Sources: Arsenal extend Saka, Saliba contracts

play Time to upgrade Arsenal from PL contenders to favourites? (1:44)Janusz Michallik reacts to Arsenal’s win over Brighton that extends their Premier League lead to 7 points. (1:44) 6:37 AM ET Arsenal have activated clauses to extend the contracts of Bukayo Saka and William Saliba by an extra year as talks continue over long-term agreements, … Read more

Lukaku wants permanent transfer from Chelsea

play Ogden: Chelsea look like a team ‘thrown together’ (1:27)Mark Ogden worries for Chelsea’s season after a disappointing 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest. (1:27) 7:12 AM ET Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku said he is hoping to put his injuries and Belgium‘s premature World Cup exit behind him and return to form in a bid … Read more

Weekend Review: Arsenal, Newcastle on track for glory in 2023

8:55 PM ET It’s 2023 and club football is back with a bang! Newcastle United and Arsenal have underlined their Premier League title credentials with a series of impressive performances, while in LaLiga one of the Qatar World Cup‘s most infamous characters was back in the spotlight again. ESPN correspondents Julien Laurens, James Tyler, Mark … Read more

Lens hand PSG first league loss, stay in title race

Lens players celebrate after scoring a goal against PSG in Ligue 1. Getty Images 5:01 PM ET Lens beat Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 on Sunday to give the champions their first league loss of the season, narrowing the gap at the top between the two teams. PSG were without Neymar, who was suspended … Read more

PSG receive wake-up call in defeat to Lens, Parisians with work to do ahead of Lionel Messi’s return

Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain’s difficult return to domestic action continued with a 3-1 defeat away at RC Lens on Sunday. After a dramatic late 2-1 win over RC Strasbourg Alsace last Wednesday, Ligue 1’s second-placed side gave Christophe Galtier’s men an overdue wake-up call. With no Neymar at Stade Bollaert Delelis through suspension, Kylian Mbappe … Read more