12:52 PM ET Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho claimed his players did the exact opposite of what he told them to do at half-time as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace on Sunday. Harry Kane‘s 23rd-minute goal had put leaders Tottenham on course for a fifth away win of the season in

5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United are heading into a “big moment” and that the hectic Christmas schedule could determine whether they can mount a title challenge this season. United are five points off the top with a game in hand after the weekend’s results and Solskjaer believes six games

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1:49 AM ET Caleb Porter couldn’t hold it in any longer. When the final whistle blew, making official the Columbus Crew‘s 3-0 MLS Cup final win over the Seattle Sounders, he sprinted over to the Nordecke — the corner of MAPFRE Stadium where, even amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Crew’s hardcore fans congregate — and

5:11 PM ET Alex Kirkland Real Madrid beat top-of-the-table Atletico Madrid 2-0 on Saturday to inflict a first La Liga defeat of the season on their local rivals and put themselves back in the title race. A dominant first-half display saw Atletico keeper Jan Oblak push Karim Benzema‘s curling left-footed shot onto the post early

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3:30 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ed Woodward doesn’t like the phrase “on the brink.” It’s too simple, according to Manchester United‘s executive vice-chairman, because it implies the next result can determine whether he will back or sack a manager. He has dismissed three since getting the top job at Old Trafford in 2012 — David

5:42 PM ET Harry Kettle 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.

1:32 PM ET The group stages of the 2020-21 Champions League took the feel of a decent romantic comedy: there were just enough unexpected plot twists to make you doubt how things might end, but then it all wrapped up how you expected it to all along. (As always in rom-coms, the supporting cast —

4:50 AM ET Mesut Ozil’s future and hopes of a move to MLS headlines this week’s Insider Notebook: PLUS: A row over a ‘shameful’ ham sandwich in Spain. Jump to: ‘Shameful’ ham sandwich row in Spain | Toronto FC want Blanc | Raiola takes aim at FIFA | Bayern battle for De Jong | Wenger’s