Soccer

6:54 PM ET LONDON — Ben Chilwell won’t fix Chelsea‘s defending by himself. Frank Lampard has serious designs on a Premier League title challenge next season, but the Blues must surely target further reinforcements at the back for that to become a reality. That’s not to say Chilwell isn’t a fine player. He is valued

5:24 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Chelsea‘s winning run of five consecutive victories came to an end at the London Stadium on Wednesday as West Ham United boosted their chances of survival with a dramatic late winner from Andriy Yarmolenko to earn a 3-2 result. Chelsea subsequently stay in fourth place after failing to take

3:00 AM ET After guiding Fulham to the Europa League final, Roy Hodgson arrived to take over at Liverpool as Rafael Benitez’s successor on July 1, 2010, but it was a dream job that quickly turned into a nightmare. 2 Related Top of his to-do list was keeping the club’s best players — Steven Gerrard,

5:36 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United cruised to a 3-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium thanks to two goals from Bruno Fernandes. The Portugal midfielder scored either side of half-time after teenager Mason Greenwood had opened the scoring, to leave United two points behind fourth-place Chelsea in the race

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3:06 AM ET Zinedine Zidane once told Vogue, during his dalliance with modelling: “It’s not that I’m doing something different — it’s a continuation.” And he was right: the elegant playmaker would not look out of place on the catwalk wearing the tricolore France jersey in which he won the World Cup, or the classic

5:20 PM ET Sid LoweSpain writer Imagine, for a moment, that everything turns out perfectly from FC Barcelona’s point of view. Imagine that in a year’s time, the agreement to sell Arthur Melo to Juventus for €72m (with a further €10m in potential add-ons) and sign Miralem Pjanic from Juventus for €60m (plus €5m in

2:52 PM ET We have a confirmed Premier League title champion, Barcelona and Juventus have completed their long-awaited midfielder swap and we had some drama in the FA Cup quarterfinals. It’s Monday, and Gab Marcotti reacts to the biggest moments in the sport of football from the past week. Jump to: Liverpool should relax a

9:00 AM ET Liverpool are now confirmed as Premier League champions, as Jurgen Klopp’s team sealed the title with seven games left to play, but the 2019-20 season is still on course for a dramatic race in pursuit of Champions League qualification. 2 Related Unless Manchester City are successful in their bid to overturn a

8:38 PM ET MLS announced an update on the results of its screening for the coronavirus, with two dozen people recording positive tests prior to traveling to Orlando for the MLS Is Back Tournament, and another two testing positive after arriving in Central Florida. In terms of testing prior to heading to Florida, MLS said

8:04 PM ET Over the next six weeks, the MLS is Back Tournament will see shouts of “Goal!” grace the environs of Walt Disney World. It also might witness roars of “You sank my battleship!” MLS players received a 61-page player handbook last Monday that attempted to address a variety of player concerns, from the

7:05 AM ET Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has said Christian Pulisic has the talent to reach the level of Premier League winners Mohamed Salah and Raheem Sterling. Pulisic, 21, has impressed since the league restart with important goals in back-to-back victories over Aston Villa and Manchester City. – Insider Notebook: Bale, Zidane at breaking point

5:03 PM ET There was no sense of magic in the air — just the smell of hand sanitiser. Manchester United were made to work devilishly hard to book their place in the FA Cup semifinals, but as they secured a 2-1 extra-time win over Norwich City at Carrow Road, it was hard to escape

3:24 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Harry Maguire scored an extra time winner as Manchester United edged past Norwich, 2-1, and into the semifinals of the FA Cup. Maguire found the net from close range with just two minutes remaining of a tight tie at Carrow Road. After a dismal first half, Odion Ighalo put United

Jun 26, 2020 The FA Cup returns this weekend (stream games live on ESPN+) and, from the 736 teams who registered for a shot at the oldest club competition in the world back at the start of this elongated season, only eight remain. There’s a familiar feeling to the quarterfinal draw, which was meant to

5:10 PM ET There are dozens of vantage points from which to view the past 25 months for Liverpool Football Club. In Europe, they reached consecutive Champions League finals, winning one and losing another. Domestically, they of course won their first title in 30 years, while also losing just two of 70 matches since May

9:23 AM ET Jurgen Klopp is not interested in any statues being built of him outside Anfield but has vowed to use Liverpool’s remarkable history to galvanise his squad as they chase further honours after winning the 2019-20 Premier League title. Manchester City‘s defeat at Chelsea on Thursday left Liverpool with an unassailable lead at

3:00 AM ET On Thursday, after what felt like countless close calls and heartbreaks, Liverpool secured its first Premier League title with Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Manchester City. The nature of the typical soccer season offers plenty of things to follow beyond the title: There are Champions League and Europa League spots still to be