11:53 AM ET Bukayo Saka netted a brace as Arsenal continued their bid for Champions League qualification in a comfortable 5-0 victory away at Norwich City on Sunday. Saka opened the scoring early on before defender Kieran Tierney doubled Arsenal’s lead just before half-time. Saka added a third just after the hour-mark, and Norwich’s hopes
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11:49 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur took the Boxing Day spoils with ease, beating 10-man Crystal Palace 3-0. Spurs scored twice in the first half, while Palace, without manager Patrick Vieira after he tested positive for COVID-19, were reduced to 10 men when Wilfried Zaha was sent off for two bookable offences. Tottenham started the game
8:53 AM ET Leeds United‘s Premier League clash against Aston Villa on Dec. 28 at Elland Road has become the latest game to be called off due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Marcelo Bielsa’s side also saw their Boxing Day game at Liverpool postponed following positive COVID-19 cases in the squad. – Ogden: Focus turns to
8:21 AM ET Romaare in talks to sign Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles on loan during the January transfer window, sources have told ESPN. It is understood the Italian club’s sporting director Tiago Pinto has made contact with Arsenal to explore the possibility of signing the midfielder, who is open to the move. Sources have told
9:05 AM ET Chris Kirchner has withdrawn his bid to buy Derby County. Nathan Stirk/Getty Images American businessman Chris Kirchner has withdrawn his offer to rescue Championship club Derby County. The team, which is managed by former England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, have been docked a total of 21 points after the club entered
9:29 AM ET Steven Gerrard is worried, and so are his players. The Aston Villa manager is taking almost hourly bulletins on how badly his squad has been affected by positive COVID-19 cases and whether he will have enough players — 13 outfield players and a goalkeeper — to meet the minimum requirement to fulfil
6:09 AM ET Juventus legend Gianluigi Buffon has said Cristiano Ronaldo‘s arrival at the club in 2018 ultimately led to them losing their “DNA of being a team.” Ronaldo, now back at Manchester United for a second spell, scored 101 goals in 135 appearances for Juventus and won two Serie A titles but the club
5:30 PM ET Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has denied acting like a “dictator” in his handling of striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and said he would quit as manager if players do not show him respect and commitment. Sources have told ESPN that Arsenal are willing to listen to offers for Aubameyang after the 32-year-old was stripped
5:27 AM ET Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has said Karim Benzema‘s goalscoring form puts the striker on the same level as Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland. Benzema — who was named No. 3 among strikers in ESPN’s FC 100 for 2021 — has been in the form of his life this season and has
6:37 AM ET Burnley‘s home match against Everton on Boxing Day has been postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak and injuries in the visitors’ squad, the Premier League has said. It becomes the third Boxing Day fixture to be postponed in the Premier League after Liverpool‘s match against Leeds United and the meeting between Wolves