ESPN News Services Oct 4, 2023, 07:58 PM ET Lionel Messi has been left out of Inter Miami CF‘s squad for the fourth consecutive game as the team faces Chicago Fire FC at Soldier Field on Wednesday night. The Argentina World Cup winner came back from international duty in September with the recurrence of a
Month: October 2023
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, England — Kylian Mbappé headed straight down the tunnel at the end of Paris Saint-Germain‘s 4-1 Champions League humiliation against Newcastle United. As he disappeared with a face like thunder, St. James’ Park rocked to a party it had waited 20 years to host. These are early days in the 2023-24 Champions League season
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 4, 2023, 06:23 PM ET LEIPZIG, Germany — Crisis? What crisis? Manchester City have lost consecutive games only five times during Pep Guardiola’s reign as manager and only once did it turn into three in a row. RB Leipzig could have doubled that statistic on Wednesday in the Champions League, which came
Holders Manchester City struck twice in the final minutes through Julián Álvarez and Jeremy Doku to beat hosts RB Leipzig 3-1 on Wednesday and rebound from successive domestic defeats to take control of Champions League Group G with maximum points. Álvarez curled his shot from the edge of the box into the top corner in
A rampant Newcastle United put in a stellar showing to secure a superb 4-1 victory over French champions Paris Saint-Germain in their first Champions League home match in 20 years on Wednesday. In a red-hot atmosphere in the north east, PSG had no answer to the relentless hosts who raced into a 17th-minute lead through
Adriana Garcia Oct 4, 2023, 12:37 PM ET Former Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales remained defiant over his controversial kiss on forward Jenni Hermoso, describing it as an “anecdote” in a court hearing on Wednesday, Spanish news agency EFE reported. Spanish state prosecutors have accused Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing
ESPN Oct 2, 2023, 04:22 PM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Champions League soccer is back for matchday two! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2023-24 with eight matches on Wednesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Newcastle United kick off
Oct 4, 2023, 11:14 AM ET Chelsea captain Reece James has been handed a one-match suspension after the right-back admitted to verbally abusing a match official in the tunnel following a 1-0 home defeat to Aston Villa last month, the English Football Association (FA) said on Wednesday. Chelsea were reduced to 10 men when Malo
Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 11:19 AM ET A unique 2030 World Cup is set to be played in Europe and Africa with the surprising addition of South America in a deal to allow the men’s soccer tournament to start with a 100th birthday celebration in Uruguay. FIFA reached an agreement Wednesday between soccer’s continental
Oct 4, 2023, 08:40 AM ET Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said his side’s Premier League game against Tottenham should be replayed after VAR incorrectly ruled out a Luis Díaz goal for offside. Díaz thought he had put Liverpool in front in the 34th minute of their 2-1 defeat at Spurs on Saturday, only for
Oct 4, 2023, 05:19 AM ET VAR, or video assistant referee: how do you feel about it? Do you think it’s a technological boost to the game that reduces the impact of human errors by reviewing and “fixing” bad calls? Or do you think they remain as imperfect as the pre-VAR days because they are,
Oct 4, 2023, 05:23 AM ET Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said everyone at the club is sticking “together” following their 3-2 loss to Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday. The defeat was United’s sixth in their last 10 games in all competitions — a torrid run of form has left them
Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 04:30 AM ET Cristiano Ronaldo was alleged to have raped a woman in Las Vegas in 2009. Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images A U.S. appeals court plans to hear Wednesday from lawyers trying to revive a woman’s bid to force Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions more than the $375,000 in hush money
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 3, 2023, 02:55 PM ET Xavi warned against comparing Lamine Yamal with Lionel Messi after the 16-year-old signed a new long-term contract with Barcelona on Monday. Barça face Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday at the Estádio do Dragão, the stadium where Messi made his non-competitive debut for the
Oct 3, 2023, 05:26 PM ET Ajax Amsterdam have hired their former head coach Louis van Gaal as an adviser, the Dutch club said on Tuesday, as they look to end a string of disappointing results. Ajax are in 15th place in the 18-team Eredivisie table, and have not won a match since the opening
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 3, 2023, 06:34 PM ET Jude Bellingham praised his partnership with Vinícius Júnior — calling the forward the “best in the world” — after the pair were both on the scoresheet in Real Madrid‘s 3-2 Champions League win at Napoli on Tuesday. The England international provided the assist for Vinicius
Liam Wheeler Oct 3, 2023, 05:17 PM ET Onana, left, and Hojlund, right, were the worst and best performers on a chastening Champions League night for Man United. Michael Regan/Getty Images Manchester United‘s woes continued as the Red Devils were beaten 3-2 by Galatasaray in the Champions League, on a miserable night in the Manchester rain
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted Bukayo Saka‘s latest injury setback is a “worry” but insisted he had no regrets over starting the winger in Tuesday’s 2-1 Champions League defeat at Lens. The 22-year-old had limped out of the Gunners’ previous two Premier League matches with knocks but was named in the lineup at Stade Bollaert-Delelis,
Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 07:36 PM ET Lionel Messi may not be at Soldier Field on Wednesday. The Chicago Fire hope their fans are. Mindful that 61,000 fans bought tickets for the Major League Soccer match at Soldier Field — many of them likely expecting to see the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner and World
Manchester United‘s miserable season continued as they slumped to a 3-2 defeat at home to Galatasaray on Tuesday to leave them bottom of Champions League Group A and in all kinds of disarray. Looking to put a fourth Premier League defeat of the season against Crystal Palace on Saturday to the backs of their minds,