3:39 PM ET LONDON — Chelsea spent last season searching for a clinical goal scorer to help sustain a Premier League title challenge. Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Manchester United will raise fears they are still looking. The answer appeared to be Romelu Lukaku, signed in the summer from Inter Milan for €115 million — a
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3:27 PM ET Manchester United caretaker manager Michael Carrick said he was leaving Stamford Bridge disappointed after his side were pegged back by Chelsea in a 1-1 draw for his first and perhaps last Premier League game in charge. “At the moment we’re feeling a little bit frustrated and disappointed really,” Carrick told reporters. “Being
5:29 PM ET Substitute Bobby Wood scored in the first minute of second half stoppage time to seal visiting Real Salt Lake‘s place in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference final in a 2-1, come-from-behind semifinal victory over Sporting Kansas City on Sunday afternoon. Wood, who scored only twice in 17 regular-season appearances, struck 19 minutes
8:58 AM ET Lionel Messi inspired Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 comeback victory at Saint-Etienne with a hat-trick of assists as Sergio Ramos made his long-awaited debut for the club. Ramos was making his first appearance for PSG since joining them on a free transfer from Real Madrid this summer. – ESPN’s Notebook: The inside
8:38 AM ET The Premier League match between Burnley and Tottenham at Turf Moor on Sunday was postponed less than an hour before kickoff due to adverse weather conditions. Spurs arrived at the ground prepared for the game, but both clubs announced the match had been called off after heavy snow had fallen on the
2:05 PM ET Juventus suffered another setback as they lost 1-0 at home to Atalanta after a Duvan Zapata goal on Saturday, with a fifth defeat in 14 Serie A games leaving them in eighth place. USMNT’s Weston McKennie also limped off the pitch just after the hour mark with an injury. The hosts struggled
5:12 PM ET Sam Marsden Barcelona remain seventh in LaLiga after the win. JOSE JORDAN/AFP via Getty Images Late goals from Memphis Depay and Philippe Coutinho secured a first away victory of the season in LaLiga for Barcelona as they made it two wins from two under Xavi Hernandez in the league by beating Villarreal 3-1
10:40 PM ET Marissa Lordanic SYDNEY, Australia — In just 24 seconds, the United States took the lead against Australia in its 3-0 win on Saturday. Less than half a minute and Ashley Hatch had capitalised on a defensive mix-up to score her first-ever USWNT goal. For the Americans, it the perfect way to silence
8:09 PM ET Referee Manuel Mota ends the game after Belenenses could not meet the minimum requirement of seven players on the pitch. PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP Benfica‘s Primeira Liga match at Belenenses on Saturday was abandoned amid extraordinary scenes after their COVID-hit opponents were forced to name a team of nine players, including two goalkeepers.
6:05 PM ET Palmeiras won the Copa Libertadores for the second year in a row when an extra-time goal from Deyverson gave them a 2-1 win over Flamengo in an absorbing all-Brazilian final on Saturday. It is the third time the Sao Paulo club have won South America’s equivalent of Europe’s Champions League, following victories