Soccer

5:51 PM ET Two months after the story first broke, Barcelona president Joan Laporta came out swinging in a two-hour news conference on Monday, but there remain as many questions as answers surrounding the refereeing controversy that has rocked the Spanish champions-elect. Barca should be preparing to celebrate a first LaLiga title since 2019 —

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7:00 AM ET Mohamed Salah found the net twice as Liverpool quite literally knocked Leeds for six at Elland Road on Monday to claim a long overdue victory, their first in five Premier League games since beating Manchester United 7-0 in early March. What had been the Reds’ joint-longest winless streak under Jurgen Klopp came

7:15 PM ET Ryan Rosenblatt The LA Galaxy lost at home to rivals LAFC on Sunday for the first time ever, and striker Javier Chicharito Hernandez, pictured here, did not score. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/USA TODAY You think you know a team, then you see them in a rivalry match and all of a sudden everything you thought

12:22 PM ET Another weekend of European soccer is in the books, and it provided us with lots to talk about. For a start, Arsenal dropped points from a dominant position to give Man City another edge in the Premier League title race. In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich were held to a draw by Hoffenheim,

6:00 AM ET Frank Lampard has won only one of his last 17 games as a manager, losing 14 and drawing two. A poor run at Everton saw him sacked in January and since returning to Stamford Bridge earlier this month to take over as caretaker at Chelsea after the departure of Graham Potter, he

7:27 PM ET Another weekend of European football is in the books and plenty of action to sink our teeth into. Aston Villa are making a late-season surge for a Champions League spot, Borussia Dortmund slipped up once more, and PSG are marching onto another league title despite bad form. Elsewhere, Inaki Williams ensured Athletic

LONDON — Arsenal handed the initiative to Manchester City in the Premier League title race after allowing a 2-0 lead to slip against West Ham United to draw 2-2 at the London Stadium on Sunday. The Gunners’ lead at the top of the table is four points, but City closed the gap with their 3-1

3:56 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Erling Haaland only played for 45 minutes against Leicester City on Saturday but it was still more than enough time for the Manchester City striker to equal another record. Starting the game on 30 Premier League goals, he was on 32 by the time 25 minutes had

2:45 PM ET Erling Haaland continued his jaw-dropping assault on the Premier League on Saturday as he netted a first-half brace to equal Mohamed Salah‘s single-season goal-scoring record in Manchester City‘s 3-1 victory over beleaguered Leicester City on Saturday. Haaland increased his haul to 32 goals to tie Salah’s mark for a 38-game season —

LONDON — Frank Lampard’s disastrous opening week to his second stint at Chelsea was completed as they sunk to their third successive defeat, with a 2-1 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion on his Stamford Bridge return. Conor Gallagher put the hosts ahead on 13 minutes in fortuitous fashion as his deflected strike was sent

3:42 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United‘s Lisandro Martinez will miss the rest of the season after fracturing his foot, the club have confirmed. Martinez was stretchered off during Thursday’s 2-2 draw with Sevilla in the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal and medical assessments on Friday confirmed the defender has fractured a metatarsal

8:00 AM ET Zlatan Ibrahimovic demonstrated how his black belt in taekwondo could be put to good use on a Hollywood film set. Pierre Suu/WireImage AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is no stranger to the rough and tumble of martial arts, and he has once again been demonstrating his fighting prowess by sharing an action-packed video

11:11 AM ET Ian DarkeESPN.com writer Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer voices.

6:15 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has likened talk of big-money signings to a five-year-old asking for a Ferrari for Christmas, after the Merseyside club pulled out of the race to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham. Sources told ESPN on Tuesday that Liverpool ended their pursuit for England international Bellingham, instead opting to

5:33 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United blew a two-goal lead in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinal as Sevilla scored twice in the final six minutes, forcing a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford. Erik ten Hag’s team looked in control of their Europa League destiny thanks to two goals from Marcel Sabitzer

10:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Zack Steffen has had a strange 10 months. It started with a loan move from Manchester City to Middlesbrough and despite joining in July, his career there started with a winless run which lasted until early October. Then, in November, the goalkeeper got the devastating news that he would not

5:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen The list of high-profile players whose contracts expire this summer is impressive, but there are a number who look set to remain at their clubs. Real Madrid veterans Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos are all reportedly close to agreeing another year, with forward Marco Asensio ready to sign