Football

Manchester City‘s new signing Omar Marmoush bagged a hat trick in 13 first-half minutes in a 4-0 rout of Newcastle United in the Premier League on Saturday.  James McAtee added a late strike for Pep Guardiola’s side who climbed to fourth place in the standings on 44 points, while Newcastle slipped to seventh on 41.

Kylian Mbappé scored the opening goal for Real Madrid on Saturday. Cesar Ortiz Gonzalez/Soccrates/Getty Images Real Madrid squandered the chance to cement their lead at the top of LaLiga with a 1-1 draw at Osasuna on Saturday after playing most of the game with 10 men. Kylian Mbappé put Madrid ahead in the 15th minute, finishing from

Midfielder Mikel Merino scored two late goals to keep Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes alive with a 2-0 victory at Leicester City on Saturday, after the Spaniard was thrust into a makeshift centre-forward role by his club’s injury crisis up front. Arsenal move to 53 points from their 25 matches, four behind leaders Liverpool having

Feb 15, 2025, 10:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal match winner Mikel Merino has admitted he was surprised to come on as a striker against Leicester City having never played in the position before, but was hailed as a “real goal threat” by manager Mikel Arteta. Merino, signed as a central midfielder in the

Associated Press Feb 15, 2025, 11:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham was sent off with a straight red card in Real Madrid‘s game at Osasuna after he swore at the referee. Referee José Luis Munuera dismissed the England midfielder in the 40th minute of Saturday’s LaLiga game after Bellingham appeared to complain about

Feb 15, 2025, 10:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ederson set up Manchester City’s first goal on Saturday. Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Manchester City‘s Ederson earned his sixth Premier League assist against Newcastle on Saturday, the most of any goalkeeper in the league’s history. Ederson set up Omar Marmoush for City’s opening goal against

Record signing Sam Smith scored his first goal for Wrexham as the League One promotion hopefuls strolled to a 2-0 victory over Northampton Town on Saturday. Smith, who had failed to score in his two previous appearances for the club since joining from Reading in a deal reported to be worth more than £1 million

Adam Brown Feb 15, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal produced a strong second-half performance to secure a 2-0 victory over Leicester City in the Premier League at the King Power Stadium. A quiet first half saw limited chances created for the Gunners, though they looked brightest when attacking through Martin Ødegaard and

Lizzy Becherano Feb 14, 2025, 10:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami concluded the 2025 preseason with a 2-2 draw against Orlando City at Raymond James Stadium in front of a crowd of 42,017 in Tampa, Florida, The team won the first four preseason games before drawing the fifth and final game on Friday

Associated Press Feb 14, 2025, 08:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States defensive midfielder James Sands is hoping a mid-season switch to Bundesliga side St. Pauli can help him earn a ticket to the World Cup next year. The 24-year-old Sands, who joined St. Pauli on loan from New York City FC in January,