Football

4:26 PM ET A tribute to Queen Elizabeth II is shown during Arsenal’s Europa League match at FC Zurich. Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images The football world is paying its respects following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. English Football League (EFL) fixtures scheduled for Friday have been postponed while tributes were paid before and during

10:49 AM ET Chelsea have announced Graham Potter as their new manager, replacing Thomas Tuchel, who was sacked on Wednesday. Potter, who joins from Brighton & Hove Albion, becomes the 30th manager in Chelsea’s history — the first managerial appointment under new American owner Todd Boehly, who sacked Tuchel after 100 games in charge. –

7:10 PM ET Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez says he is already running out of praise for the “spectacular” Robert Lewandowski after the striker’s hat trick in Wednesday’s 5-1 Champions League win against Viktoria Plzen. Lewandowski, 34, took his tally for Barca to eight in five games since his €45 million move from Bayern Munich, while

4:53 PM ET Liverpool were rocked by a dominant Napoli as the Premier League side fell to a 4-1 defeat in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday. The 2021-22 Champions League runners-up have struggled to maintain their usual commanding form in domestic football this season and their struggles continued in Naples, they found themselves

12:01 PM ET Tuesday night, following Chelsea‘s 1-0 defeat in their Champions League opener at Dinamo Zagreb, Thomas Tuchel faced the cameras looking a little bit like Dennis Hopper’s character in “True Romance” after he gets the kiss of death from Christopher Walken and takes a drag of his cigarette. He knows what’s coming, and

2:35 PM ET In mid-July, an agent seeking to break an impasse in a transfer not involving Chelsea had an unusual idea: “Let’s call Todd Boehly.” The player in question was in advanced talks to move to another Premier League club, but negotiations had stalled for some time over his valuation. Chelsea had previously shown

4:36 PM ET Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel lambasted his squad for showing no hunger or determination in their 1-0 Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday, saying he did not see this performance coming after he thought they had turned a corner. The loss was Chelsea’s third in five games and the Premier League

7:13 AM ET FIFA and UEFA have spent the past three years testing out a new artificial-intelligence-based semi-automated offside technology (SAOT), and now it’s ready to be rolled out in the Champions League. Although SAOT was used by FIFA at the Club World Cup in February, and also by UEFA in the Super Cup between

11:18 AM ET Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR

1:53 PM ET Rafael Leao bagged two goals and an assist to help AC Milan edge their rivals Inter, proving he can step up in big moments. (Photo by Giuseppe Cottini/AC Milan via Getty Images) Another thrilling weekend in the European football world gave fans plenty to talk about. Rafael Leao led AC Milan to victory

7:44 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier has warned the superstar trio of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar that they need to accept a role on the bench, whether they like it or not. While former manager Mauricio Pochettino would rarely make rotations, successor Galtier didn’t hesitate to put Neymar on the bench

9:43 PM ET Another weekend of headlines, golazos and unpredictable finishes across Europe’s biggest leagues. From AC Milan securing the first derby win of the Serie A season to fans, coaches and players raging at VAR in the Premier League, there was no shortage of drama. ESPN correspondents Rob Dawson, Alex Kirkland, Julien Laurens, James

4:35 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United and Arsenal are finally emerging from cold storage. The rivalry that once dominated the Premier League has been reduced to a sideshow for the best part of two decades due to the respective decline of both teams — but Sunday’s clash at Old Trafford proved that two

9:02 AM ET Multiple murals were defaced in the build-up to the Merseyside derby. Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images Liverpool and Everton have condemned the defacing of murals after offensive graffiti was painted on multiple buildings before Saturday’s Merseyside derby. Murals including those of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Henderson and Mohamed Salah were vandalised in

1:00 PM ET Harry Kane’s goal in Tottenham’s win against Fulham put him in the top three Premier League goal scorers of all time. Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images Harry Kane moved into outright third on the all-time Premier League goal charts by scoring in Tottenham Hotspur‘s 2-1 win over Fulham on Saturday. 2

3:42 PM ET Associated Press Sophia Smith scored a pair of first-half goals and the U.S. women’s national team defeated Nigeria 4-0 Saturday as both teams prepare for next summer’s World Cup. The United States has a 70-game unbeaten streak on American soil — 63 wins and seven draws. The two teams face off again

10:49 AM ET Associated Press Organisers of the World Cup in Qatar have finalised a policy to serve beer with alcohol to soccer fans at stadiums and fan zones in the Muslim-majority country. FIFA said Saturday fans will be allowed to buy Budweiser beer with alcohol within the eight stadium compounds — though not at

4:00 AM ET Tor-Kristian Karlsen The summer transfer window has been incredible, as the top clubs around Europe spent millions to try to strengthen their sides. 2 Related According to Transfermarkt, clubs across the English Premier League spent a colossal €2.24 billion during the window — the most ever — and there were some huge