Soccer

3:09 PM ET When it’s not your day, it really isn’t your day, so Chelsea manager Frank Lampard was entitled to a rueful shake of the head when misfiring striker Timo Werner made such a mess of taking an 88th-minute corner against Manchester City that he kicked the flag instead of the ball. Werner, the

3:09 PM ET Pep Guardiola said his Manchester City side were “back” on Sunday after they outclassed Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to move into the top five of the Premier League. City struck three times in 16 minutes in the first half with Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne on target as

10:31 AM ET USMNT goalkeeper Zack Steffen is set to make his Premier League debut for Manchester City on Sunday after he was named in the starting XI for his side’s trip to Chelsea. City have confirmed that five players in the squad have tested positive for coronavirus but have only identified Gabriel Jesus, Kyle

5:11 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer Arsenal made it three Premier League consecutive wins over the festive period with a comfortable 4-0 victory against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns. Report: Arsenal thump hopeless West Brom The Gunners dominated the game and were well worth their comfortable win. They raced to a two-goal lead: first,

4:51 PM ET Arsenal pulled off a classy win over West Bromwich Albion on a snowy Saturday night at The Hawthorns for their third Premier League victory in a row. Kieran Tierney and Bukayo Saka scored first-half goals for Arsenal and Alexandre Lacazette added two in the second to give Mikel Arteta an easy three

9:50 AM ET Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min’s partnership is on course to break Premier League records this season. Getty New Year, same old Tottenham. Spurs bounced back into the Premier League’s top four with a 3-0 home win over Leeds United featuring another star turn from the partnership that remains so integral to their

6:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will tell you that Manchester United haven’t really hit top form this season, and that one of the reasons is Anthony Martial. It bodes well, then, that on the opening day of a year that could yield a first title challenge of the post-Sir

4:55 PM ET Manchester United beat Aston Villa on New Year’s Day at Old Trafford to go level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table. Goals from Anthony Martial and a Bruno Fernandes penalty either side of a strike by Aston Villa’s Bertrand Traore were enough to bring Man United

4:00 PM ET Ahead of a barely noticeable winter break in this unusual season, ESPN’s lead Bundesliga commentator examines the state of play in Germany’s top flight entering 2021. Will Bayern stay on top and how is the relegation scrap panning out, among other topics? One of the many reassuring aspects of Bundesliga life is

12:58 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a fan of statistics and he can tell you that his Manchester United players are running further, creating more and giving up fewer chances than at any point during his two years in charge at Old Trafford. But really there are only a couple of numbers

11:53 AM ET Associated Press Former Manchester United boss Tommy Docherty has died at 92 after a long illness. Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images Former Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty has died at the age of 92, his family announced on Thursday. Docherty, affectionately known as “The Doc,” had suffered from a long

8:44 AM ET The words of encouragement from Germany boss Joachim Low came to haunt Mario Gotze. “Show the world you’re better than Messi,” he told the 22-year-old as he prepared to come on in the 2014 World Cup final with the game locked at 0-0 against Argentina. Ten minutes later, Gotze turned and volleyed

6:12 PM ET NEWCASTLE, England — Liverpool ended 2020 just as they started it, at the top of the Premier League and in pole position to end the season as champions, but Wednesday’s 0-0 draw against Newcastle United at St James’ Park proved that not everything is the same as it was 12 months ago.

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9:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen In the January transfer window, Premier League clubs will be looking for players who can hit the ground running after a year of fixture disruption and issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The winter window is usually expensive and good value is hard to find, yet the summer market saw

6:11 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been keen to play down Manchester United‘s chances of challenging for the title but he will know better than most that it is results like this scrappy 1-0 win over Wolves that mark out teams capable of winning championships. Having won six titles

4:58 PM ET Manchester United scored a last-gasp goal thanks to Marcus Rashford to go second in the Premier League table in a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday. United are now behind leaders Liverpool by two points and ahed of Everton and Leicester City. Wolves sit at 12th place. Both sides looked vulnerable

4:00 AM ET Sid LoweSpain writer You might not have heard about this, but Iago Aspas took a bad corner once, six-and-a-half years ago. He is top scorer in La Liga: corner. He has been directly involved in more goals and earned more points than anyone else in Spain: corner. In the past five years,