4:36 AM ET After three matches and a handful of training sessions, we’re starting to see what Ralf Rangnick’s Manchester United will resemble. After news of United’s new interim manager broke through, the tales of Rangnick’s methods — and his influence on world football and gegenpressing as we know it — were well documented. From
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9:47 AM ET The Premier League is about to embark on its busiest period of the season, with 40 games — plus all four Carabao Cup quarterfinals — due to be played in the space of 17 days starting this Saturday. But a resurgence of COVID-19 is threatening to wreak havoc on the fixture list.
9:19 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent An increasing number of clubs are pushing for a shutdown of the Premier League until the new year in an attempt to deal with the growing coronavirus crisis, sources have told ESPN. Premier League chiefs have been informed that with rising case numbers being fuelled by the Omicron variant there
7:41 AM ET Thursday’s Premier League clash between Spurs and Leicester has been called off due to COVID-19 outbreaks. Photo by George Wood/Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur‘s trip to Leicester City on Thursday has become the latest Premier League fixture to be called off as the COVID-19 Omicron variant surges in the United Kingdom. Both clubs previously
5:20 AM ET Brentford manager Thomas Frank said the club recorded a further four COVID-19 cases on Thursday. Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images Brentford boss Thomas Frank has called for the Premier League to postpone its latest round of fixtures as positive coronavirus cases mount up among players and staff. Brentford recorded four more positive COVID-19
7:00 PM ET Alexis Sanchez could be set for a second spell at Barcelona starting this summer. Nicolò Campo/LightRocket/Getty Images The summer transfer window was unlike any other. See all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours
1:01 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — For nearly two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has weighed heavy on Major League Soccer. The 2020 season barely got to the finish line in the wake of postponements and delays, while negotiations on a revised Collective Bargaining Agreement with the MLS Players Association meant a delay to the start
8:38 PM ET The New England Revolution have acquired United States midfielder Sebastian Lletget from the LA Galaxy in exchange for up to $1.3 million in General Allocation Money (GAM), with $500,000 of that amount guaranteed, a source has told ESPN. The Galaxy will receive $300,000 in GAM in 2022, with an additional $200,000 in
6:27 PM ET LONDON — The pre-match message was for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but we know now he wasn’t the only one listening. Mikel Arteta’s decision to strip Aubameyang of the captaincy dominated the build-up to Arsenal‘s game against West Ham United on Wednesday and could have had divisive effect given the striker’s popularity within the
4:51 PM ET Gabriel Martinelli’s goal for Arsenal gave his team the lead over West Ham early in the second half. Getty Arsenal beat West Ham United 2-0 at the Emirates on Wednesday night to move into the Premier League’s top four. Gabriel Martinelli scored a spectacular goal to give Arsenal the lead early in the