7:48 AM ET Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin has said speculation over manager Mikel Arteta’s future is “so unjust” and insisted he cannot transform the club into Premier League title contenders overnight. The side cruised to a comfortable 4-1 win over Rapid Vienna on Thursday to maintain their 100% record in the Europa League but domestically
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4:42 AM ET In this week’s ESPN’s Insider Notebook, Manchester United are willing to spend in January. PLUS: MLS’ Houston Dash and Houston Dynamo on their “one club” re-brand. Jump to: Saliba wants out of Arsenal | Mexico surprised by Alvarez’s USMNT call-up | Lloris and his sickbed | Agents pitch to Camavinga | Houston
10:23 PM ET Kevin Molino scored twice as Minnesota United FC knocked off top seed Sporting KC in Major League Soccer’s Western Conference playoff semifinal at Children’s Mercy Park on Thursday night. The home side had the better of the early chances, but it was Minnesota that scored first when Molino calmly finished off a
6:17 PM ET Harry Kettle 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 globe.
4:51 PM ET Fans returned to the Emirates as Arsenal raced past Rapid Vienna 4-1 in their penultimate Europa League Group B match on Thursday. The Gunners, who qualified for the 32-team knockout stage the previous round, welcomed in around 2,000 fans before goals from Alexandre Lacazette, Pablo Mari, Edward Nketiah and Emile Smith Rowe
2:48 PM ET Tottenham Hotspur earned the point they needed to reach the Europa League knockout stage on Thursday as they were held to a roller-coaster 3-3 draw at LASK Linz after Mamoudou Karamoko grabbed a stoppage-time equaliser for the Austrians. Royal Antwerp lead Group J on 12 points after five games with Spurs second
4:34 PM ET LAFC has acquired right-back Marco Farfan from the Portland Timbers for an undisclosed amount of allocation money, multiple sources have told ESPN. The move gives the Black-and-Gold some needed help at outside back following a season in which its defensive record slipped into the bottom half of the league. The move is
9:15 AM ET The Premier League and the English Football League have agreed a £250 million rescue package to help tackle the devastating financial impact of COVID-19. Talks have been ongoing for months, in November the Department for Culture, Media and Sport arranged a Future of Football Round Table attended by key stakeholders with various
9:15 AM ET Chelsea are expected to listen to offers for Antonio Rudiger and Fikayo Tomori in January as head coach Frank Lampard seeks to reduce the number of centre-backs at the club, sources have told ESPN. Both players almost left the club in the summer. Tottenham and West Ham United enquired about Rudiger while
5:53 PM ET LONDON — Never has a dead Europa League game felt so alive. Arsenal had already qualified for the competition’s round of 32 prior to kickoff, prompting manager Mikel Arteta to make 11 changes to his starting lineup. But try telling the 2,000 fans in attendance that this match didn’t matter. After nine