1:57 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City sent Chelsea crashing to a fifth defeat in seven games and out of the FA Cup as goals from Riyad Mahrez, Julian Alvarez and Phil Foden sealed an easy 4-0 win at the Etihad Stadium. Chelsea failed to reach the FA Cup fourth round for the first
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5:29 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Christian Pulisic will be out for “weeks” with a knee injury, according to Chelsea manager Graham Potter. The United States winger was forced off in the first half of Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to Manchester City on Thursday in the Premier League after a challenge with John Stones. – Ogden: Chelsea
12:52 PM ET Manchester City claimed a comfortable 4-0 victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup third round on Sunday, setting up a potential clash with Premier League leaders Arsenal. Riyad Mahrez opened the scoring with a well-struck free-kick on 23 minutes to send City ahead. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Newly
4:56 PM ET Ousmane Dembele scored the only goal of the game as Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday. Xavi Hernandez’s side took advantage of rival Real Madrid‘s 2-1 loss to Villarreal on Saturday to take sole possession of first place in LaLiga with 41 points from their first 16
9:47 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens AD Cueta coach Jose Juan Romero has called out Xavi Hernandez’s “inappropriate” comments after the Barcelona boss said his side had been lucky to draw the third division side in the Copa del Rey round of 16. Xavi said he was relieved to avoid a match against one
9:14 PM ET Zinedine Zidane rejected an approach from the U.S. Soccer Federation to take over as head coach of the U.S. men’s national team, sources have told ESPN. Zidane, via his agent Alain Migliaccio, was asked if he would be interested in succeeding Gregg Berhalter on the U.S. bench, to which the Frenchman politely
6:10 PM ET Chelsea‘s sixth Premier League defeat of the season left them in 10th place, but manager Graham Potter said he continues to feel the support of the players and the club’s ownership despite their struggles. Chelsea, who announced the signing of Molde striker David Datro Fofana on Saturday, have put in a run
2:57 PM ET Rob Dawson Mark Ogden Manchester United are interested in signing Wout Weghorst on a short-term deal until the end of the season, sources have told ESPN. Weghorst is currently on loan at Turkish side Besiktas from Burnley and would have to be recalled before any potential move to Old Trafford. – Stream
4:52 PM ET Holders Liverpool were undone by two defensive blunders that allowed Wolves to claim a 2-2 draw and a replay from their FA Cup third-round tie at Anfield on Saturday. A disjointed Liverpool looked to have recovered from Alisson‘s early gift to Goncalo Guedes to give Wolves the lead when Darwin Nunez and
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has told his Manchester United players he will continue to crack down on squad discipline after axing Cristiano Ronaldo and dropping Marcus Rashford. Ronaldo had his contract cancelled after criticising Ten Hag and the club in an interview with Piers Morgan while Rashford was punished for being