Month: November 2023

ESPN News Services Nov 11, 2023, 05:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Newcastle United defender Kieran Trippier confronted angry supporters of his own team following their surprise 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday. In a video posted on social media, England international Trippier can be seen walking over to a section

ESPN News Services Nov 11, 2023, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique said he was “not very happy” with Kylian Mbappé, despite the France forward scoring a hat trick to send his team top of Ligue 1 with a 3-0 win at Reims on Saturday. The visitors did not take

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 11, 2023, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United cleared an awkward hurdle against Luton Town on Saturday, winning 1-0 in the Premier League, but there’s a mountain to climb after the international break. Erik ten Hag’s team scraped past Luton thanks to Victor Lindelöf‘s second-half goal but

Wolves stunned Tottenham 2-1 with stoppage-time goals from Pablo Sarabia and Mario Lemina on Saturday, thwarting the visitors in their bid to reclaim top spot in the Premier League table. Gary O’Neil’s decision to bring on Sarabia as a late substitute paid off handsomely as the Spaniard scored the equaliser in the 91st minute and provided

Nov 11, 2023, 07:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Saturday the European Super League is “more necessary than ever” and called UEFA’s new Champions League format “absurd” in a speech to the club’s members. In an 80-minute intervention at the club’s Annual General Meeting, Perez reiterated his support

Associated Press Nov 10, 2023, 08:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi held the Ballon d’Or over his head as fireworks lit up the sky to bring a pregame ceremony to a close. And with that, Inter Miami CF got to celebrate the game’s greatest player one more time in 2023. Messi was on

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 10, 2023, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has insisted there is no problem in his relationship with Raphaël Varane and says the Frenchman’s lack of game time is down to Harry Maguire‘s good form. Varane was first choice in the centre of defence last season but has been

Nov 10, 2023, 12:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — Two days ahead of the highly anticipated 2023 NWSL championship between NJ/NY Gotham FC and OL Reign — and shortly after the league announced a historic new media rights deal that includes a package of matches across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes,

Nov 10, 2023, 11:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil forward Kerolin, of North Carolina Courage, has been named the 2023 National Women’s Soccer League’s Most Valuable Player, the league said on Friday. Kerolin, who scored a career-high 10 goals in 19 games during her second NWSL season and finished as the Golden Boot runner-up,

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 10, 2023, 09:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has admitted Marcus Rashford is “not happy” but has backed the Manchester United forward to rediscover his best form. Rashford scored 30 goals in all competitions last season and signed a new long-term contract over the summer worth £315,000 ($385,000)-a-week. –

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 10, 2023, 04:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United and Sir Jim Ratcliffe are hopeful of announcing their partnership over the international break, a source has told ESPN. British billionaire Ratcliffe, chairman and CEO of chemical company INEOS, is set to acquire a 25% stake in the club for around £1.25bn.