9:50 AM ET Everton substitute Abdoulaye Doucoure scored an extra-time winner as they edged a determined Rotherham United 2-1 in their absorbing FA Cup third round tie at Goodison Park on Saturday. After 90 minutes the score was 1-1 with Cenk Tosun‘s first Everton goal since Nov. 2019 cancelled out by a 56th minute strike
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6:28 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The transfer window opened in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Pochettino exploring Aguero, Dybala moves Mauricio Pochettino is plotting ways to strengthen his Paris Saint-Germain squad now and in the
6:48 PM ET Associated Press Stanford’s Catarina Macario, a promising prospect for the United States women’s national soccer team, has announced she will forgo her senior season for a professional career. The Brazilian-born midfielder is currently on the roster for the national team’s January camp, which starts Saturday in Florida. In a statement posted to
4:54 PM ET BIRMINGHAM, England — Even when it is battling unprecedented difficulties and uncertainty caused by the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the FA Cup still manages to lift football’s morale. On a night when Aston Villa‘s youngsters were expected to be rolled over by Liverpool, the kids gave Jurgen Klopp’s Premier League
4:37 PM ET Sadio Mane scored twice as Liverpool eased past a youthful Aston Villa side 4-1 in their FA Cup third-round tie at Villa Park on Friday night. Aston Villa fielded a heavily rotated XI due in part to a COVID-19 outbreak at the club — with manager Dean Smith not on the sidelines
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged midfielder Donny van de Beek to stick with it at Manchester United after suggestions he should try to leave in January to avoid losing his place in the Netherlands team ahead of the European Championships. Van de Beek has made just two Premier League starts
1:31 PM ET Three of English football’s minor leagues said on Friday they wanted their season halted and declared null and void due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Southern, Northern Premier and Isthmian Leagues — whose clubs form the seventh and eight tiers of the football system — issued a joint statement reviewing the implications
11:04 AM ET Adriana Garcia Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has given his full backing to compatriot Karim Benzema after the French forward found out this week he is set to stand trial on the charge of conspiracy to attempt blackmail. Versailles prosecutor’s office accuse the Real Madrid forward of having pressured his former France
4:04 PM ET Real Madrid were trapped on a plane for more than two hours on Friday after ice on the runway of Barajas airport prevented their plane from taking off as a snowstorm buffeted the country. – Lowe: Will Sergio Ramos stay at Real Madrid?– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The
1:06 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer “If you were president of Real Madrid, would you have let Sergio Ramos go for free?” Sergio Ramos was asked. There was only the slightest hint of a pause — the flash of a smile, too — and the reply was rapid. “I’d have renewed his contract for life,”