Soccer

12:00 PM ET Newcastle United’s Kieran Trippier celebrates teammate Sean Longstaff’s goal against Southampton that helped secure the club’s path to the Carabao Cup final, and with it a shot at a first trophy in 54 years. Stu Forster/Getty Images NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, England — The Strawberry is an institution in Newcastle. The pub, right across the street

6:36 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti said Real Madrid are “no way” through to the Champions League quarterfinals, despite inflicting Liverpool‘s biggest-ever home defeat in Europe with a 5-2 round of 16 first-leg victory at Anfield. Madrid’s win, which came after being 2-0 down inside 14 minutes, is second only to Ajax’s 5-1 European Cup victory

5:24 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — Real Madrid left Liverpool on the brink of Champions League elimination after fighting back from a two-goal deficit to win 5-2 in a classic game at Anfield. Reigning European champions Real Madrid had fallen 2-0 down inside 14 minutes after goals from Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah. But

2:00 PM ET Liverpool and Real Madrid face off in a rematch of last year’s Champions League final when the Reds host Los Blancos on Tuesday in the first leg of their round-of-16 match at Anfield. Both sides have been left adrift in the title races of their domestic leagues, and advancing in Europe’s premier

1:14 PM ET Liverpool‘s American owner, John Henry, said there are no plans to sell the Premier League club after the Merseyside outfit’s owners said in November they were exploring a sale. Fenway Sports Group (FSG), which completed a £300 million ($358m) takeover of the club in 2010, said in November they would explore the

6:32 AM ET Manchester United‘s Alejandro Garnacho has reached an agreement in principle to sign a new five-year deal, pending a few final details related to image rights, a source has told ESPN. Garnacho, 18, is out of contract in 2024 but the source said there is a financial consensus for him to extend his

10:29 AM ET Remember the Super League? You know, the 12-club power play that was going to revolutionize European football and instead ended within 48 hours amid fan protests, political outrage and public apologies from owners such as Liverpool‘s John W. Henry? The three clubs that never officially pulled out — Real Madrid, Juventus and

Feb 12, 2023 It was another weekend of headlines, golazos and unpredictable finishes across Europe’s biggest leagues. From Paris Saint-Germain‘s dramatic 4-3 win over Lille, to two veterans in Seamus Coleman and James Ward-Prowse coming up big for their clubs, to Chelsea slumping to yet another loss, there was no shortage of drama. ESPN correspondents

3:54 PM ET The Glazer family has been offered the financial backing to remain as owners of Manchester United by American hedge fund Elliott Management, sources have told ESPN, after the New York-based group registered an interest in investing in the Premier League club. Elliott’s emergence in the sale process of United opens up the

8:37 AM ET Neymar was stretchered off with an ankle injury midway through Paris Saint-Germain‘s clash with Lille in Ligue 1 on Sunday. The Brazil international scored PSG’s second goal in the dramatic 4-3 comeback victory over Lille but landed awkwardly on his ankle following contact with Lille’s Benjamin Andre on 51 minutes at the

Feb 18, 2023 Ghana winger Christian Atsu has been found dead under the building where he lived in southern Turkey after last week’s massive earthquake, his Turkish agent said on Saturday. Atsu, who was 31, had been missing since the Feb. 6 earthquake following the collapse of an apartment building in Hatay province. “Atsu’s lifeless

12:30 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Chelsea‘s nightmare start to 2023 continued with a damaging and deserved 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge to Premier League relegation-threatened Southampton. The Blues were vociferously booed from the field at both half-time and full-time after a disjointed performance bereft of almost any attacking cohesion. Bottom-of-the-table Saints, meanwhile, produced a

10:30 AM ET Arsenal scored twice in stoppage time to snatch a dramatic 4-2 win at Aston Villa to return to the top of the Premier League. Just as it appeared Mikel Arteta’s side were on the verge of dropping more points, Jorginho fired a 93rd-minute shot against the crossbar which rebounded off former Arsenal

12:59 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Diego Cocca is expected to guide Mexico after struggling at the 2022 World Cup. Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images Mexico‘s men’s national team is now in a new era under the management of Diego Cocca. The 51-year-old Argentine coach was unveiled last week as the leader of an El Tri side that is

6:29 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, the chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank, has launched a bid to buy Manchester United, he confirmed in a statement Friday. Qatar Islamic Bank’s assets are estimated at more than £40 billion ($48bn) and Al Thani is the son of former Qatar Prime Minister Hamad

5:30 AM ET Every week, Luis Miguel Echegaray offers his latest thoughts from the world of football. You have the analysis; now comes LME’s commentary. Welcome to The Tap-In. A ballad for Napoli There’s a scene in “Maradona,” Asif Kapadia’s wonderful documentary about the iconic Argentine player, that essentially paints the perfect picture of Napoli

9:31 PM ET The U.S. women’s national team opened the 2023 SheBelieves Cup with a solid 2-0 victory over reigning Olympic champions Canada. Winger Mallory Swanson scored twice in the first half, the first with a sharp finish and the second via a giveaway deep inside Canada’s defensive third. The rest of the match was

6:00 PM ET We are little more than five months out from the World Cup, making the SheBelieves Cup one of the final opportunities for national teams to assess their player pools before selecting their squads and flying down to Australia and New Zealand. With so much on the line between the U.S. women’s national