Football/Soccer 24-Hour Briefing
×Premier League Action
Manchester City bbc.com defeated Leeds United 1-0 thanks to Antoine Semenyo's goal, cutting Arsenal's Premier League lead to just two points. Pep Guardiola complained about fixture scheduling skysports.com after Erling Haaland missed the match through injury. Meanwhile, Liverpool bbc.com dominated West Ham United with a 5-0 victory that moved them up to fifth in the table. In another dramatic encounter, Brentford bbc.com held on for a 4-3 win over Burnley after blowing a three-goal lead, with Mikkel Damsgaard scoring a 93rd-minute winner.
Tight Finish at St James' Park
Jordan Pickford bbc.com made a remarkable injury-time save to preserve Everton's 3-2 win at Newcastle. Thierno Barry scored the winner bbc.com for Everton after Newcastle had equalized. Newcastle manager Eddie Howe called for accountability bbc.com after his side's defensive errors, while Everton boss David Moyes praised Pickford's "out of this world" heroics bbc.com.
Scottish Premiership Update
Hearts moved seven points clear at the top of the Premiership with a 1-0 win skysports.com over Aberdeen, with Claudio Braga scoring the decisive goal. Sir Alex Ferguson was a VIP guest as Hearts maintained their title push. The club also unveiled a statue of Tommy Gemmell bbc.com, who scored in their 1967 European Cup win.
International Football News
Noahkai Banks espn.com, a potential pick for this summer's senior USMNT World Cup squad, is considering whether his international future lies with the US or Germany. Meanwhile, Iran's women's national team is focusing on the Asian Cup espn.com amid political tensions. FIFA will "monitor developments" in Iran ahead of the World Cup espn.com following recent military actions.
European Football Updates
Harry Kane espn.com is targeting Robert Lewandowski's Bundesliga record of 41 goals in a season after scoring twice in Bayern Munich's 3-2 win over Borussia Dortmund. Lamine Yamal revealed he's happy again espn.com after scoring his first career hat-trick for Barcelona. In MLS news, Inter Miami received a White House invite espn.com to celebrate their 2025 MLS Cup triumph.
VAR and Regulatory Changes
There will be further trials bbc.com of a challenge system as part of a two-year review of VAR. For this summer's World Cup, corners and second yellow cards added to VAR scope bbc.com to help tackle time-wasting. FIFA also announced consultations about measures to combat players covering their mouth espn.com when confronting opponents.
Wider Football News
Phil Parkinson praised the tenacity of Wrexham espn.com as they maintained their fine away record with a 1-0 win at Charlton. The Portland Thorns have hired Robert Vilahamn espn.com as head coach after a lengthy search. Michail Antonio had to "swallow his ego" after a near-fatal car crash as he joins Qatari side Al-Sailiya bbc.com.