3:38 PM ET Real Madrid beat Celtic 5-1 at home to finish top of their Champions League group on Wednesday as they bounced back from their first loss of the season against RB Leipzig last week. Goals from Luka Modric, Rodrygo, Marco Asensio, Vinicius Junior and Federico Valverde – the first two from the penalty
4:04 PM ET Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has dismissed reports linking him to Barcelona, praising the work Xavi has done in “lifting” the Catalan club as manager. Arteta has guided Arsenal to the top of the Premier League table this season, which has reportedly led to Barca monitoring their former youth player as a potential
1:50 PM ET Fans traveling to Saturday’s MLS Cup final at Los Angeles’ Banc of California Stadium will have to make do without any parking at the event, LAFC confirmed Tuesday. LAFC will host MLS Cup against the Philadelphia Union at 1 p.m. local time, but the University of Southern California‘s college football game against
6:00 PM ET Chelsea midfielder Denis Zakaria scored on his debut as his side finished their Champions League Group E campaign with a 2-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, topping the group and ending the European campaign for the Croatians. Chelsea, who had secured group victory with a game to spare,
12:49 PM ET A stirring speech made by Lionel Messi before Argentina‘s Copa America win against Brazil has been revealed in a new documentary about the tournament. Messi captained Argentina to the trophy last year — his first senior honour for his country after a host of near-misses — with a 1-0 victory against Brazil
12:20 PM ET Associated Press The United States will start preparations for the 2026 World Cup with friendlies against Serbia and Colombia in the Los Angeles area in January. The U.S. will play Serbia on Jan. 25 at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles and meet Colombia three days later in Carson, California, the
5:20 PM ET Tottenham forward Son Heung-Min is a major fitness doubt for the World Cup after Spurs confirmed the South Korea star will undergo surgery to stabilise a fracture around his left eye. Son was forced off during the first half of Tottenham’s crucial Champions League victory over Marseille on Tuesday following a challenge
6:00 PM ET Kylian Mbappe scored the opener and set up the winner for Paris Saint-Germain as they beat Juventus 2-1 at the Allianz Stadium in the Champions League on Wednesday, but finished a heartbreaking second in their group. PSG came into the match knowing they needed to win to ensure top spot in Group
5:32 PM ET Shakhtar were no match for a rampant Leipzig side who avenged a 4-1 defeat in matchday one to win 4-0 and advance to the Champions League last 16 at the Ukrainian side’s expense. EPA/Leszek Szymanski WARSAW, Poland — “We wanted to hit the jackpot, but it was not to be,” Shakhtar Donetsk coach
5:00 PM ET Quarterback Julian Sayin committed to Alabama on Wednesday. Sayin, No. 34 overall in the 2024 ESPN 300 and the second-best dual-threat quarterback in the junior class, attends Carlsbad (California) High School. “Alabama’s the standard for college football,” Sayin told ESPN. “They’re going to coach you hard. You’re going to be disciplined there.