Arch Bell and Jon Arnold Dec 1, 2023, 08:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MLS Cup is little more than a week away. Just four teams remain from the 29 who started the 2023 regular season with visions of lifting silverware way back in February. The conference finals are here, with the Supporters’ Shield-winning FC
Month: December 2023
Open Extended Reactions Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has urged football’s lawmakers to scrap plans to introduce sin-bins and stop making unnecessary changes that could have a detrimental effect on the game. In a bid to tackle growing dissent in the game, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) — football’s rule‑making body — announced on Tuesday
ESPN News Services Dec 1, 2023, 10:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Almost one year after Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup trophy for Argentina in Qatar, the Inter Miami CF star revisited the complicated path to the title and expressed his satisfaction for turning criticism into praise in his country. In an interview for
Dec 1, 2023, 07:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Everton have filed an appeal against their 10-point deduction by the Premier League, the club said on Friday. The Merseyside club were docked points with immediate effect last month after being found to have breached profitability and sustainability rules relating to losses. – Stream on ESPN+:
ESPN News Services Dec 1, 2023, 10:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Almost one year after Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup trophy for Argentina in Qatar, the Inter Miami CF star revisited the complicated path to the title and expressed his satisfaction for turning criticism into praise in his country. In an interview for
Open Extended Reactions Arsenal are increasingly hopeful of agreeing a new contract with Ben White after opening talks with the defender, sources have told ESPN. The 26-year-old’s deal still has two-and-a-half years left to run but Arsenal have moved to secure his services for the long term after establishing himself as a key part of
Connor O’Halloran Dec 1, 2023, 03:52 AM ET A total of 39 arrests have been made and four police officers injured following violence outside Villa Park before Aston Villa‘s Europa Conference League tie with Legia Warsaw on Thursday, West Midlands Police told ESPN. Police were hit with missiles from fans, videos posted to social media
Dec 1, 2023, 02:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jose Mourinho was unhappy with Roma’s efforts against Servette. Photo by Luciano Rossi/AS Roma via Getty Images Roma manager Jose Mourinho said some of his players had adopted a “superficial approach” in Thursday’s Europa League game against Servette in Geneva after the hosts fought back in the
Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNDec 1, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions João Neves’ form has caught the eye of some major clubs in recent months. (Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images) Welcome back to the ESPN FC Hot List, which each month highlights some of the most in-form talent aged 23 or under across Europe. Generally, young-but-established
Open Extended Reactions Manchester United‘s defending is indefensible and that is squarely down to the manager, rather than a goalkeeper who has almost single-handedly left the team on the brink of Champions League elimination. Life is tough right now for André Onana, the £47.2 million summer replacement for David de Gea as United’s No. 1.
Nov 30, 2023, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vancouver Whitecaps FC head coach Vanni Sartini has been suspended a total of six matches and fined $20,000 by MLS on Thursday for multiple violations of league policy that occurred both during and after the team’s playoff loss to LAFC on Nov. 5. Sartini, 47, also
ESPN News Services Nov 30, 2023, 07:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF and star Lionel Messi will begin their preparations for the 2024 season with a friendly against the El Salvador national team in San Salvador on Jan. 19, the club announced Thursday. The game at the Estadio Cuscatlán is the first