4:30 PM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
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5:45 PM ET Liam Wheeler Arsenal produced a blistering second-half display to blow away Oxford United and keep the Gunners’ pursuit of a 15th FA Cup alive with a 3-0 win at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford on Monday. Operating in all-white kits as part of the club’s “No More Red” anti-violence campaign, Arsenal early
12:39 PM ET Chelsea are in advanced talks to sign Joao Felix in a loan move from Atletico Madrid, sources have told ESPN. The 23-year-old has been offered to Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United in recent days but all three clubs were initially unwilling to meet Atletico’s financial demands. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
2:13 PM ET France‘s World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris announced his retirement from international football at the age of 36 on Monday. The Tottenham goalkeeper made a record 145 appearances for France and captained Les Bleus as they won the 2018 World Cup in Russia. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “There comes
5:09 PM ET A pair of second-half goals from Eddie Nketiah saw Arsenal past a stubborn Oxford United side by a final score of 3-0 in the FA Cup third round on Monday. Mohamed Elneny broke the deadlock after half-time with a smashing header before Nketiah scored twice to help Mikel Arteta’s side advance past
2:39 PM ET Four former NWSL coaches, Paul Riley, Christy Holly, Rory Dames and Richie Burke, were permanently banned from all participation in the league on Monday as commissioner Jessica Berman handed down discipline based on last month’s joint investigative report between the league and the players’ union. This joint NWSL/NWSLPA investigation followed a report
9:00 AM ET It started with Cristiano Ronaldo and is likely to end with Wout Weghorst — for now at least. But sources have told ESPN that Manchester United‘s real objective in their attempt to end a six-year search for a centre-forward is to bridge a gap until the summer when their priority targets will
10:30 AM ET Gareth Bale has called time on his professional football career. James Williamson – AMA/Getty Images Gareth Bale has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 33. Bale played his final game at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in Wales‘ last group stage match, against England. – Stream on ESPN+:
3:54 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo could make his first appearance for Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr in a friendly against Paris Saint-Germain after he serves the remainder of his suspension, coach Rudi Garcia has said. Ronaldo missed the first of two domestic games for Al Nassr on Friday after being suspended by England’s Football Association
3:14 AM ET France forward Kylian Mbappe has come out in support of Zinedine Zidane after the country’s football federation (FFF) president, Noel Le Graet, said he would not pick up the phone if the former midfielder called him to discuss coaching the national team. The FFF had announced coach Didier Deschamps’s contract extension on