Month: December 2023

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 18, 2023, 09:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said the club will target a midfielder in January in a deal similar to the one that brought Edgar Davids to the club in 2004. Davids joined Barça on loan midway through the 2003-04 campaign when they
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Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has urged fans not to expect forward Christopher Nkunku to salvage their season as he prepares to make his competitive debut against Newcastle. The 26-year-old is yet to feature for Chelsea after undergoing knee surgery on an injury sustained in preseason shortly after completing a £52 million (£72m)
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Ukraine forward Artem Dovbyk scored twice as Girona wrote another chapter of their Cinderella story on Monday with a dominant 3-0 win over Alaves to leapfrog Real Madrid and reclaim top spot in the LaLiga standings. The lowly Catalan side have forged ahead and sit alone at the top of the standings on 44 points,
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Jhon Arias and John Kennedy scored in the second half to give Brazilian side Fluminense a hard-fought 2-0 win over Egypt’s Al-Ahly in their Club World Cup semifinal at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah on Monday. The Copa Libertadores champions will face the winners of Manchester City‘s semifinal against Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds on Tuesday
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Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 18, 2023, 05:09 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions PSV Eindhoven sporting director Earnie Stewart intends to trigger buy options to make the loans of United States players Sergiño Dest and Malik Tillman at the club permanent. “It is
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Dec 18, 2023, 02:41 PM ET Manchester United‘s Christian Eriksen has sent a message of support to Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer who suffered a cardiac arrest during Saturday’s Premier League game at Bournemouth. The match was abandoned in the 65th minute with the score 1-1 after Lockyer collapsed on the pitch with no other
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Dec 18, 2023, 07:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Roma will meet Feyenoord for a place in the Europa League round of 16 in the pick of the draw from the competition’s knockout round playoffs. Roma defeated Feyenoord in the final of the 2021-22 Europa Conference League, and the sides also met in last season’s
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 18, 2023, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Pep Guardiola has challenged his Manchester City players to “close a little circle” and win a clean sweep of trophies under his management with the Club World Cup. City have won the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, League
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Open Extended Reactions The path to Wembley for the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League final has now opened up, with the draw for the Round of 16 taking place on Monday. Reigning champions Manchester City and rivals Bayern Munich have been handed comfortable routes into the latter stages with ties against FC Copenhagen and Lazio respectively.
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Dec 18, 2023, 06:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Holders Manchester City will play FC Copenhagen in this season’s Champions League round of 16, while 14-time winners Real Madrid face RB Leipzig. Copenhagen, who earned a memorable win against Manchester United on their way to finishing second in Group A, are the lowest-ranked side left
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Dec 18, 2023, 05:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions José Mourinho has said he told Manchester United that they couldn’t succeed with some of the players and staff that remain at the club during his tenure there. Mourinho managed United from 2016 to 2018, winning the Europa League and Carabao Cup in his first season
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Club América have extended their record tally of Liga MX titles to 14 after defeating Tigres 4-1 on aggregate in the 2023 Apertura final. Following a 1-1 draw in Thursday’s first leg at Tigres’ Estadio Universitario, Club América closed out Sunday’s second leg at their Estadio Azteca home ground with a 3-0 win through extra
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Dec 17, 2023, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta hailed an “incredible performance” from his squad as they dismantled Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 at home on Sunday to provisionally return to the summit of the Premier League table. Goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz sealed the three points for
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Luka Modric demonstrated his enduring value to Real Madrid by providing a goal and a brilliant assist in their 4-1 home win over Villarreal in LaLiga on Sunday. The 38-year-old Croatia midfielder lifted a fine first-touch cross from the edge of the box in the 25th minute to meet Jude Bellingham who leapt to nod
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ESPN News Services Dec 17, 2023, 04:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Aston Villa called for an investigation after striker Ollie Watkins said he was abused by a Brentford fan on Sunday. Watkins, who used to play for Brentford, scored the winning goal in Villa’s 2-1 victory at GTech Community Stadium. – Stream on ESPN+:
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Dec 17, 2023, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti said he’s “never seen three cruciate ligament injuries in four months” after David Alaba joined Thibaut Courtois and Éder Militão on Real Madrid‘s long-term injury list, with the coach admitting the club could now consider a move for a defender in January. Centre-back Alaba
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