Soccer

8:13 AM ET Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen said he has received death threats directed at him and his family after he was headbutted by Liverpool‘s Darwin Nunez in Monday’s Premier League 1-1 draw which resulted in the striker being sent off at Anfield. The striker was shown a straight red card after headbutting Andersen

3:30 AM ET Our first LaLiga Confidential focused on the players and their off-field pursuits. You’ll enjoy the results. Gabriel Meza The 2022-23 LaLiga season arrived on Friday (Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ in the U.S.), so what better time to see how the players are feeling about soccer in Spain and much, much

1:21 PM ET Alaba, left, was Madrid’s hero on Sunday, though the credit should go to Ancelotti’s son, Davide, who had the perfect gameplan. JORGE GUERRERO/AFP via Getty Images When Real Madrid‘s second goal went in at Almeria on Sunday night, Davide Ancelotti was up and off the away team bench like an Olympic sprinter erupting

1:14 PM ET Watching Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel square off at the final whistle following Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Spurs on Sunday, the mind went back to another handshake gone bad involving Conte at Stamford Bridge. It was October 2016 and Conte was in charge of Chelsea, who had just thrashed Jose Mourinho’s Manchester

7:32 PM ET With Spain’s LaLiga and Italy’s Serie A kicking off this weekend, all of Europe’s major football leagues are back in action. And even though the seasons are barely underway in leagues such as England’s Premier League and the Germany’s Bundesliga, there already has been plenty of drama and storylines. ESPN correspondents Rob

3:20 PM ET Thomas Tuchel has suggested referee Anthony Taylor should not be allowed to officiate Chelsea matches after claiming his players are worried when they learn he is taking charge of their games. The Blues boss launched a withering attack on Taylor and VAR official Mike Dean as he argued both of Tottenham’s goals

Kane glanced home Ivan Perisic‘s corner in the sixth minute of stoppage time to salvage a point for the visitors who have now won only once in their last 38 visits to Stamford Bridge. – Notebook: Chelsea hunt three major signings– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access Reece James seemed to have sealed the points

3:20 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent LONDON — After a 2-1 loss to Brighton in their opening match, Manchester United lost 4-0 away to Brentford, conceding all four in the first half of the game. Brentford played well, and United’s defensive errors, coupled with a lack of attacking conviction, gave the Bees their first win over

7:55 PM ET Xavi Hernandez says Barcelona still need to strengthen their squad after opening the season with a disappointing goalless draw against Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou on Saturday. Barca handed debuts to four of their five summer signings against Rayo, with Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Andreas Christensen all starting. Franck Kessie came on

2:25 PM ET Manchester United slumped to the bottom of the early Premier League standings after a 4-0 thrashing at Brentford in what was Cristiano Ronaldo‘s first start of the 2022-23 season on Saturday. United’s calamitous afternoon began in typical fashion with David de Gea allowing Josh Dasilva‘s tame, low effort through his hands and

8:19 AM ET Football fans around the world will tune in as LaLiga returns to action (stream matches, highlights on season on ESPN+). Spain’s top flight kicks off Friday with Osasuna hosting Sevilla, while Barcelona host Rayo Vallecano on Saturday at Camp Nou. On Sunday, Real Madrid begin their title defence against promoted side Almeria.

3:45 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Barcelona have finally managed to register most of their summer signings ahead of the start of the new LaLiga season this weekend, with only Jules Kounde still to be registered. Xavi Hernandez’s side kick off their season against Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou on Saturday, but the build

3:15 PM ET Lionel Messi has been left off the 30-man list of Ballon d’Or nominees for the first time since 2005 after the contenders were announced by France Football on Friday. Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema leads the nominees as he bids to win the first Ballon d’Or award of his career. Cristiano Ronaldo,

4:00 AM ET Manchester United told new boss Erik ten Hag to lessen his expectations ahead of the new season — ESPN’s Insider Notebook has the latest. PLUS: Chelsea’s spending spree shows no sign of ending. Jump to: Chelsea look for three big signings | City’s left-back search, Bernardo latest | No NFL style matches

2:01 PM ET There are just 101 days until the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup — thanks to a last-minute change of plan by FIFA to allow host Qatar to kick off the tournament a day earlier than scheduled — and there are already winners and losers in the Premier League as a

12:04 PM ET What is sports without fantasy sports? How could we enjoy the real event if we didn’t have made-up, hand-picked teams of our own to root for alongside the actual action from week to week? Well, with the 2022-23 Premier League season upon us, we thought we’d try a fantasy league among some

10:49 PM ET Austin Lindberg ST. PAUL, Minn. — The MLS All-Stars beat their counterparts from Liga MX of Mexico 2-1 here on Wednesday night, thanks to goals from Carlos Vela and Raul Ruidiaz. It took just three minutes for the scoring to get underway, with LAFC left-back Diego Palacios standing up a cross to

4:52 PM ET Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 to win the 2022 UEFA Super Cup at Helsinki’s Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night as Karim Benzema moved past Raul into second on the Spanish club’s all-time scoring list behind leader Cristiano Ronaldo. The sides traded good chances in the early stages of the annual match