5:00 AM ET Sam Marsden Alex Kirkland It’s January, which means it’s now time for the Spanish Supercopa to take centre-stage with four of the best teams in LaLiga doing battle for the prize, founded in 1982. This year, we’ve got the two biggest teams in Spain, Real Madrid and Barcelona, as well as Copa

6:00 AM ET Adriana Garcia Mexican team Pachuca unveiled a permanent throne for the late Brazil legend Pele at their Hidalgo stadium. Since Pele died on Dec. 29 at the age of 82, many tributes have taken place around the world to honour the three-time World Cup winner. Prior to Monday’s 5-1 home league win

5:45 PM ET Liam Wheeler Arsenal produced a blistering second-half display to blow away Oxford United and keep the Gunners’ pursuit of a 15th FA Cup alive with a 3-0 win at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford on Monday. Operating in all-white kits as part of the club’s “No More Red” anti-violence campaign, Arsenal early

6:49 PM ET Adam Brown With the January transfer window now open around Europe there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Gunners close in on €100m Mudryk deal Arsenal and Shakhtar Donetsk are getting

10:30 AM ET Gareth Bale has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 33. Bale made the surprise announcement on Monday in a statement posted on his social media channels. It brings an end to a career that saw Bale excel for Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid and LAFC, while also establishing

11:21 AM ET Manchester City could face a tough task against Premier League leaders Arsenal in the FA Cup fourth round. City earned a comfortable 4-0 victory over Chelsea in the third round on Sunday, with the winner drawn to play either Arsenal or third-tier side Oxford United. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more

5:40 PM ET MADRID — Ousmane Dembele scored the match-winner as Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 at the Estadio Metropolitano on Sunday to move three points clear at the top of LaLiga. Dembele fired past Jan Oblak in the 22nd minute after good work from Pedri and Gavi to cap Barca’s lively start with a

1:21 PM ET Alex KirklandESPN FC A second-half penalty from Gerard Moreno saw Real Madrid beaten 2-1 at Villarreal on Saturday to leave Madrid level on points with Barcelona at the top of LaLiga ahead of Barca’s trip to Atletico Madrid on Sunday. – Report: Villarreal 2-1 Real Madrid | LaLiga table | LaLiga results,

9:14 PM ET Zinedine Zidane rejected an approach from the U.S. Soccer Federation to take over as head coach of the U.S. men’s national team, sources have told ESPN. Zidane, via his agent Alain Migliaccio, was asked if he would be interested in succeeding Gregg Berhalter on the U.S. bench, to which the Frenchman politely

6:55 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer With the January transfer window now open around Europe there’s plenty of gossip swirling about who’s moving where. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Chelsea eye Olmo if Arsenal sign Mudryk Chelsea have been linked with