12:09 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Real Madrid‘s struggles continued as they sustained a shock 2-1 defeat at Espanyol on Sunday. Raul de Tomas and former Barcelona man Aleix Vidal scored for the Catalan club. – Insider Notebook: The latest gossip from around Europe– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S.
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6:28 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp likened refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine to drink-driving, saying such people endanger others. Klopp said he took the vaccine to protect not just himself but “all the people around me.” The 54-year-old also said that “99%” of his Liverpool players are vaccinated and that he did not
11:43 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Park Ji-Sung won four league titles during his time at Manchester United. Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Former Manchester United and South Korea midfielder Park Ji-Sung has asked supporters to stop singing a song about him that contains a negative stereotype about his homeland. Park, who spent seven years at Old Trafford between
5:02 AM ET Could Benfica star Darwin Nunez be the man to lead Manchester City’s attack? Pedro Fiúza/NurPhoto via Getty Images The summer transfer window is closed for the top leagues in Europe! After a summer full of international football, countless clubs waited until the last minute to pull off their transfers. See all the major
4:54 PM ET Luis Suarez heaped more misery on his former club Barcelona as he helped Atletico Madrid claim a 2-0 victory over the Catalans on Saturday. The striker contributed a goal and an assist to mount pressure on Barca coach Ronald Koeman heading into the international break. – Insider Notebook: Barca sign taekwondo champ–
2:22 PM ET Arsenal produced a disappointing performance as they drew 0-0 at Brighton on Saturday. Following their impressive derby win over Tottenham last week, Mikel Arteta’s side were fortunate to come away from the Amex Stadium with a point. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access–
2:06 PM ET Manuel Locatelli struck late to earn Juventus a 1-0 win over Torino in the Turin derby on Saturday, as the Old Lady stretched their winning run to four games in all competitions and kept a Serie A clean sheet for the first time in seven months. The Italy international fired a shot
3:42 PM ET Tobin Heath grabbed an assist as Arsenal thrashed Aston Villa on Saturday. Photo by Nigel French/PA Images via Getty Images Tobin Heath provided her first assist for new club Arsenal as they thrashed Aston Villa 4-0 to stay top of the Women’s Super League on Saturday. Following a frustrating first 45 minutes by
1:23 PM ET LONDON — There was a point on Saturday when things felt depressingly familiar for Timo Werner. Chelsea were 1-0 up against Southampton courtesy of Trevoh Chalobah‘s ninth-minute header when the 25-year-old rose to head home a Callum Hudson-Odoi cross for a much-needed, confidence-boosting goal that may well have settled the contest. However,
11:56 AM ET Chelsea needed late strikes from Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell to secure a 3-1 win over 10-man Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Trevoh Chalobah put Chelsea ahead early on but James Ward-Prowse converted from the penalty spot in the second half before getting sent off for a reckless tackle. – Stream