4:30 PM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.
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5:45 PM ET Liam Wheeler Arsenal produced a blistering second-half display to blow away Oxford United and keep the Gunners’ pursuit of a 15th FA Cup alive with a 3-0 win at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford on Monday. Operating in all-white kits as part of the club’s “No More Red” anti-violence campaign, Arsenal early
5:09 PM ET A pair of second-half goals from Eddie Nketiah saw Arsenal past a stubborn Oxford United side by a final score of 3-0 in the FA Cup third round on Monday. Mohamed Elneny broke the deadlock after half-time with a smashing header before Nketiah scored twice to help Mikel Arteta’s side advance past
2:39 PM ET Four former NWSL coaches, Paul Riley, Christy Holly, Rory Dames and Richie Burke, were permanently banned from all participation in the league on Monday as commissioner Jessica Berman handed down discipline based on last month’s joint investigative report between the league and the players’ union. This joint NWSL/NWSLPA investigation followed a report
12:39 PM ET Chelsea are in advanced talks to sign Joao Felix in a loan move from Atletico Madrid, sources have told ESPN. The 23-year-old has been offered to Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United in recent days but all three clubs were initially unwilling to meet Atletico’s financial demands. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
2:13 PM ET France‘s World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris announced his retirement from international football at the age of 36 on Monday. The Tottenham goalkeeper made a record 145 appearances for France and captained Les Bleus as they won the 2018 World Cup in Russia. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “There comes
9:00 AM ET It started with Cristiano Ronaldo and is likely to end with Wout Weghorst — for now at least. But sources have told ESPN that Manchester United‘s real objective in their attempt to end a six-year search for a centre-forward is to bridge a gap until the summer when their priority targets will
9:44 AM ET Lukas Podolski was shown a red card in a charity match on Sunday. Photo by Joern Pollex/Getty Images Germany‘s World Cup winner Lukas Podolski has long dazzled crowds with his power and speed but he left fans at a charity match on Sunday speechless when he was sent off for dissent. The 37-year-old
10:48 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are working on a deal to sign Wout Weghorst on loan from Burnley but his current club Besiktas want a payment to terminate his temporary move early, sources have told ESPN. Weghorst is on loan at Besiktas from Burnley, and the Turkish side are keen to keep the
10:16 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Al Nassr have turned their attention to Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets after completing the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, a source has told ESPN. Busquets, 34, is out of contract at the end of the season and the source said Al Nassr are prepared to offer an annual salary