Soccer

6:31 PM ET SOUTHAMPTON, England — One victory will not banish the disappointment of surrendering their hold on the FA Cup, but Mikel Arteta will feel a sense of vindication in Arsenal exacting revenge against Southampton with a 3-1 win at St. Mary’s to climb above them in the Premier League table. The Gunners returned

1:22 PM ET Chelsea have announced the appointment of Thomas Tuchel as the club’s new manager on an 18-month contract. Sources told ESPN that Tuchel would replace Frank Lampard who was sacked on Monday after a 19-month spell at Stamford Bridge. – Chelsea turn from Lampard to Tuchel– How does Lampard compare to previous Chelsea

2:26 PM ET The response to Inter Miami CF naming Phil Neville as manager on Jan. 18 has been tepid at best since he was first linked with the job on Jan. 6, but the chorus of reactions has been consistent: Neville is only there because he’s the longtime friend and former teammate of Miami

3:37 PM ET Major League Soccer announced the 2021 MLS season will begin on Saturday, April 3 and feature 34 matches for each of the league’s 27 clubs, including expansion side Austin FC. – Carlisle: Can new coach Neville help Beckham’s Inter Miami?– Stream MLS matches on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The regular season will conclude

4:08 PM ET The biggest news in the soccer world on Monday involved the manager change at Chelsea, as club legend Frank Lampard was sacked and former Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel (who also coached Christian Pulisic at Borussia Dortmund) brought in to revamp the struggling Blues, who are ninth in the Premier League at

6:03 AM ET Chelsea are set to sack Frank Lampard and appoint Thomas Tuchel as his successor, sources have told ESPN. They are expected to make an announcement later on Monday after informing the players by text message not to come to the club’s training base at Cobham for their planned morning session while a

5:06 PM ET For Gregg Berhalter and the U.S. men’s national team, the 2021 schedule begins with a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago on Jan. 31, after which it is full speed ahead of multiple fronts. Indeed, the next 12 months looks like a case of “so many competitions, so little time.” In March, Olympic

3:45 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — In simple terms, Manchester United’s 3-2 victory over Liverpool earned the right to play West Ham in the fifth round of the FA Cup, but it could end up meaning much more. There were no points on offer and no positions at stake, but during a season

9:07 AM ET Mesut Ozil has left Arsenal to join Turkish side Fenerbahce. Ozil, 32, spent seven-and-a-half years at Arsenal after joining from Real Madrid in 2013 for a then-club record fee of £42.5 million and went on to win the FA Cup three times. He also helped the club reach the Carabao Cup final

Jan 22, 2021 Marcus Rashford should look back on his 85 minutes on the substitutes’ bench during Manchester United‘s 2-1 win at Fulham as one of the most productive experiences of his career. If he used his time wisely, Rashford will have seen Edinson Cavani deliver a masterclass in the art of playing as a

5:30 PM ET Kathleen McNamee Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said he isn’t feeling the pressure ahead of the FA Cup game against Manchester United on Sunday (live at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+) after his side’s poor run of form. The 2019-20 champions broke a 68-game unbeaten record at Anfield on Thursday when they

9:05 AM ET FA Cup holders Arsenal were dumped out of the competition in the fourth round after a 1-0 defeat at Southampton on Saturday. Gabriel‘s own goal in the first half was enough to earn Southampton their first ever win over Arsenal in the FA Cup. – Watch FA Cup LIVE on ESPN+ in

9:19 PM ET Longtime star Megan Rapinoe had two goals and newcomer Catarina Macario scored once as the U.S. women’s national team defeated Colombia 6-0 on Friday in Orlando. – McNamee: Trinity Rodman set for soccer stardom– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The victory came as expected for the two-time defending World

7:00 AM ET Kathleen McNamee It has been five days since Trinity Rodman became the youngest player ever to be drafted into the National Women’s Soccer League, and the 18-year-old is busy packing up her college dorm room at Washington State University in Pullman. An avid painter in her spare time, her artwork still hangs

3:42 PM ET Stephan Uersfeld Tom Hamilton Close Senior Writer • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 On Friday, Borussia Dortmund visit Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga (2:20 p.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+) with

10:00 AM ET Everton boss Ancelotti, Liverpool’s Jota and the Spurs duo of Son and Kane all stand out in different midseason rankings. ESPN Illustration The end of Tuesday’s Chelsea–Leicester City match on Tuesday marked the rough midway point of the 2020-21 Premier League season. With the coronavirus still looming large, it has been a fraught

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5:03 AM ET There’s a familiar ritual whenever Chelsea struggle in midseason — and make no mistake about it, seven points out of a possible 24 in their past eight Premier League outings is a massive tailspin — and it centres around an impatient Roman Abramovich, surrounded by a virtual (possibly Zoom or, more likely,