Month: April 2022

4:52 PM ET Paris Saint-Germain continued their march towards a record-equalling 10th French title when goals by Neymar and Kylian Mbappe earned them a 2-1 home victory against bitter rivals Marseille on Sunday. Neymar’s early opener for PSG was cancelled out by Duje Caleta Car before Mbappe’s penalty sealed the win and put PSG on
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11:38 AM ET Ajax‘s technical manager Gerry Hamstra has said they are doing everything they can to convince Manchester United managerial target Erik ten Hag to stay at the club Ten Hag is close to finalising a deal to move to United, with sources telling ESPN that official confirmation of the Dutchman’s appointment could come
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6:31 AM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola defended back-up goalkeeper Zack Steffen, saying he should keep his place despite an error that led to Saturday’s 3-2 defeat by Liverpool in the FA Cup semifinal. After Ibrahima Konate‘s header put Liverpool in the lead, the mistake from United States international Steffen gave the Reds a
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11:54 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo‘s 50th club career hat trick, which including a stunning late free kick earned Manchester United a 3-2 win over Norwich City at Old Trafford on Saturday which just about kept their top-four hopes alive. On Friday, United fans staged a protest against the ownership outside the clubs Carrington training ground
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12:23 PM ET A mistake from Manchester City‘s goalkeeper Zack Steffen helped Sadio Mane to a brace in Liverpool‘s 3-2 victory on Saturday to advance to the 2022 FA Cup final. Steffen took an extra touch after receiving a back pass from defender John Stones, giving Mane enough time to slide in and poke the
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10:21 PM ET Matias Almeyda is out as manager of the San Jose Earthquakes, sources have confirmed to ESPN. MLSsoccer.com’s Tom Bogert was the first to report the news. The decision was made to part ways with the Argentine hours after the Quakes tied Nashville SC, 2-2, extending San Jose’s winless start to the season
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12:30 PM ET Man City, Liverpool hold moment’s silence before FA Cup semifinal in honour of victims of Hillsborough tragedy. Justin Setterfield – The FA/The FA via Getty Images Manchester City have apologised to Liverpool after a section of their supporters interrupted a period of silence to mark the Hillsborough tragedy before the FA Cup semifinal
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1:36 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Ralf Rangnick said it “doesn’t make sense” for Manchester United fans to criticise Paul Pogba after the midfielder was booed off at Old Trafford. Rangnick’s decision to substitute Pogba in the second half of the 3-2 win over Norwich on Saturday was initially greeted with cheers by supporters before they
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11:31 AM ET Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland ended his Bundesliga goal drought with a double after teenager Tom Rothe opened the scoring on his league debut as they thumped VfL Wolfsburg 6-1 in a ruthless display at the Signal Iduna Park stadium on Saturday. Axel Witsel, Manuel Akanji and Emre Can also scored as
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8:25 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Diego Simeone has said he is “proud” of his Atletico Madrid team after their explosive Champions League quarterfinal elimination by Manchester City, which ended with a touchline brawl and police needing to intervene in the tunnel. City will face Real Madrid in the semifinals after Wednesday’s goalless draw
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1:21 PM ET Barcelona president Joan Laporta says the club will change its ticket policy for European games after around 30,000 Eintracht Frankfurt fans gained entry to Camp Nou for Thursday’s Europa League game. Frankfurt were given 5,000 tickets for the game by Barca but thousands more secured seats in the home end to see
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2:09 PM ET Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic said on Friday he will leave the Premier League club at the end of the season, bringing an end to his five-year spell at Old Trafford. Serbian international Matic, who is under contract at United until 2023, has made 26 appearances across all competitions for the club
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