Month: May 2023

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCMay 6, 2023, 06:30 PM ET A brace from Rodrygo Goes lifted Real Madrid to a 2-1 win over Osasuna in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday, securing Real Madrid’s third trophy of the season. Rodrygo put Madrid ahead in the second minute after Vinicius Junior had opened up the Osasuna

May 6, 2023, 04:33 PM ET A magnanimous gesture by Manchester City’s goal-machine Erling Haaland left Pep Guardiola fuming on Saturday after the Norwegian striker ignored his manager’s orders to take a spot-kick and handed the ball to team mate Ilkay Gundogan. After the German midfielder had scored a first-half brace to put the Premier

May 6, 2023, 02:29 PM ET An early goal by Mohamed Salah was enough to give Liverpool a 1-0 Premier League win over Brentford on Saturday that keeps the pressure on fierce rivals Manchester United in the hunt for Champions League football next season. Their sixth league win in a row left the Merseysiders in

May 6, 2023, 10:59 AM ET Only Alan Shearer has scored more Premier League goals than Harry Kane. John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has overtaken Wayne Rooney to become the Premier League‘s second all-time top goal-scorer following his goal against Crystal Palace on Saturday. Kane netted just before half-time against

May 6, 2023, 07:28 AM ET Raheem Sterling has said Chelsea‘s slump this season has been one of the low points of his career but believes the struggles could strengthen the Premier League club in the long run. Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat by Arsenal on Tuesday left them 12th in the table, stumbling towards their worst

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 5, 2023, 02:53 PM ET Carlo Ancelotti has denied that Real Madrid are playing for his future as coach in Saturday’s Copa del Rey final and Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal first leg with Manchester City. After missing out on the LaLiga title, trailing 14 points behind leaders Barcelona with five

Associated Press May 5, 2023, 08:56 PM ET The 2022 Champions League final at the Stade de France was delayed by 36 minutes after thousands of Liverpool fans were unable to get into the stadium. AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File After UEFA was widely blamed for security failures at the chaotic and life-threatening Champions League final last

James OIley May 5, 2023, 05:30 PM ET William Saliba was a key part of Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge before his recent injury. James Williamson – AMA/Getty Images Mikel Arteta said Arsenal are edging closer to agreeing a new contract with defender William Saliba, insisting “it is about timing, nothing else.” The Gunners signed Saliba

Sid Lowe, Spain writerMay 5, 2023, 02:23 PM ET Turns out Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was right again when discussing the LaLiga race. “The difference between us and Barcelona isn’t 11 points,” Ancelotti said on Monday. By Thursday that was true: it’s 14. The European champions are not the biggest team in Spain right

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 5, 2023, 01:25 PM ET In February 2019, with Osasuna flying high in the second division and chasing promotion back to LaLiga, graffiti began to appear on the streets of their city, Pamplona. The first image depicted forward Roberto Torres as a saint. A month later, captain Oier Sanjurjo appeared

May 5, 2023, 11:31 AM ET Lionel Messi has released a video on his Instagram account to apologise to Paris Saint-Germain and his teammates for missing training to travel to Saudi Arabia. Sources told ESPN on Tuesday that Messi was given a two-week suspension without pay after missing Monday’s training session to fly to Saudi.

May 5, 2023, 08:32 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain manager Christophe Galtier has condemned his club’s own supporters for staging protests outside Neymar‘s house and added he had nothing to do with the decision to suspend Lionel Messi. PSG’s dip in form this year, especially after they were knocked out of the Champions League in the