Month: February 2024

Feb 25, 2024, 10:05 AM ET Bordeaux forward Alberth Elis has undergone surgery after sustaining a serious head injury during a Ligue 2 match against Guingamp, his club said on Sunday. The 28-year-old Honduras international collided with Guingamp defender Donatien Gomis just 40 seconds into the game at Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux on Saturday, after

Feb 25, 2024, 08:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Palmeiras are planning one last push to convince Real Madrid to allow them to keep Endrick until the end of 2024, sources have told ESPN, although both the player and the Spanish club remain keen for him to move this summer. Madrid confirmed the signing of

Feb 24, 2024, 08:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s not quite spring yet, but Europe’s top leagues have been heating up as the title races remain tight and the games are getting that much more intense. Saturday saw Arsenal exact revenge on Newcastle after losing to them earlier in the season and Manchester United

Harry Kane struck twice, including a stoppage-time winner, to guide Bayern Munich to a 2-1 victory over RB Leipzig on Saturday, snapping a three-game losing run in all competitions and staying eight points off leaders Bayer Leverkusen. The embattled Bavarians, desperate to end a losing run of two consecutive Bundesliga defeats along with one in

Feb 24, 2024, 10:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fourteen years after he bid farewell for Europe and Manchester United, Javier “Chicharito” Hernández made a joyous second debut for Mexican giants Chivas on Saturday, appearing as a substitute for his boyhood club against Pumas UNAM in Liga MX. Hernández, who rejoined the Guadalajara club last

Rampant Arsenal remained hot on the heels of the top two in the title battle with an emphatic 4-1 victory over a struggling Newcastle United side in the Premier League on Saturday. An own goal by Sven Botman and a simple Kai Havertz finish put Arsenal 2-0 up at the break before Bukayo Saka and

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 24, 2024, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United started the week with new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe declaring that he has arrived to “knock Manchester City off their perch” and ended it with a defeat at home to a team with one of the worst away

Alex Iwobi scored deep in stoppage time as Fulham shocked sub-par Manchester United 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday in what was the London side’s first win at Old Trafford since 2003. United, who lost for the first time in six league matches, are sixth in the table on 44 points, eight behind fourth-placed

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 24, 2024, 07:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LaLiga president Javier Tebas said on Friday that there is a “99% chance” that Kylian Mbappé joins Real Madrid this summer. ESPN reported on Monday that Mbappé and Madrid are in talks — with the club optimistic about a positive outcome —

Jaedyn Shaw scored a pair of goals and the United States went up 3-0 within the first 20 minutes before going on to defeat Argentina 4-0 on Friday night in the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup. Shaw, 19, scored in the 10th and 18th minute, while veteran Alex Morgan added a third goal off a header

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentFeb 23, 2024, 08:15 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The negotiations between the Professional Soccer Referees (PSRA) — the union that represents officials that work MLS matches — and its employer, the Professional Referees Organization (PRO), are becoming