Month: October 2023

Oct 24, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for matchday three! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2023-24 with eight matches on Tuesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Arsenal visit Sevilla, Manchester United host FC Copenhagen
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Oct 24, 2023, 08:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former United States men’s national team midfielder Michael Bradley has joined the coaching staff at Norwegian club Stabaek, who are managed by his father, Bob. The 36-year-old retired from professional soccer after Toronto FC‘s final game of MLS’ regular season last Saturday. – Stream on ESPN+:
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Arsenal have acknowledged there is a lack of diversity in their women’s team after facing a backlash following the release of their team photo for the 2023-24 season which featured an all-white squad. Arsenal published a group photo earlier this month in which none of the 27 players pictured came from a Black or minority
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Oct 24, 2023, 04:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Each week, we will bring you the best performers across Europe’s top five leagues (English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish LaLiga, French Ligue 1 and Italian Serie A) using the unique WhoScored ratings system. The ratings are based on a comprehensive algorithm that uses Opta data
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Oct 23, 2023, 06:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Matildas will renew their rivalry with Olympic champions Canada as they bring their momentous 2023 to a close in Vancouver. Having faced the Canadians in a two-match series in Australia in September 2022 — both won by the visitors — the Matildas again played with
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Oct 23, 2023, 01:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ajax Amsterdam have parted ways with coach Maurice Steijn with immediate effect, the Eredivisie club said on Monday, after a run of four league defeats left them second from bottom. The 49-year-old Steijn joined Ajax in June on a three-year deal after a season at Sparta
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Oct 23, 2023, 03:58 PM ET Four matches involving Israel men’s and women’s national teams have been rescheduled for November, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said on Monday. UEFA postponed all matches scheduled in the country earlier this month due to the Israel-Hamas war. The rescheduled games will be played as close as possible to
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Tom Chambers Oct 23, 2023, 06:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Ange Postecoglou has set a new record for the most points earned by a manager in their first nine Premier League matches (23) after his Tottenham Hotspur team won 2-0 against Fulham on Monday night. The Spurs boss’ tally surpassed the previous
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ESPN News Services Oct 23, 2023, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich are struggling with a growing injury list and have travelled with an 18-man squad for Tuesday’s Champions League match at Galatasaray, but coach Thomas Tuchel said that changed nothing in their plan to win the game and stay top of Group
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Tottenham Hotspur‘s best start to a top-flight season for more 60 years got even better as a 2-0 home win over Fulham sent them two points clear at the Premier League summit on Monday. Captain Son Heung-Min‘s seventh league goal of the campaign and James Maddison‘s first home strike for the club secured a seventh
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Mikel Arteta played down concerns over another racist incident in Spain as Arsenal prepare to face Sevilla three days after Real Madrid winger Vinícius Júnior was abused in the same stadium. The Gunners play Sevilla in the Champions League at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium on Tuesday following a weekend in which a supporter was ejected
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Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCOct 23, 2023, 12:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sevilla and Real Madrid battled to an ill-tempered 1-1 draw in a game that had more controversial moments than brilliant ones. Fran Santiago/Getty Images The international break ended and club football returned across Europe with a packed slate of big results and
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 23, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Former U.S. women’s national team manager Vlatko Andonovski is the new manager and sporting director of NWSL side the Kansas City Current, the club announced on Monday. Kansas City
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 23, 2023, 08:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have to beat FC Copenhagen if they want to qualify for the Champions League knockout rounds, according to manager Erik ten Hag. United sit bottom of Group A after losing their first two games against Bayern Munich and Galatasaray. – Stream on
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 23, 2023, 06:58 AM ET Manchester City have said they will ban any fans found to have engaged in offensive chanting about the death of Sir Bobby Charlton during their Premier League game with Brighton. The Manchester United legend died on Saturday aged 86. The news was announced at half-time of City’s
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Adriana Garcia Oct 23, 2023, 05:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi said he is “proud” of his team’s accomplishments during his first season at Inter Miami despite them missing out on the MLS playoffs. Inter Miami ended the campaign with a 1-0 loss at Charlotte FC on Saturday, with Messi playing the entire
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Oct 22, 2023, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea midfielder Sjoeke Nüsken scored twice and created another goal as the champions recovered from a goal down to beat visitors Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2 and move up to second place in the Women’s Super League on Sunday. The Blues, who fell behind to a
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