2:40 PM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has backed Manchester United‘s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after he hit out at the fixture schedule and said it set his side up to fail. United beat Everton in the early kick-off on Saturday after losing to Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League on Wednesday with Solskjaer saying the
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4:51 PM ET Valencia handed Real Madrid a decisive 4-1 defeat thanks in large part to a hat trick of penalties from Carlos Soler in La Liga on Sunday. Karim Benzema put Madrid in front midway through the first half with a fine finish and a deserved lead for a visiting side that dominated possession
5:57 PM ET Sergio Santos and Cory Burke each scored one goal to lift the host Philadelphia Union to their first-ever Supporters’ Shield following a 2-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Sunday. The Union improved to 9-0-0 at home and earned the first trophy since the franchise’s expansion season in 2010. Standout goalkeeper
6:13 PM ET Mikey Ambrose and Leandro Gonzalez Pirez each posted first-half goals and Inter Miami CF held on to beat visiting FC Cincinnati 2-1 on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to earn a playoff appearance during its expansion MLS season. Amid a consistent driving rain and whipping winds, Miami broke out with Ambrose’s goal
1:24 PM ET It was honours even at the Etihad on Sunday as title contenders Liverpool and Manchester City played out a 1-1 draw in a fiercely contested game. An early penalty from Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool the lead but a moment of individual skill from Gabriel Jesus brought City back into the game. –
3:20 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — After 90 minutes between the Premier League’s best two teams there was no clear winner, and if anything, Manchester City‘s 1-1 draw with Liverpool served as more evidence that this season’s title race is open to anyone. After a weekend that saw Southampton, Tottenham and Leicester all
5:36 PM ET Arsenal were crying out for the structure and stability Mikel Arteta has brought to the team, but nights like Sunday with a crushing 3-0 defeat to Aston Villaunderline why they will need more to succeed in the long run. It is just a week since the Spaniard was widely praised for facilitating
8:53 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur went top of the Premier League on Sunday after Harry Kane scored his 150th Premier League goal to help Spurs win 1-0 against West Brom. Kane grabbed the winner on 88 minutes after a period of sustained pressure from West Brom. West Brom were without defender Branislav Ivanovic and midfielder
12:35 PM ET Leicester City went top of the Premier League with a tense 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday in which striker Jamie Vardy scored one penalty and had another saved. Vardy made no mistake with his first spot kick on 15 minutes after Wolves were penalised for handball when Dennis Praet‘s cross
8:37 AM ET Lazio substitute Felipe Caicedo scored in stoppage-time for the second week running to earn his side a 1-1 draw at home to Juventus in Serie A on Sunday after Cristiano Ronaldo had given the champions a first-half lead. Caicedo, who grabbed a 98th-minute winner at Torino last weekend and notched a late