2:37 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent MANCHESTER, England — Sir Alex Ferguson used to say the key to the title race was to stay in touch with the leaders until Christmas and then win it in the second half of the season. For the first time since Ferguson retired in 2013, Manchester United have done the

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11:57 AM ET Borussia Monchengladbach are set to be without striker Marcus Thuram, who was sent off for spitting in the 2-1 Bundesliga defeat to Hoffenheim on Saturday. Ryan Sessegnon scored a late goal to snatch win and stretch the hosts’ winless run to six games in all competitions. Gladbach’s Lars Stindl followed his hat-trick

10:30 AM ET Liverpool ensured they remain top of the Premier League on Christmas Day for the third year running with their most ruthless performance of the season as they beat Crystal Palace 7-0 at Selhurst Park — their biggest ever away win in the top flight. In so many ways, being top of the

9:19 AM ET Liverpool raced six points clear at the top of the Premier League table heading into Christmas with an emphatic 7-0 win against Crystal Palace in Selhurst Park on Saturday. Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah both scored braces with Takumi Minamino, Sadio Mane and Jordan Henderson also scoring. Minamino’s opened the scoring with

6:20 PM ET Danny Lewis The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.

8:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the Manchester United job is turning his hair grey as he approaches two years in the Old Trafford hot seat. Solskjaer will celebrate two years in the role on Saturday — the day before his side host Leeds — and the Norwegian says games like the

5:58 AM ET FIFA held their annual The Best Awards in Zurich on Thursday night, with Robert Lewandowski beating Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to the top prize. The Poland international was named FIFA Men’s Player of the Year after rattling away 55 goals in just 47 appearances in Bayern Munich‘s treble-winning season. He finished

6:57 PM ET Danny Lewis The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.

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