6:00 AM ET This week, Mesut Ozil‘s exile at Arsenal has extended to unprecedented levels. The 32-year-old cannot play senior football again until January at the earliest after being left out of the Gunners’ Premier League and Europa League squads for what manager Mikel Arteta insisted on Wednesday night were solely footballing reasons. “My conscience

Only one of Arsenal and Leicester City started with a centre-forward on the pitch, but it says a lot about Alexandre Lacazette’s performance that you couldn’t really tell the difference. Mikel Arteta has made considerable progress in evolving Arsenal since taking charge last December, but Sunday’s 1-0 defeat was a slip back into the past

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6:24 PM ET 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 may be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe. TOP STORY:

1:31 PM ET Zinedine Zidane has defended the penalty decision that helped his Real Madrid team to a 3-1 El Clasico win over Barcelona at Camp Nou. The La Liga match was all square after first half goals from Federico Valverde and Ansu Fati when Sergio Ramos and Clement Lenglet clashed inside the box. –

6:00 PM ET Jurgen Klopp has hailed what Marcus Rashford is doing to tackle child poverty and said the importance of his tireless work transcends the traditional rivalry between his side Liverpool and Manchester United. Rashford forced the government into a U-turn in July when he won his battle to ensure free meals during the

6:52 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 may be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.

5:30 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has reiterated his defence of Sergio Aguero while the striker continues to receive widespread condemnation for putting his hands on female official Sian Massey-Ellis. Cameras caught Aguero placing his hands on assistant referee Massey-Ellis’ shoulder during City’s 1-0 win over Arsenal. – Stream ESPN FC

9:56 AM ET The 2020-21 Premier League season has been in full swing for just over a month, and it’s already promising to be the most entertaining and unpredictable in the history of the competition. Going into the weekend’s games, Everton and Aston Villa are the surprise pacesetters, with the early season slip-ups by Liverpool

6:33 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 may be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.