There was no Premier League fixtures as the FA Cup took center-stage in England this weekend, with Manchester United‘s thrilling shootout win over Arsenal stealing the headlines. The Bundesliga returned with a bang, while Atletico Madrid quietly sealed Spain’s “Winter Champions” crown in Barcelona‘s and Real Madrid‘s absence. On the goals front, Trent Alexander-Arnold and

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCJan 12, 2025, 11:21 PM JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — In the historic centre of Jeddah, in the old heart of the city, there’s a football pitch. It isn’t much: an uneven, astroturf surface, and two undersized goals. There are floodlights, and white lines painted on the ground, but no seats for spectators.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers… THE SUN Kyle Walker is being lined up for a sensational loan move to Inter Milan. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Clinton Morrison, Jay Bothroyd and Dean Ashton compare Kyle Walker’s previous seasons to his current form and explain why it

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills kept their Super Bowl dream alive as they beat the Denver Broncos 31-7 to set up a blockbuster Divisional Round matchup against Lamar Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens.  It beckons as a meeting of the NFL’s two MVP frontrunners in Allen and Jackson, the latter of whom threw for 175 yards

“We didn’t get what we deserved. But there’s an element of putting the ball in the back of the net.” If Arsenal had a slogan for this past week, perhaps even this entire season, it would be close to what Mikel Arteta said above, following this latest FA Cup defeat on penalties to Manchester United.

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 12, 2025, 07:44 PM Close • 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 TAMWORTH, England — It’s been an eventful few days for Tamworth goalkeeper Jasbir Singh. On Saturday morning he was

Anthony Gordon and Bruno Guimaraes came off the bench to ease Newcastle into the FA Cup fourth round after Eddie Howe was forced to turn to his big guns to see off League Two Bromley. Howe made nine changes to the side which beat Arsenal in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg in midweek as

Middlesbrough are in talks with Atlanta United over striker Emmanuel Latte Lath having received a £16m bid from the Major League Soccer (MLS) club. The 26-year-old is understood to be open to the move to the United States and has attracted interest by scoring 10 goals in 26 Championship games this season. Latte Lath is

Qualifier Hady Habib described his history-making Australian Open win as “the biggest achievement” of his career after he became the first player from war-damaged Lebanon to win a Grand Slam match. The world number 219 won three qualifying matches in Melbourne to become the first man to represent his nation in a major singles tournament.

German second seed Alexander Zverev began his latest bid for a first Grand Slam title with a comfortable straight-set victory over French wildcard Lucas Pouille at the Australian Open. The 27-year-old, who reached the semi-finals in Melbourne last year, cruised into the second round with a 6-4 6-4 6-4 win. Zverev, who faced just two