The police have launched investigations into “threats and abuse” aimed at referee Michael Oliver and his family after Myles Lewis-Skelly‘s controversial red card in Arsenal‘s 1-0 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. Oliver sent off Lewis-Skelly in the 43rd minute, with the Arsenal full-back deemed to have committed a serious foul play challenge on Matt
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jan 26, 2025, 06:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praised his team’s hunger for goals as they routed Valencia 7-1 in LaLiga on Sunday. Fermín López scored twice, with Frenkie de Jong, Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski also on target as Barça bought up 101 goals
Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has said he would rather play his 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital in his Manchester United team than Marcus Rashford unless the out-of-favour forward starts to “give the maximum every day in training and in life.” England international Rashford was left out of the team for the 11th successive game
Jeff CarlisleJan 26, 2025, 05:47 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Brazil superstar Neymar is closing in on a return to former club Santos, sources have told ESPN. Neymar currently remains on the books of Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, but the team’s
Jesse RogersJan 26, 2025, 05:17 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Cubs are finalizing a trade to acquire closer Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros, pending medical review, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Sunday. Pressly will waive his no-trade
ESPN News Services Jan 26, 2025, 04:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jack Drury, one of the key acquisitions in the Colorado Avalanche‘s major trade last week, scored his first goal in his new uniform as his club outlasted the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday. Artturi Lehkonen scored the tiebreaking goal
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Eli LedermanJan 26, 2025, 05:42 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World. Open Extended Reactions Four-star quarterback Brady Smigiel, ESPN’s No. 36 overall recruit in the class of 2026, has decommitted from
D’Arcy Maine Jan 26, 2025, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The first major of the 2025 season came to a close over the weekend as Madison Keys and Jannik Sinner claimed the singles trophies at the Australian Open. In her 46th Slam appearance — and last before turning 30 next month — Keys won
Lindsey ThiryJan 26, 2025, 04:06 PM ET Close Lindsey Thiry is a national NFL reporter for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2018 to cover the Los Angeles Rams after two years of covering them for the Los Angeles Times, and has also covered the Chargers for ESPN. She previously covered the Atlanta Falcons. You can