6:51 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said Wednesday’s crushing 4-0 Copa del Rey semifinal defeat to Real Madrid is difficult to digest but insists it will not stain a potential LaLiga title. A second half hat-trick from Karim Benzema and a Vinicius Junior goal helped Madrid overturn a 1-0 first
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9:28 PM ET Cesar Hernandez LA Galaxy head coach Greg Vanney said Mexican forward Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez has recovered from a hamstring injury and is set to make his 2023 MLS season debut this Saturday against the Houston Dynamo. “He’s ready to go to Houston, now it’s just building up his match minutes,” said Vanney
6:06 PM ET Davy Klaassen was left bloodied after an object thrown from the stands hit him in the head. EPA/KOEN VAN WEEL Ajax Amsterdam‘s Davy Klaassen suffered a head injury from an object thrown from the stands, causing a lengthy delay, before his team edged bitter rivals Feyenoord away in Rotterdam on Wednesday to book
6:32 PM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti said Karim Benzema is back in “optimal condition” and still among the world’s best after the forward scored a hat trick to fire Real Madrid into the Copa del Rey final with a 4-0 win over Barcelona. Vinicius Junior opened the scoring before half-time at Camp
2:59 PM ET Chelsea are in talks with Frank Lampard to become the club’s interim head coach as they continue to search for a permanent successor to Graham Potter, sources have told ESPN. The 44-year-old has emerged as a potential short-term solution to take charge until the end of the season as negotiations remain ongoing
5:00 PM ET Marcus Rashford scored the only goal with a brilliant half-volley as Manchester United beat Brentford 1-0 in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Wednesday to climb above Tottenham Hotspur and back into the top four. The victory was a perfect response following a disappointing 2-0 defeat by Newcastle United on Sunday
5:03 PM ET Karim Benzema scored a second consecutive hat-trick as Real Madrid hammered Barcelona 4-0 at Spotify Camp Nou on Wednesday to set up a Copa del Rey final against Osasuna in May. Benzema, who also netted a treble against Real Valladolid at the weekend, scored three times in the second half to silence
8:58 AM ET Gwendolyn Oxenham Jun Endo trains for Angel City FC without shoes on Aug. 10, 2022, in Los Angeles. Will Navarro/Angel City FC If you were to show up an hour early to an Angel City game and skip the very cool fanfest activities happening outside BMO Stadium, you could behold the vision that
6:37 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Luis Enrique has flown into London for talks on taking over the manager’s job at Chelsea, sources have told ESPN. The former Barcelona and Spain coach arrived in London on Wednesday morning for discussions over the position — vacant since Graham Potter was sacked on Sunday after seven
11:48 AM ET Nearly 900 Liverpool fans who attended last year’s Champions League final in Paris have filed legal action against European football’s governing body for personal injuries allegedly caused by chaos outside the stadium. Law firm Leigh Day filed a lawsuit against UEFA and UEFA Events on Monday, according to publicly available records of