Dec 22, 2024, 02:37 PM ET LONDON — Liverpool booked top spot in the Premier League at Christmas with a commanding 6-3 victory at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Arne Slot’s side moved four points clear of Chelsea with a game in hand after easing to a win that began with two smart headers inside the…
Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League with a dominant but chaotic 6-3 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday thanks to braces from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah. Diaz met Trent Alexander-Arnold’s beautiful cross with a diving header to open the scoring before Alexis Mac Allister nodded home from close range…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 22, 2024, 01:00 PM ET MANCHESTER, England — Ruben Amorim wasn’t kidding when he said “the storm will come.” Marcus Rashford, set pieces, missed chances, conceding the first goal in games — the Manchester United head coach can take his pick of problems at the moment. His biggest worry will be results….
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Dec 22, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Kylian Mbappé has admitted he “hit rock bottom” after missing a crucial penalty for Real Madrid earlier this month, saying he “can do a lot more” despite scoring in the club’s 4-2 LaLiga win over Sevilla on Sunday. Star forward Mbappé opened the scoring against…
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé netted the opener and set up another goal as the hosts beat mid-table Sevilla 4-2 on Sunday to move up to second place in LaLiga and close the gap on Atletico Madrid to one point going into the winter break. Mbappe scored with a thunderbolt from outside the box in…
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCDec 22, 2024, 11:11 AM ET Jesús Navas played the last LaLiga game of his 21-year career on Sunday, coming on as a substitute for Sevilla in their 4-2 defeat to Real Madrid at the Bernabéu. Winger Navas, 39 — who is Sevilla and Spain’s most decorated player — will officially retire…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 22, 2024, 12:42 PM ET Ruben Amorim has admitted Manchester United are in a ‘tough moment” after their 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Sunday. United have lost back-to-back games after the 4-3 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup on Thursday. It’s also two Premier League defeats in…
Striker Nicolas Jackson struck the post with a close-range header as Chelsea were denied the chance to go top of the Premier League table after playing out a 0-0 draw with Everton at a blustery Goodison Park on Sunday. The conditions made it difficult for both teams, but they each had chances to win the game….
Bournemouth trounced Manchester United 3-0 in the Premier League at a chilly Old Trafford on Sunday thanks to goals from Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo, and climbed to fifth in the standings as a result. Bournemouth’s fourth league victory in five matches moved them to 28 points after 17 games, while United are 13th…
Dec 22, 2024, 07:16 AM ET Gareth Southgate has revealed he had decided to step down as England manager before the team’s defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2024 in July, saying “it was time for change on all sides.” Southgate, 54, resigned two days after England’s 2-1 loss in Berlin and has…