Home defeat to Getafe was not in anyone’s plans at Real Madrid. Arbeloa’s arrival on the bench had brought greater consistency, at least in La Liga, and the team managed to wrestle top spot from Barcelona. But in the space of just two rounds, everything has unraveled: Madrid have suffered back-to-back losses – against Osasuna

Justin Pugh named Commissioner of Italian Football League Former Giants offensive lineman Justin Pugh decided to hang up his cleats last year when he announced his retirement from the NFL in late July. While he may have stepped away from putting on the pads and taking the field, Pugh is still firmly in the football

1 Sky Germany report that VfB Stuttgart are closing in on the signing of Grischa Prömel. The 31-year-old Stuttgart-native will sign a contract until June 2029, where the Hoffenheim player will then become one of VfB’s highest earners. Speaking to Sky in February, Prömel, who has been ever-present for Hoffenheim this season, said: “I’ve often

Ryan O’HanlonMar 3, 2026, 04:15 AM ET Close Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.” Multiple Authors Premier League soccer is stuck. The last time the league felt stuck like this was about a decade ago. Despite TV revenues that were

[Getty Images] With 10 games of the Premier League season left, there is a growing narrative that Manchester United are the ‘favourites’ in the ongoing top-five race. That prospect did not even exist just two months ago when Michael Carrick took charge. Advertisement Now, I refuse to believe that United are favourites in a battle

As European football’s commercial boom pushes ticket prices to record highs, a striking contrast has emerged between England and Germany. While Arsenal supporters are being charged close to €200 for high-profile matches, a German club has won admiration by welcoming visiting fans free of cost. Ticket prices for marquee fixtures — especially European knockout games

Igor Tudor, the Tottenham coach, heated up the post-match press conference after the game against Fulham by expressing his frustration with the referee and Raúl Jiménez due to the first goal of the match. “He wasn’t thinking about the ball, he was thinking about how to cheat. He cheated by pushing the player and then

2 Supporters of La Liga giants Real Madrid have on Monday collectively surrendered their side’s chase of the Spanish top-flight title. This comes after another damaging defeat for Los Blancos. Álvaro Arbeloa’s troops marked their return to action a short time ago, welcoming capital rivals Getafe to the Santiago Bernabéu for a league clash. When

The Premier League’s relegation battle is heating up. With basement boys Wolves nailed on for the drop, despite a brilliant home win over Aston Villa on Friday, there are two relegation spots to be decided. The rest of the bottom six teams all lost at the weekend, making it another crunch round of Premier League

Real Madrid fell to a damaging 1-0 defeat by Getafe at home in La Liga on Monday, leaving them four points behind leaders Barcelona. Alvaro Arbeloa’s side, beaten by a superb volley from Martin Satriano, suffered a second consecutive loss in the Spanish top flight for the first time since 2020. Madrid forward Franco Mastantuono