Jan 4, 2023 Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City are eight points behind in the Premier League title race, but Pep Guardiola’s reigning champions are still convincing favourites to lift the trophy for the fifth time in six years. Why? Because they’ve been there and done it, and even with Arsenal setting the pace at the top
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8:30 AM ET Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR
4:39 AM ET FIFA President Gianni Infantino called on fans to “shut up all the racists” after Lecce defender Samuel Umtiti and teammate Lameck Banda were subjected to racial abuse during their home game against Lazio on Wednesday. Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport reported the match was paused for several minutes while an announcement was
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola said he won’t tell Erling Haaland to calm down on the pitch despite his battle with Everton defender Ben Godfrey on Saturday. Haaland at times appeared riled by Godfrey during the 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium and was booked in the first half for a heavy challenge
5:49 PM ET Former Barcelona junior Oriol Soldevila scored a hat trick against his old club but still ended on the losing side as third tier InterCity took the LaLiga giants to extra time before losing 4-3 in a dramatic Copa del Rey tie on Wednesday. InterCity, promoted to the third division last season, came
4:59 PM ET Striker Harry Kane marked his 300th Premier League appearance with a brace to hand Tottenham Hotspur an emphatic 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace in their London derby at Selhurst Park on Wednesday. Defender Matt Doherty and Son Heung-Min netted further goals for the visitors as Palace capitulated in the second half having
4:53 PM ET Edin Dzeko celebrates his match-winning goal against Napoli. Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images Napoli‘s unbeaten start to the season and 11-match winning streak in Serie A ended on Wednesday when Edin Dzeko‘s second-half goal secured Inter Milan a 1-0 victory. While Napoli dominated possession in the goalless first half, Inter striker Dzeko broke the deadlock
1:07 PM ET Jeff Carlisle Close U.S. soccer correspondent Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Kyle Bonagura Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Danielle Reyna, wife of former United States men’s national team captain Claudio and mother of current international
2:00 PM ET Associated Press Anthony Hudson will coach the United States men’s soccer team, rather than Gregg Berhalter, ahead of the first two matches of the cycle leading to the 2026 World Cup. The U.S. Soccer Federation announced on Tuesday that it was investigating Berhalter for a 1991 altercation involving the woman who became
9:26 AM ET Lionel Messi was given a guard of honour as he returned to Paris Saint-Germain training on Wednesday for the first time since lifting the World Cup with Argentina. Messi was flanked by his PSG teammates and clapped onto the training pitch, weeks after he scored twice in the final in Qatar to