Football

Liam Delap and Omari Hutchinson scored either side of the break as Ipswich Town finally ended an almost 23-year wait to win a Premier League match at Portman Road with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea on Monday. Not since April 2002, and a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough, have Ipswich celebrated home success in the top

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 30, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has accepted Manchester United are in a relegation battle following their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United and admitted his “focus is on survival.” United slumped to a fourth straight defeat in all competitions and a third consecutive loss in the Premier League

Lizzy Becherano Dec 30, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brandon Vázquez is set to depart from CF Monterrey after mutually agreeing to terminate his contract with the Liga MX team, sources told ESPN. The United States forward now leaves the Mexican club less than a year after joining Monterrey on Jan. 10, 2024

Dec 30, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former England manager Gareth Southgate was among the hundreds named in King Charles’s New Year honours list published on Monday. The full list includes more than 1,200 people in politics, sport, the arts or community service to be awarded honours ranging from Member, Commander or Officer

Dec 30, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Neal Maupay, pictured on the bench for Everton earlier this year, has said he smiles when they lose. Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images Marseille‘s on-loan striker Neal Maupay has teased his parent club Everton by claiming he smiles when the Premier League side lose. Everton were beaten

Dec 30, 2024, 10:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kevin De Bruyne has confirmed he is yet to resume contract talks with Manchester City, despite being able to negotiate with other clubs as a free agent in the new year. Editor’s Picks 2 Related De Bruyne, like many Premier League stars — including Liverpool‘s Mohamed

Open Extended Reactions Referees will announce their decisions after consulting VAR monitors to the entire stadium at the Carabai Cup semifinals. James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images Referees will announce the outcome of VAR reviews via an in-stadium microphone for the first time in English football during next week’s Carabao Cup semifinal first legs. The trial is

Dec 30, 2024, 06:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Plymouth Argyle head coach Wayne Rooney has said he does not take criticism from fans personally after his side suffered a 2-0 defeat against Oxford United on Sunday. Argyle sit in last place in the Championship table having lost six and drawn three of their past

Open Extended Reactions The January transfer window opens soon — England’s Premier League, Germany’s Bundesliga and France’s Ligue 1 on Wednesday, Jan. 1, with Spain’s LALIGA, Italy’s Serie A and Portugal’s Primeira Liga opening for business 24 hours later — and this January looks set to be busier than in recent years due to several

Dec 30, 2024, 04:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arne Slot has weighed in on Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s pointed goal celebration against West Ham United on Sunday and said that it “tells you enough” about his contract situation at the club. After scoring Liverpool‘s fourth goal in their rampant 5-0 win at London Stadium, Alexander-Arnold made