7:45 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has said Mesut Ozil hasn’t been picked for “pure football reasons” and not because the club are eager for him to leave. ESPN reported on Friday that a battle is taking place inside the club with Arsenal keen to offload
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5:52 AM ET Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu will hold crisis talks with coach Quique Setien on Friday with the team in a delicate situation after losing La Liga to Real Madrid, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Barca captain Lionel Messi‘s criticism of the team, branding it “inconsistent” and “weak” while stating the need to
4:46 AM ET Florentino Perez has said that Real Madrid won’t make any big signings this summer as the club deals with losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but told fans to “stay calm” about the future of Sergio Ramos. Madrid, who have been linked with Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba and Erling Haaland, won their
4:49 AM ET Welcome to ESPN’s Insider Notebook, featuring contributions from our reporters across the top leagues around the world. In this edition, Mesut Ozil and Arsenal’s strained relationship is in the spotlight. Plus: Liverpool are keen on USMNT star Weston McKennie. Jump to: USMNT’s McKennie a man in demand | Martinez to Barca gets
5:12 PM ET Real Madrid clinched a record-extending 34th La Liga title with one game to spare by beating Villarreal 2-1 at home on Thursday thanks to two goals from their leading scorer Karim Benzema. Real have 86 points after 37 games, seven more than deposed champions Barcelona who were beaten 2-1 at home to
6:29 PM ET Real Madrid celebrate their La Liga title on Thursday. GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said his side’s La Liga title win on Thursday tastes sweeter than any of the three Champions League crowns he has led them to. Real clinched their 34th league title with a 2-1 victory
6:07 PM ET A disappointed Lionel Messi branded Barcelona “inconsistent” and “weak” after Thursday’s loss to Osasuna allowed Real Madrid to clinch their first La Liga title since 2017. Barca’s surprise 2-1 defeat at home to Osasuna, coupled with Madrid’s 2-1 win against Villarreal, moved Zinedine Zidane‘s side seven points clear at the top of
5:21 PM ET Goals from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial earned Manchester United a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Thursday to keep their Champions League charge alive. Both sides came into this game on the back of disappointing results as United conceded a stoppage time goal to draw 2-2 at home against Southampton, while
1:15 PM ET Atlanta United head coach Frank de Boer has questioned the value of 9 a.m. starts in the humidity and heat of Central Florida at the MLS is Back Tournament. The Five Stripes fell 1-0 to FC Cincinnati on Thursday morning after going down to 10 players in the 26th minute, after Jake
6:50 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Leicester City will be without key midfielder James Maddison (hip) and defenders Ben Chilwell (thigh) and Christian Fuchs (groin) for their final two games of the season, hampering their bid for Champions League qualification. – Check the latest Premier League standings– Stream ESPN FC Daily