12:43 PM ET Atletico Madrid suffered a dramatic 3-2 defeat at relegation-threatened Cadiz in LaLiga on Saturday, three days after Diego Simeone’s side were knocked out of the Champions League in the group stage. Ruben Sobrino scored the winner for Cadiz in the final minute as Atletico suffered their third league defeat of the season
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1:59 PM ET In tribute to Diego Maradona, Napoli unveiled a new statue of him at their stadium ahead of their match against Sassuolo. The Argentine legend would have turned 62 years old tomorrow, which is why Naples wanted to celebrate Maradona before kick-off. 2 Related He also played at Barcelona, Sevilla, and Boca Juniors
6:41 AM ET Erling Haaland is the Premier League’s top scorer this season. Marc Atkins/Getty Images Erling Haaland will miss Manchester City‘s Premier League game against Leicester City on Saturday. The striker, who has scored 22 goals in all competitions this season, was substituted at half-time of City’s goalless Champions League draw with Borussia Dortmund in
9:26 AM ET Jeff Kassouf The origin story of the Kansas City Current‘s run to the NWSL Championship begins with a victory over OL Reign. Not the 2-0 win on Sunday over the Shield-winning Reign in the semifinal in Seattle. That gutsy result clinched the Current’s spot in this year’s NWSL Championship, set for Saturday
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes rivals Manchester United “are back” and thinks Erik ten Hag’s team could mount a title challenge in the second half of the season. United haven’t won the Premier League since 2013 and last season finished sixth in the Premier League table. – Stream on
6:43 PM ET The Houston Dynamo have agreed terms with Ben Olsen to become the team’s next manager, a league source confirmed to ESPN. The Athletic was the first to report the news. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) Olsen, 45, will replace Paulo Nagamura, who was fired with five games to
5:15 PM ET Associated Press Women’s soccer is seeing growing revenues globally from sponsorships, broadcast deals and merchandising, while also seeing greater interest from fans, according to a new survey by the game’s governing body. FIFA released its second benchmarking report on women’s soccer on Friday as the sport gains momentum ahead of next summer’s
1:36 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Barcelona‘s players were called to the Camp Nou early on Wednesday, arriving a couple of hours before the start of their Champions League game with Bayern Munich and a fraction after the start of Inter Milan‘s Champions League game with Viktoria Plzen. The coach, Xavi Hernandez, had set up
11:18 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte on Friday doubled down on his criticism of VAR, saying it should be impossible for mistakes like the one he claims happened this week to be made. Conte was sent off on Wednesday after a goal in stoppage-time by Harry Kane against Sporting in the Champions League
8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erik ten Hag has said Cristiano Ronaldo will get enough opportunities at Manchester United this season to match his goalscoring feats from last year. Ronaldo scored 24 goals in all competitions last season but has managed just three in 13 appearances this term. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS,