12:16 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz “lost control” of Saturday’s heated Catalan derby after his side were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw against Espanyol at Camp Nou. The match descended into chaos after Lahoz’s decision to award Espanyol a 73rd-minute penalty, with Joselu‘s spot
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11:11 AM ET Luke Shaw said Erik ten Hag has stopped Manchester United players from “doing whatever they want” after the manager dropped striker Marcus Rashford for the 1-0 win at Wolves for oversleeping and being late to a team meeting. Rashford was named as a substitute at Molineux, with Ten Hag citing “internal discipline”
1:17 PM ET Uruguay striker Luis Suarez will join Brazilian Serie A side Gremio on a free transfer on a two-year contract until the end of 2024, the club announced on Saturday. Suarez bid farewell to his boyhood club Nacional in October after three months in which he scored eight goals in 16 games and
10:05 AM ET Barcelona and Espanyol played out a fierce 1-1 draw in a Catalan derby in which both teams finished with 10 men. Barca went ahead in the seventh minute through a Marcos Alonso header, before Espanyol pegged them back through a Joselu penalty in the 73rd minute. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
4:58 PM ET Liverpool came back from an early deficit to beat Leicester City 2-1 at Anfield on Friday courtesy of a quickfire pair of own goals from Foxes defender Wout Faes. Faes became just the fourth player in Premier League history to score two own goals in the same game with two defensive blunders
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has said Manchester United will have to be “creative” if they want to sign a striker in January. Ten Hag is keen to bring in a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo, who left Old Trafford during the break for the World Cup. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
5:41 PM ET Real Madrid secured a 2-0 win at Real Valladolid as Karim Benzema scored two late goals, including a penalty, to move them a point clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga on Friday. Ballon d’Or winner Benzema returned to the starting lineup after missing the World Cup for France, having
2:36 PM ET Marc Overmars won the Premier League and FA Cup double with Arsenal in 1997-98. ANP Sport via Getty Images Former Netherlands international Marc Overmars was admitted to hospital after suffering a “mild stroke,” Belgian club Royal Antwerp said on Friday. The 49-year-old has served as director of football at top-flight Antwerp since March.
4:13 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr after leaving Manchester United in controversial fashion, the club announced Friday. Ronaldo signed a contract through the summer of 2025 and, according to reports, will receive $75 million per year to make him the highest paid player in history. Sources did not dispute that
7:02 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Real Madrid are ready to spend over €100 million to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham and are confident they will be able to speed up transfer talks in January, sources told ESPN. The LaLiga giants view the England international, 19, as a priority signing for next season