
9:34 AM ET Christian Eriksen is ahead of schedule in his recovery from an ankle injury. Naomi Baker/Getty Images Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has said Christian Eriksen is in the squad to face Everton in the Premier League this weekend after recovering from an ankle injury. Eriksen, 31, sustained the injury in a clumsy
9:49 AM ET Manchester City striker Erling Haaland could feature in Saturday’s Premier League game at Southampton after recovering from a groin injury, coach Pep Guardiola said on Friday. Haaland missed out on Norway’s Euro 2024 qualifiers against Spain and Georgia last month, as well as City’s 4-1 win over Liverpool last Saturday. – Stream
10:12 AM ET Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has backed his side to keep their cool in Sunday’s crucial Premier League trip to Liverpool. Arsenal’s last league visit to Anfield ended in a 4-0 defeat, which featured Arteta and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp engaging in a touchline spat that appeared to stir the home crowd and
9:03 AM ET Thomas Muller and Bayern Munich were knocked out of the DFB-Pokal at the quarterfinal stage on Tuesday. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator Derek Rae says there are significant question marks hovering over both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in the title race after ignominious DFB-Pokal exits in midweek. The Pokal in
7:30 AM ET Chelsea are in the midst of an identity crisis. The sheer scale and speed of change in the 11 months since Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital completed their takeover of the club has created a constant state of flux. First, there were new owners. Then there were new players. Then there was
4:58 AM ET Carlo Ancelotti will be considered for a return to Chelsea for a second spell as manager at Stamford Bridge should the Real Madrid coach leave the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of the season, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea announced former player and coach Frank Lampard as interim manager for the remainder
6:26 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp called questions about rotating his squad as a “waste of time” after he made six changes for the goalless draw at Chelsea on Tuesday. Following Liverpool’s 4-1 thrashing at Manchester City last Saturday, Klopp dropped Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson to the bench for