5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said he wants his players to believe they can win the Premier League title this season. United are eight points behind leaders Liverpool ahead of Thursday’s trip to Sheffield United and Solskjaer is hopeful they can mount a serious challenge for the first
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8:27 PM ET Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman praised his side’s relentless pressing after their 2-1 win over Real Sociedad on Wednesday, when the Catalans finally came alive after an awful start to the season. – Barcelona ratings: Alba, De Jong impress in statement win– Catch Barca, Real Madrid in Copa del Rey on ESPN+ (U.S.
10:57 PM ET The body of late soccer great Diego Maradona “must be conserved” in case his DNA is needed in a paternity case, an Argentine court ruled on Wednesday. Maradona died of a heart attack last month and was buried on Nov. 26 in a cemetery just outside Buenos Aires. While Maradona’s lawyer had
6:58 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — There were only 2,000 fans inside Anfield to celebrate Roberto Firmino‘s 90th-minute winner for Liverpool against Tottenham Hotspur, but the noise that the small crowd generated told you everything about the importance of the Brazilian forward’s late header. Firmino knew too, as his celebratory run deep into his own
7:41 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the
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3:05 PM ET Lille players celebrate a goal during their 2-0 Ligue 1 win against Dijon. SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Image USMNT international Timothy Weah scored as Lille provisionally stretched their Ligue 1 lead to three points with a solid 2-0 victory at bottom side Dijon on Wednesday. Yusuf Yazici and Weah scored either side of
2:30 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo had a penalty saved as Juventus were held to yet another Serie A draw in an entertaining encounter with Atalanta which finished 1-1 in Turin on Wednesday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) A stunning strike from Federico Chiesa put the Italian champions in front in the
2:51 PM ET Arsenal held on to earn a 1-1 draw against third-placed Southampton but their third red card in the last five games ensured their winless run in the Premier League extended to six matches. Theo Walcott, who scored over 100 goals for Arsenal during a 12-year spell with the club, opened the scoring
12:25 PM ET The LA Galaxy are in discussions to acquire left-back Jorge Villafana from the Portland Timbers, sources have told ESPN. One proposal has the two teams swapping selections in the first round of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, with the Timbers getting the Galaxy’s first round pick — No. 8 overall — while LA