2:45 AM ET New Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has said USMNT captain Christian Pulisic will be important for his side and will make an impact in the future, despite his lack of appearances this season. Pulisic, 22, has played 84 minutes out of a possible 450 in the Premier League under Tuchel, who replaced Frank
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6:13 PM ET LONDON — Chelsea‘s 2-0 win over Newcastle United was comfortable, but this was a night when droughts were broken and confidence restored. Timo Werner was superb, while Kepa Arrizabalaga repaid Thomas Tuchel’s faith in his first Premier League start since October. While Newcastle offered little in attack, this was a near-perfect night
4:56 PM ET Timo Werner scored his first Premier League goal in 14 matches on Monday. Getty Timo Werner scored his first Premier League goal in 14 matches as Chelsea jumped into the top four with a 2-0 victory against Newcastle United on Monday. Olivier Giroud also scored to help hand new manager Thomas Tuchel a
5:11 PM ET FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Monday shot down reports that he had instructed female referees not to greet a Qatari delegate during the Club World Cup medal ceremony last week and insisted he remained a strong advocate for women’s rights. After the game in which Bayern Munich beat Mexican side Tigres 1-0,
6:31 PM ET Leopoldo Luque, the moustache-sporting striker who was a key part of the Argentina side that won their first World Cup at home in 1978, died on Monday, the Argentine Football Association said. Luque, who was 71, was hospitalised with COVID-19 over the festive period and he never fully recovered, Argentina media reported.
1:07 PM ET Sid Lowe Julien Laurens The UEFA Champions League returns this week with the round of 16, with four first legs happening this week and the remaining four first legs scheduled for the week of Feb. 22. The pick of this week’s ties is undoubtedly happening at the Camp Nou on Tuesday, with
9:20 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
9:16 AM ET Borussia Monchengladbach manager Marco Rose will leave to take over at Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season, it was announced on Monday. Lucien Favre was sacked as Dortmund coach in December and, despite being considered title contenders at the start of the campaign, the club faces a fight to quality
9:32 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has hit back at rumours suggesting he could walk away from the club and said he is ready for the challenge to turn things around. Klopp conceded the 2019-20 Premier League champions were out of the title race this season after they suffered a 3-1 defeat
8:29 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Ronald Koeman has said he doesn’t believe there is a team in better form than his Barcelona side going into Tuesday’s Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain. Barca beat Alaves 5-1 on Saturday and welcome PSG to Camp Nou for the first leg of their round-of-16 tie on