4:30 AM ET Manchester City have a 10-point lead at the top of the Premier League and are comfortably on course to win a fourth title in five seasons. Pep Guardiola’s team, who face second-place Chelsea at the Etihad on Saturday, have become the most dominant side in English football since Manchester United won the
Football
4:16 AM ET Aston Villa have seen off competition from Chelsea to complete the signing of Lucas Digne from Everton, it was announced on Thursday. Digne, 28 ends his four-year stay at Goodison Park to join Steven Gerrard’s side on a permanent deal. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN?
4:05 AM ET Burnley striker Chris Wood has signed for Newcastle. Photo by Rich Linley – CameraSport via Getty Images Newcastle United have signed striker Chris Wood from relegation rivals Burnley on a two-and-a-half year deal, the club has announced, with sources telling ESPN the move is worth £25 million. The New Zealand international is the
7:42 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The 2022 January transfer window is open (find out when it closes here), and there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings and goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Arsenal’s Mari set for Serie A
6:44 PM ET Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez lauded his team’s performance against Real Madrid on Wednesday despite going down 3-2 after extra time in a thrilling Spanish Supercopa semifinal in Saudi Arabia. Federico Valverde struck the winner in the 98th minute as Madrid recorded their 100th Clasico win after Luuk de Jong and Ansu Fati
5:42 PM ET Internazionale striker Alexis Sanchez scored in the final minute of extra time to clinch a 2-1 win against Juventus in the Italian Super Cup at San Siro on Wednesday, marking the Nerazzurri’s first victory in the competition for 11 years. The home crowd exploded with joy when the Chilean substitute prodded home
10:08 PM ET Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has backed interim boss Ralf Rangnick to do a good job at the Premier League club but said the German needs time to bed in his ideas and improve the team’s performances. Rangnick was appointed until the end of the season following the sacking of Ole Gunnar
4:43 PM ET Chelsea beat London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 thanks to Antonio Rudiger‘s first-half goal to complete an emphatic 3-0 aggregate triumph in the Carabao Cup semifinal on Wednesday. Leading 2-0 from last week’s one-sided first leg at Stamford Bridge, defender Rudiger gave Tottenham a mountain to climb when he bundled home from Mason
6:11 PM ET Alex Kirkland Sam Marsden Wednesday’s Supercopa de Espana clash between Clasico rivals didn’t disappoint, as Real Madrid hung on to defeat Barcelona 3-2 in front of an enthusiastic crowd in Saudi Arabia. (Stream highlights here: U.S. only.) After Barca twice battled back from a goal down to take the game to extra
8:47 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said Mohamed Salah can match the consistency and longevity levels of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Salah has been one of the standout performers in the Premier League this season and is the top scorer with 16 goals so far. – Stream ESPN FC Daily