Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 20, 2023, 10:10 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions The United States Soccer Federation announced it has ruled against allowing Major League Soccer (MLS) to remove its first teams from the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and replace them
Month: December 2023
Adriana Garcia Dec 20, 2023, 06:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said on Tuesday he has a “perfect” relationship with Kylian Mbappé after French media reports suggested there is a growing friction between the manager and his star player. A report in L’Équipe questioned Mbappé’s closeness to Luis Enrique after
Dec 20, 2023, 05:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nottingham Forest have named Nuno Espírito Santo as their new manager to replace Steve Cooper, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. Forest appointed the former Wolves and Tottenham manager after parting ways with Cooper following a run of five defeats in six games which saw
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 20, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Pep Guardiola isn’t usually fond of long trips to pack more games into an already hectic calendar, but he may look back on the FIFA Club World Cup as a blessing in disguise. Make no mistake, if he has to
Dec 19, 2023, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto FC selected Lipscomb forward Tyrese Spicer with the first overall pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday. Spicer, 23, finished his college career with 29 goals and 18 assists over 57 matches. He was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year in
Getafe fought back to grab a 3-3 draw at 10-man Atletico Madrid on Tuesday as Borja Mayoral scored his second of the night with a stoppage-time penalty to level a pulsating LaLiga encounter in which Antoine Griezmann equalled the hosts’ all-time scoring record. France international Griezmann also bagged a brace to draw level with Luis
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 19, 2023, 04:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Pep Guardiola has told his Manchester City players they will get a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to win the Club World Cup on Friday. City reached the final with a dominant 3-0 win over Urawa Red Diamonds in their
ESPN News Services Dec 19, 2023, 08:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil forward Neymar will miss the 2024 Copa América in the United States because of a serious knee injury he suffered in October, Brazilian team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said Tuesday. The Al Hilal star, 31, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The celebrations revealed more than Chelsea‘s performance did. For almost all of Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup quarterfinal, the Blues were a familiar sight: errant at the back, ponderous in possession and largely toothless in attack. Trailing to Callum Wilson‘s 16th-minute strike — a product of some calamitous defending — Chelsea
Mauricio Pochettino and Eddie Howe have both condemned a Chelsea fan who confronted Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka during the Blues’ EFL Cup quarterfinal win on Tuesday night. A supporter entered the field of play and ran into Dúbravka seconds after Mykhailo Mudryk scored a stoppage-time equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw and take the game
Chelsea booked their place in the semi-finals of the League Cup on Tuesday, defeating Newcastle United 4-2 in a penalty shootout at Stamford Bridge after substitute Mykhailo Mudryk kept the Blues alive with a 92nd-minute equaliser. Newcastle had appeared set to snatch a 1-0 win in west London until Kieran Trippier, on as a substitute,
Manchester City outclassed Urawa Red Diamonds in a 3-0 victory at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium on Tuesday to set up a Club World Cup final showdown against Brazilian side Fluminense. European champions City were frustrated by a well-organised Japanese side during the opening half, but took the lead with an own goal by
Connor O’Halloran Dec 19, 2023, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nuno Espírito Santo was sacked as Al-Ittihad manager last month. Photo by Khalid Alhaj/MB Media/Getty Images Nottingham Forest have opened talks with Nuno Espírito Santo about becoming their next manager after Steve Cooper was sacked on Tuesday following a run that has seen them lose
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 19, 2023, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have told fans not to expect a busy January transfer window, in part, because Financial Fair Play rules (FFP) have “real teeth.” Everton were docked 10 points in November for breaching the Premier League‘s financial rules while United were hit with a
Graham Hunter, Spain writerDec 19, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions In the last year of the “old” Champions League before a radical change of format, the knockout round is going to bring us
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Dec 19, 2023, 09:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Endrick has insisted that he’s still “focused on Palmeiras” ahead of his high-profile move to Real Madrid next summer, despite visiting the Bernabeu this weekend. Forward Endrick, 17, will join Madrid when he turns 18 in July next year, in a deal
Dec 19, 2023, 08:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsène Wenger has endorsed the plans for an expanded FIFA Club World Cup from 2025 onwards, saying the revamped competition will help “make football really global” while downplaying concerns about player welfare. Wenger, who managed Arsenal in the Premier League from 1996 to 2018, is now
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 19, 2023, 06:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have given Donny van de Beek permission to undergo a medical ahead of his proposed loan move to Eintracht Frankfurt, a source has told ESPN. Van de Beek has travelled to Germany to tie up the deal, although it will not be
Dec 19, 2023, 05:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Vinícius Júnior is ahead of schedule in his recovery from injury, sources have told ESPN, with Real Madrid optimistic that the star forward will be available to play in next month’s Spanish Supercopa. The Brazil international suffered a thigh injury in his country’s 2-1 World Cup
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 19, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Manchester City have arrived in Saudi Arabia looking to add the FIFA Club World Cup to their already bulging trophy cabinet, but for the first time in a while, their reign as kings of England is under threat. History suggests
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