Football

Arsenal‘s Premier League title hopes suffered a hammer blow when Jarrod Bowen‘s goal just before halftime gave London rivals West Ham United a surprise 1-0 away victory on Saturday. Bowen headed in from close range in the 44th minute and Arsenal’s attack, missing a host of injured forwards, could not prevent a first home league

Aston Villa‘s Marco Asensio bagged a brace and fellow newcomer Marcus Rashford had two assists as their side roared back from a goal down to beat Chelsea 2-1 in a breathless Premier League match at Villa Park on Saturday. The victory buoyed Villa’s hopes of a Champions League berth next season as Unai Emery’s men

AC Milan endured a frustrating evening when an early own goal from Malick Thiaw and a missed penalty from Christian Pulisic saw them fall 2-1 at Torino on Saturday, leaving their top-four hopes in Serie A under pressure. The draw left Milan in seventh place with 41 points, 15 points behind leaders Napoli and six

Feb 22, 2025, 02:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ange Postecoglou has poured scorn over the notion that Tottenham Hotspur could have been relegated this season, dismissing the subject as nothing more than “hysteria” that was “framed around putting pressure on me and the club.” Spurs had been in a downward spiral over the festive

Open Extended Reactions Everton manager David Moyes has described the controversial decision to overturn a late penalty for his side in their 2-2 draw with Manchester United as “surprising.” United came back from 2-0 down at Goodison Park thanks to second-half goals from Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte after Beto and Abdoulaye Doucouré had scored

Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta accused his Arsenal players of lacking the standards required to win the Premier League after Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat to West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen’s 44th-minute diving header was enough to secure a surprise win for the visitors at Emirates Stadium as Arsenal mustered just two shots on target in

Feb 22, 2025, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim criticized his players for starting matches slowly after they recovered from a 2-0 halftime deficit at Goodison Park to earn a point against Everton. Beto and Abdoulaye Doucouré both scored after suspect defending from the visitors before Bruno Fernandes‘ well-placed

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — With eight minutes of normal time left on Saturday, West Ham United replaced match winner Jarrod Bowen with Evan Ferguson, a striker they signed on loan earlier this month. If you didn’t know better, it almost felt like a move to mock Arsenal. After all, how Gunners boss Mikel Arteta

ESPN News Services Feb 22, 2025, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo was left fuming after Al Nassr‘s marquee January signing Jhon Durán was sent off in the 3-2 defeat to Al Ettifaq on Friday. Duran, who has scored four times since joining the Saudi Pro League team from Aston Villa for a

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 22, 2025, 07:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti said the LaLiga title race has “reached a point where you can’t slip up” as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid go into this weekend’s games with just a point between them at the top of the table. Atlético, who