7:16 PM ET Associated Press Female referees in Spain will return to work after reaching a deal with the government to gain professional status. Getty Images Spain’s new professional women’s league will finally get to start after a deal was struck to end a strike by the referees who demanded better wages and work conditions, the
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4:30 AM ET Matchday two of the Champions League group stage is wrapped up, providing fans with late drama, upsets and plenty of goals. We asked our writers Rob Dawson, Alex Kirkland and Mark Ogden to answer some of our burning questions. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) What caught your attention
6:23 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Pep Guardiola hailed Erling Haaland‘s winner against former club Borussia Dortmund as a cross between Johan Cruyff and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Norwegian striker earned Manchester City a 2-1 win against his former club with an acrobatic finish in the 84th minute — his 13th goal in just eight games since
12:06 AM ET Substitute Moussa Djitte scored in the 60th, 76th and 80th minutes to complete the first hat trick in Austin FC history and lead his team to a 3-0 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night. Djitte’s first multi-goal MLS performance helped Austin, a second-year club, clinch its first playoff berth.
10:31 PM ET Major League Soccer’s New York City FC beat Liga MX side Atlas 2-0 at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night to win the 2022 Campeones Cup. Goals from Alexander Callens and Maxi Moralez ensured an MLS team won the annual matchup — featuring the MLS Cup champion against the most recent winner of
5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erling Haaland‘s stunning strike completed a 2-1 comeback win for Manchester City against his former club Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Bundesliga club went ahead through English midfielder Jude Bellingham but City equalised through John Stones and Haaland’s acrobatic finish won it late on. – Stream
5:25 PM ET New Chelsea coach Graham Potter gives instructions to Jorginho during Wednesday’s Champions League draw to Salzburg. Robin Jones/Getty Images LONDON — Graham Potter’s reign at Chelsea is now officially underway. In Chelsea’s first match since manager Thomas Tuchel was fired last week, the Blues settled for a 1-1 draw to Salzburg in the
4:53 PM ET Erling Haaland‘s stunning strike completed a 2-1 comeback win for Manchester City against his former club Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Bundesliga club went ahead through English midfielder Jude Bellingham but City equalised through John Stones and Haaland’s acrobatic finish won it late on. – Stream on ESPN+:
4:55 PM ET Graham Potter got off to a disappointing start as Chelsea boss after FC Salzburg scored a late equaliser to grab a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday and leave the London side with just one point from their opening two Champions League matches. Raheem Sterling had looked set to give Potter
5:06 PM ET Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi combined superbly as Paris Saint-Germain‘s near-perfect start to the season continued with a 3-1 win at Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League on Wednesday. Messi cancelled out Tjarron Chery’s surprise first-half opener after being set up by Mbappe and he returned the favour for the France forward