Month: April 2023

7:39 AM ET Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed the Brazil national team want to appoint him as coach but reiterated his desire to stay at Real Madrid. Brazil have been without a manager since Tite left after the World Cup and various reports claim Ancelotti is their top target. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
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10:21 PM ET Jordan Morris backed up his four goals last week against Sporting Kansas City. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Jordan Morris continued his historic goal-scoring run as his tally in the 21st minute helping the Seattle Sounders to a 2-1 win over the LA Galaxy on Saturday in Carson, California. Seattle (4-1-1, 13 points) ran
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2:35 PM ET John McGinn put the cap on Aston Villa’s impressive win at Chelsea. Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images Goals from prolific striker Ollie Watkins and captain John McGinn earned Aston Villa all three points in a pulsating 2-0 Premier League mid-table win at Chelsea on Saturday. Watkins took his chance in the
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5:10 PM ET Robert Lewandowski scored twice as leaders Barcelona won 4-0 at bottom side Elche on Saturday to go provisionally 15 points clear of second-placed Real Madrid at the top of LaLiga. LaLiga top scorer Lewandowski got back on goal trail after three goalless league games, opening the scoring in the 20th minute with
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10:53 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jurgen Klopp saw his Liverpool side well beaten by Premier League champions Manchester City. Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool would not have won against Manchester City with an extra man on the field after they were comfortably beaten 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium on
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2:32 PM ET Bayern Munich scored three goals in the opening 23 minutes to overrun a hapless Borussia Dortmund and win 4-2 in Der Klassiker on Saturday, reclaiming top spot in the Bundesliga and handing new coach Thomas Tuchel a winning start. The Bavarians, who face Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-finals on April
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4:23 PM ET New Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel was in no mood for big celebrations after his team’s 4-2 victory over Bundesliga title rivals and former team Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, saying there was room for improvement. Tuchel returned to the Bundesliga to take over at Bayern after they made the shock decision to
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12:08 PM ET Gabriel Jesus was on target twice for Arsenal. Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Gabriel Jesus scored his first goals for six months as Arsenal maintained control of the Premier League title race with a 4-1 defeat of relegation-threatened Leeds United on Saturday. Jesus, starting his first league game since returning
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9:26 AM ET Manchester City moved within five points of Premier League leaders Arsenal with victory over Liverpool. Photo by Will Palmer/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images Manchester City kept their hopes of a third successive Premier League title alive with a 4-1 comeback victory against Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. City, who were without 42-goal
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Mar 28, 2023 Rob DawsonCorrespondent Jack Grealish (right) set up the opening goal for Julian Alvarez (left) and later scored Manchester City’s fourth in their win over Liverpool. Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City kept the pressure on Arsenal in the Premier League title race with a dominant 4-1 win over Liverpool
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6:52 AM ET Erling Haaland has been a constant source of goals for Manchester City this season. AP Photo/David Cliff Manchester City striker Erling Haaland will miss Saturday’s crunch Premier League game against Liverpool with a groin injury. The 22-year-old has scored an extraordinary 42 goals in 37 matches in all competitions this season, including eight
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8:25 AM ET Adriana Garcia Spain coach Jorge Vilda defended his decision to leave out the rebel players for their upcoming matches. Photo by Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images Spain’s national team has once again left out the 15 rebel players for their last two warm-up games ahead of the Women’s World Cup this summer. Spain take
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9:41 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Erling Haaland is top scorer in the Premier League this season with 28 goals. Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hinted he is willing to risk Erling Haaland‘s fitness against Liverpool. Haaland withdrew from the Norway squad during the international break because of a groin injury
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7:13 PM ET Cesar Hernandez LA Galaxy forward Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez has confirmed that he’s spoken with new Mexico manager Diego Cocca and that the door “is open” to a possible national team return. Hernandez, Mexico’s all-time leading goalscorer, hasn’t appeared for the men’s national team since 2019. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
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4:55 PM ET FIFA’S president Gianni Infantino (L) presents CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez with a commemorative pennant on Friday. NORBERTO DUARTE/AFP via Getty Images The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) believes FIFA would be making a mistake to not award the 2030 World Cup to a joint bid from Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile, the regional
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