Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 26, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has warned Manchester City‘s rivals that it would be a mistake to write them off in the Premier League title race. City are back in action against Everton on Wednesday after returning from Saudi Arabia where they won the Club World Cup,
Month: December 2023
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 25, 2023, 03:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Happy holidays to one and all! The gift of soccer kept giving this weekend, with the title race in the Premier League taking shape. Arsenal played Liverpool at Anfield to an entertaining 1-1 draw, and Manchester City sit six points off
Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNDec 25, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After months of negotiations, British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe (chairman and CEO of chemical company INEOS) has finally completed a deal to acquire a 25% stake in Manchester United for around £1.25 billion ($1.6bn). Sources told ESPN’s Rob Dawson that the deal will give
Dec 24, 2023, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Estevao of Brazil celebrates scoring the opening goal during the FIFA U-17 World Cup Round 16 match against Ecuador on Nov. 20. (Photo by Masashi Hara – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) The winter transfer window hasn’t re-opened in Europe yet, but there are moves in the works
Danny Lewis Dec 24, 2023, 10:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Christopher Nkunku’s late goal raises hopes that he can provide the goals Chelsea have lacked in the first half of the season. Chris Lee – Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Chelsea travelled to Wolverhampton Wanderers for the Premier League‘s first Christmas Eve fixture since
Wolves continued their stellar home form with a 2-1 win over Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday, through second-half strikes from Mario Lemina and Matt Doherty. Lemina headed in a Pablo Sarabia corner six minutes after half-time to give Wolves the lead before Doherty secured the win for Wolves with a second goal in
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 24, 2023, 09:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s minority investment at Manchester United is set to be confirmed on Sunday, sources told ESPN. The British billionaire, chairman and CEO of chemical company INEOS, has agreed a deal worth around £1.3 billion ($1.6bn) for a 25% stake in the Premier
Jon Molyneux-Carter, Senior EditorDec 24, 2023, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Not all transfers are created equal, especially midway through the European season in the January window. Indeed, some moves would cause shock waves through the game if they happen. They probably won’t, but here are some that could do just that. Kylian Mbappé:
Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerDec 24, 2023, 05:00 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most
Associated Press Dec 23, 2023, 10:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Napoli’s star forward Victor Osimhen signed a contract extension on Saturday, extending his deal with the Serie A champions until 2026. Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis posted pictures of him and Osimhen smiling and signing paperwork and shaking hands, along with the word “done.”
Marcos Llorente‘s second-half goal earned Atletico Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 win over Sevilla on Saturday as the hosts reclaimed third spot in LaLiga. Diego Simeone’s side are level with fourth-placed Barcelona on 38 points and seven behind leaders Real Madrid. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Atletico took the lead straight after halftime
Dec 23, 2023, 06:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Richarlison was on the scoresheet today as Tottenham hang on to defeat Everton 2-1. (Photo by Gaspafotos/MB Media/Getty Images) SATURDAY REVIEW ‘Tis the season to all as we head into the final weekend before Christmas but not before we get some of the drama and action all
Associated Press Dec 23, 2023, 07:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The English Premier League has its first female referee and Burnley manager Vincent Kompany called it a “milestone moment” on Saturday. Rebecca Welch controlled Burnley’s 2-0 win at Fulham. Kompany spoke to Welch at fulltime. Rebecca Welch became the first woman to
Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL, England — Saturday offered a titanic tussle between two teams with genuine title aspirations, and only a point will separate Arsenal and Liverpool at the top of the Premier League on Christmas Day, but there was only one winner after this clash at Anfield: Manchester City. Liverpool have now dropped four
Yann Bisseck scored his first Serie A goal in his sixth appearance. Photo by Andrea Bruno Diodato/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Goals from Yann Bisseck and Nicolo Barella gave Inter Milan a 2-0 home win over Lecce in Serie A on Saturday as they restored their four-point lead at the top of the table. Lecce looked
Open Extended Reactions Jürgen Klopp criticised VAR official David Coote after Liverpool‘s 1-1 draw against Arsenal at Anfield, saying a “guy in an office” should have awarded a penalty following a Martin Odegaard handball during the first-half. Arsenal secured top spot in the Premier League on Christmas Day with the draw, despite Mohamed Salah had
Arsenal had the better of a breathless 1-1 draw at Liverpool on Saturday to lay down their Premier League title credentials and climb back to the top of the table. Mikel Arteta’s team, last season’s runners-up who have won five of their last seven matches but have not tasted victory in a league match at
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — It was the inevitability of this latest Manchester United defeat which is so damning for manager Erik ten Hag. After all, did anyone expect anything else from a team that haven’t scored for four games in a row across all competitions? (The first time this has happened since November 1992.)
Tottenham Hotspur ended Everton‘s excellent Premier League run with a typically entertaining, high risk-reward 2-1 home victory on Saturday that capped their own impressive December and took them back into the top four. Goals by Richarlison and Son Heung-min had Spurs 2-0 up inside 20 minutes but things are never straightforward for the home side
Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has insisted Manchester United “cannot feel sorry for ourselves” after slumping to a 2-0 defeat at West Ham on Saturday. Second-half goals from Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus consigned United to their worst start to a season since 1930, losing 13 matches across all competitions at this stage of
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