Julien Laurens, CorrespondentFeb 14, 2024, 11:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Karim Benzema has been left out of Al Ittihad‘s squad for their AFC Champions League game with Uzbekistani outfit Navbahor on Thursday amid a difficult relationship with his coach Marcelo Gallardo, a source confirmed to ESPN. Gallardo doesn’t consider Benzema fit enough for the
Month: February 2024
Megan Swanick Feb 14, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 29th season of MLS kicks off in little more than a week with a Feb. 21 meeting between Real Salt Lake and Inter Miami CF. As a new soccer season dawns, the 29 teams open the new year with a clean slate, but
Feb 14, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur and South Korea captain Son Heung-Min injured his finger in an altercation with teammates on the eve of the country’s exit from the Asian Cup. The players quarreled during a team dinner ahead of their 2-0 semifinal defeat by Jordan last week, which extended
Associated Press Feb 14, 2024, 06:43 AM ET A Dutch court convicted former Netherlands winger Quincy Promes of complicity in cocaine smuggling and sentenced him in his absence Wednesday to six years in prison. Amsterdam District Court ruled that the 32-year-old Promes, who plays for Spartak Moscow, was involved in the import and export of
Open Extended Reactions When will Manchester City regret allowing Cole Palmer to join Chelsea: now, in the future or never? It is 192 days since City appeared to have unearthed a gem from their academy, as Palmer came off the bench to curl in an equaliser against Arsenal in August’s Community Shield at Wembley. City
Adriana Garcia Feb 14, 2024, 05:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni has said he is open to the possibility of coaching in Major League Soccer in the future. Scaloni, who guided Argentina to win the 2022 World Cup, said the arrival of foreign coaches to the MLS has “enriched” the league.
Danny Lewis Feb 13, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The winter transfer window is now closed in Europe’s top leagues, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around as we look ahead to the summer. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and,
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 14, 2024, 02:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dan Ashworth would be the second major appointment since Sir Jim Ratcliffe agreed a proposed takeover. Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images Manchester United are closing in on appointing Dan Ashworth as their new sporting director, sources have told ESPN. Ashworth is under contract at
Feb 13, 2024, 08:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chicago Fire FC has completed the signing of United States men’s national midfielder Kellyn Acosta, the MLS club announced Tuesday. Acosta, who has appeared 34 times for the U.S. over the last three years, including twice at the World Cup in 2022, was one of the
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 13, 2024, 06:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola is sweating on the fitness of Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva after the Manchester City pair limped off during the 3-1 Champions League win over FC Copenhagen on Tuesday. Grealish, starting a game for the first time in more than a month,
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 13, 2024, 06:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brahim Díaz praised his “world-class” teammate Jude Bellingham after scoring in Real Madrid‘s 1-0 Champions League round-of-16 first leg win at RB Leipzig on Tuesday and imitating the injured midfielder’s famous arms-outstretched goal celebration. Díaz put Madrid ahead in the 48th minute
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 13, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COPENHAGEN, Denmark — It’s possible to have good moments against Manchester City. They can even be beaten over 90 minutes as Wolves, Arsenal, and Aston Villa have already proved this season. But beating Pep Guardiola’s team over two games — with one at the
Manchester City survived a brief scare to beat FC Copenhagen 3-1 in the first-leg of their Champions League round-of-16 match at the Parken Stadium on Tuesday, with Phil Foden scoring late to ensure a two-goal cushion ahead of the second-leg. With the Danes still on their winter break, City dominated the opening exchanges and took
Real Madrid‘s Brahim Díaz scored a stunning goal after a solo run as they beat hosts RB Leipzig 1-0 on Tuesday to take a clear advantage into their Champions League round-of-16 second leg next month. The 24-year-old, filling in for the injured Jude Bellingham, struck against the run of play, dribbling past three opponents, cutting in and
Associated Press Feb 13, 2024, 11:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States men’s national team will play Colombia in an exhibition match at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, on June 8 ahead of the Copa America. The game, announced Tuesday, falls on a FIFA international fixture date, which means top Europe-based players will
Feb 13, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Less than two weeks after signing Nigeria‘s Asisat Oshoala, NWSL expansion side Bay FC have completed the transfer of another leading African striker, Zambia‘s Racheal Kundananji. Kundananji, 23, joins on a contract until 2027 with an option to extend through to 2028, from Madrid CFF, where
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 13, 2024, 09:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s proposed 25% stake in Manchester United has taken another step forward after the Premier League gave their approval. The club announced that the Premier League have approved the deal in an update filed on Monday to the Securities and Exchange Commission
Feb 13, 2024, 10:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It is business as usual for Kylian Mbappé as Paris Saint-Germain prepare for the Champions League knockout stages, head coach Luis Enrique said on Tuesday, despite sources telling ESPN the forward will leave the club this summer to join Real Madrid. ESPN reported on Feb. 3
Feb 13, 2024, 07:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions English clubs spent 80% less on international transfers compared to their record spending in January 2023, a FIFA report released on Tuesday said. FIFA said the total number of international transfers across men’s and women’s football — meaning players who moved from one country to another
Sophie Lawson Feb 13, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A glance at the Spanish Liga F table tells a familiar story: eight-time champions Barcelona reign supreme at the top and the rest of the league trail behind. But the Catalan club’s supposed closest rivals, a young Real Madrid team trying to cement themselves
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