5:55 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has played down suggestions he told Nathan Ake the club are looking to sign a new centre-back this summer. Solskjaer and Ake were seen in conversation after the final whistle of United’s 5-2 win over Bournemouth on Saturday and the Norwegian reportedly said “we
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11:54 PM ET Zlatan Ibrahimovic jokingly claimed that he runs AC Milan and danced around questions over his playing future following Tuesday’s thrilling 4-2 win over Juventus. Converting a penalty to spark a comeback from 2-0 down, the 38-year-old suggested that he is “President, player and coach” at Milan after his inspirational work continued on
5:50 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Tottenham defender Eric Dier has been handed a four-match ban from the Football Association after confronting a supporter following his club’s FA Cup loss against Norwich City in March. Dier leapt into the stands and was involved in a heated argument with a Spurs fan
4:58 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Bruno Fernandes is getting sick of Paul Pogba. Not the fact that he gets to play alongside him — that part is going well. It’s the questions about the Frenchman that are driving him mad. Pogba doesn’t do a lot of interviews — especially at the moment — for fear
7:48 AM ET Ole Gunnar Solskjaer really wanted to sign Erling Haaland from FC Salzburg in January, make no mistake about that, but there were two significant reasons why Manchester United abandoned their pursuit of the Norwegian striker. One of them was Mason Greenwood. The other, reported by ESPN at the time, was that United
7:22 PM ET Jamie Vardy opted not to join Arsenal in 2016 because he believed Leicester City offered the better chance of Champions League football. It has taken longer than anyone at either club would have liked but after Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at the Emirates, he may just be proved right. Neither the Foxes nor
4:27 PM ET LAFC‘s Bradley Wright-Phillips has expressed his concerns over playing the MLS is Back Tournament in the confines of the bubble in the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and questioned whether the league should be returning with coronavirus cases on the rise in the United States. FC Dallas was forced to withdraw
3:46 PM ET Lazio‘s fading Serie A title challenge suffered a potentially fatal blow when they lost 2-1 at relegation-threatened Lecce and their frustration boiled over as defender Patric bit an opponent and was sent off in the closing moments on Tuesday. Felipe Caicedo gave Lazio a fifth-minute lead, gifted to them by Lecce goalkeeper
5:13 PM ET VAR took centre stage again as Jamie Vardy scored late to earn Leicester a 1-1 draw at Arsenal. The Gunners saw Edward Nketiah sent off following a VAR review, before Vardy levelled with a length delay for possible offside. Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho had early chances as Leicester started well, but it
4:34 PM ET Frank Lampard hailed the growing influence of Christian Pulisic after he scored again in Chelsea‘s 3-2 win at Crystal Palace on Tuesday. Pulisic has scored three goals in five games since the Premier League restarted last month to keep Chelsea in pole position for a place in the Champions League next season.