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Nov 26, 2025, 06:01 PM ETLONDON — Arsenal hammered out a warning to Europe’s top teams by extending their perfect start to the UEFA Champions League’s league phase with a 3-1 win against Bayern Munich, which confirms their status as favorites to win the competition.Goals by Jurriën Timber, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli sent Bayern crashing to their first defeat in all competitions this season and sent the Gunners three points clear of the chasing pack at the top of the table.Lennart Karl’s first-half equalizer had given Bayern hope of maintaining their unbeaten record, but Arsenal proved too strong in…

Midfielder Rose Lavelle insists the United States must play as a collective when facing Italy in two upcoming friendlies, citing the 2-1 loss against Portugal during the October window as a cautionary tale.The United States hosts Italy in Orlando, Florida, on Nov. 28, before facing the team again on Dec. 1 in Fort Lauderdale.Editor’s Picks1 Related”In that first game against Portugal, it was just kind of getting back on the same page and playing as a team,” Lavelle said. “I think that obviously it wasn’t for lack of trying. We obviously were working really hard during the game, but I…

Beth LindopNov 26, 2025, 05:59 PM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.LIVERPOOL, England — Arne Slot has said he is “not worried” about his position at Liverpool despite his team’s bruising defeat to PSV Eindhoven in the UEFA Champions League.Liverpool lost 4-1 to the Eredivisie leaders at Anfield on Wednesday and have now suffered nine defeats in their past 12 games in all competitions.- Jones blasts Liverpool amid skid: ‘Past being angry’- After latest shock loss, no end in sight for Liverpool’s nightmareThe Reds are currently 12th in the Premier…

Paul Merson described Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over Bayern Munich as a “huge statement”, saying the result will make everyone around Europe stand up and take notice of Mikel Arteta’s side.Second-half goals from Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli fired the Gunners to all three points in their heavyweight Champions League clash with Bayern, stretching their perfect record in the competition to five victories from five matches to leave them top of the 36-team table. It means Arsenal, who are now unbeaten in their last 16 games, are now top of the Premier League and Champions League tables. “It’s a huge statement…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers…Premier LeagueManchester United could recruit more than one midfielder amid ongoing uncertainty over the futures of Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo – The Sun Spreaker This content is provided by Spreaker, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Spreaker cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if…

TeamGiorgi Mamardashvili and Hugo Ekitike returned to Liverpool’s starting XI, with Alisson Becker ruled out due to illness and Alexander Isak named on the bench.Liverpool: Mamardashvili, Van Dijk, Konate (Chiesa, 76), Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Jones, Gakpo, Ekitike (Isak, 61), Gravenberch.Unused subs: Woodman, Misciur, Gomez, Endo, Robertson, Nyoni, Ngumoha.First half PSV struck first and early when Perisic converted from the spot after Virgil van Dijk was penalised for handball.Liverpool’s reply followed swiftly as Szoboszlai applied the finishing touch to a positive move to score the club’s 500th goal in the European Cup/Champions League.Alexis Mac Allister found Cody Gakpo, whose…

Chinese online forums and market chatters have recently been engulfed by speculation that Japan may have halted the export of photoresist, a critical material for semiconductor manufacturing exports, to China. Although the Japanese government and major Japanese suppliers have made no public announcements, unverified claims alleging that “Canon, Nikon and Mitsubishi Chemical have suspended photoresist shipments to China” spread rapidly across Chinese social media around November 18 to 19, when Chinese and Japanese officials were holding meetings in Beijing to try to ease the rising political tensions between the two countries. According to the claims, the three Japanese companies had…

Nov 26, 2025, 04:19 PM ETReal Madrid star Kylian Mbappé scored the second-fastest hat trick in Champions League history by netting three times in just under seven minutes at Olympiacos on Wednesday.The France star added a fourth goal in the second half, and Madrid needed every one of them to hang on to beat the Greek side 4-3 on the road.”It was very important to win again,” Mbappé said after the match. “We know that three games without a win is a lot for a team like us. It was a difficult game; it’s hard to win here. We started…

Arsenal maintained their perfect start in the Champions League as a statement 3-1 victory over Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium sent them top of the league phase table.Three days on from thrashing Spurs in the north London derby, Mikel Arteta’s side produced another outstanding display in front of their fans to underline their status as major European contenders. Jurrien Timber’s headed opener from Bukayo Saka’s corner was cancelled out by 17-year-old Lennart Karl in the first half but the Gunners blew Bayern Munich away after the break. Player ratings Arsenal: Raya (7), Timber (8), Saliba (7), Mosquera (7), Lewis-Skelly…

Liverpool crumbled to another shocking defeat as they were sensationally beaten 4-1 by PSV at Anfield.A trio of second-half goals – two of them scored by Couhaib Driouech – left Arne Slot’s out-of-form side stunned as they capitulated to yet another three-goal defeat. Coming off the back of consecutive 3-0 defeats, the result will amplify the noise surrounding Slot’s Liverpool. They are in the bottom half of the Premier League table and now have work to do in Europe. Their astonishing slide shows no signs of stopping. Image: Ivan Perisic celebrates giving PSV Eindhoven the early lead at Anfield Player…