Haaland penalty failure and Fernandes red card pile on woes for City and United in Premier League

Erling Haaland’s failure from the penalty spot and Bruno Fernandes' latest red card compounded the woes of Manchester City and Manchester United on another tough day for the two Premier League giants. There were no such problems Thursday for Liverpool, which rallied to a 3-1 win...

Liverpool routs Spurs 6-3 to take 4-point lead into Christmas in Premier League. Man United humbled

Liverpool heads into Christmas with a four-point lead, a game in hand and as the overwhelming title favorite in the Premier League on the back of a wild 6-3 win at Tottenham on Sunday. As for Manchester United and its new manager Ruben Amorim, they stumble into the festive period in...

Friedkin Group completes purchase of Everton and becomes 10th US owner in Premier League

Half of the Premier League is under majority American ownership after Texas-based Friedkin Group completed its 98.8% purchase of Everton on Thursday. The takeover ended Farhad Moshiri's turbulent eight-year tenure at the storied English club, which joins the Friedkins' wide-ranging...

Premier League approves the sale of Everton to the Texas-based Friedkin Group

China jails former national football coach for 20 years for bribery

BEIJING (AP) — The former coach of the Chinese men's national soccer team has received a 20-year-prison sentence for bribery, Chinese state media reported Friday. Li Tie, who once played in the English Premier League as a midfielder for Everton, was found guilty of “leveraging...

Man City drops more points after draw with Crystal Palace and Man United loses again

Manchester City’s Premier League title defense took another blow after drawing with Crystal Palace 2-2 on Saturday. Four-time defending champion City ended a seven-game winless run on Wednesday by beating Nottingham Forest, but dropped more points with the draw at Selhurst Park. ...

Everton vs. Liverpool postponed because of Storm Darragh. Other Premier League games remain on

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — The Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool was postponed on Saturday because of Storm Darragh, which brought dangerous winds and heavy rain to the west coast. The Premier League match was due to kick off at 12.30 p.m. U.K. time, but Everton issued...

Liverpool beats Man City 2-0 to move nine points clear in the Premier League

Liverpool is in control of the Premier League title race. Manchester City is in free fall. A 2-0 win against City on Sunday moved Liverpool nine points clear at the top of the standings and 11 ahead of Pep Guardiola’s four-time defending champion. Goals from Cody...

Liverpool goes top of Premier League as Man City's 32-game unbeaten streak ends at Bournemouth

LONDON (AP) — Manchester City’s 32-game unbeaten streak in the Premier League ended in a 2-1 loss at Bournemouth on Saturday as Liverpool wrested back the lead in the title race. Pep Guardiola had warned this week that his Manchester City team could be “in trouble” after...

Haaland sends Man City to the top of the Premier League

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Even if Erling Haaland is expected to miss out on the Ballon d’Or next week, his campaign to win it in 2025 is well underway. Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior is the favorite to take soccer’s most prestigious individual prize on Monday in Paris, but...