8:59 AM ET Rebecca Welch made history in April when she became the first woman to referee an English Football League match. Naomi Baker – The FA/The FA via Getty Images Rebecca Welch will become the first woman to referee an FA Cup third round match when she oversees Birmingham City‘s clash with Plymouth Argyle on
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11:00 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
5:17 PM ET Adam Brown Jorginho and Chelsea saw a potential win over Brighton slip through their hands. Robin Jones/Getty Images A win on Tuesday was vital for Chelsea as they looked to keep pace in the Premier League title race, and they looked to have sealed a victory before a late goal saw them drop
5:05 PM ET Manchester City will head into the new year with an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League after Phil Foden‘s first-half goal earned them a 1-0 win at Brentford on Wednesday. Foden stroked home in the 16th minute from Kevin de Bruyne’s pass and it proved sufficient to seal a
4:57 PM ET Chelsea were held to a 1-1 draw against Brighton on Wednesday. Chris Lee – Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Striker Danny Welbeck scored a last-minute equaliser as Brighton & Hove Albion held Chelsea to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. Striker Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring on 28 minutes with
2:17 PM ET Liverpool‘s Mohamed Salah headlines a group of six foreign-based players in Egypt‘s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon, while there is a return for Aston Villa midfielder Mahmoud Trezeguet. Coach Carlos Quieroz named a 25-man squad on Wednesday, recalling Trezeguet for the first time since the winger injured
8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick has said Manchester United have not made as much progress as he had hoped in the first month of his reign. The German remains unbeaten in four games as interim coach but his team were lucky to escape with a 1-1 draw against relegation-threatened Newcastle United on Monday
5:42 AM ET Kylian Mbappe has said he will not leave Paris Saint-Germain in the January transfer window and laughed off rumours linking him with a move to Real Madrid next season. Sources previously told ESPN that PSG rejected a €200m offer from Madrid in August despite Mbappe having made it clear he did not
6:38 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have been struck by a COVID-19 outbreak to leave them struggling to field a team for Sunday’s LaLiga game against Mallorca. Ousmane Dembele, Samuel Umtiti and Gavi all tested positive for the virus on Wednesday to take the number of players isolating at the club to seven.
7:16 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will miss his side’s Premier League match against Manchester City on Saturday after testing positive for COVID-19. It is the latest setback for Arsenal after their clash against Wolves on Dec. 28 was called off due to a COVID-19 outbreak at