Month: March 2024

Third-division Saarbrucken scored a stoppage-time winner to stun Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 on Tuesday and reach the German Cup semifinals. The hosts, who came back from a goal down against the Bundesliga club, had also eliminated Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt in earlier rounds of the competition. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) The

Mar 12, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The first-ever competition between the best women’s club teams in North and Central American and the Caribbean will begin later this year, Concacaf announced Tuesday. The Cocacaf W Champions Cup follows the inaugural W Gold Cup between the region’s best national teams, which concluded on Sunday

Open Extended Reactions Porto coach Sergio Conceicao accused Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta of insulting his family during Arsenal‘s shootout win over the Portuguese side that booked their place in the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time since 2010. Asked to elaborate on what had happened, Conceicao said through a UEFA interpreter: “During the game

Arsenal survived a penalty shootout to scrape past Porto and reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the first time in 14 years after a tense last-16 duel had ended 1-1 on aggregate on Tuesday. The hosts coolly converted their first four penalties with Porto’s Wendell hitting the post before David Raya saved Galeno‘s

Mar 12, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Al Hilal have broken the world record for consecutive wins after beating rivals Al Ittihad in the AFC Champions League for their 28th victory in a row. The Saudi Pro League team beat Karim Benzema‘s Al Ittihad 2-0 to surpass the 27 straight wins managed by

Mar 12, 2024, 12:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cameroon have suspended a player they took to the Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast earlier this year for allegedly falsifying his name and date of birth, which could see them face a future ban from the tournament. The Cameroon federation, FECAFOOT, on Monday

Open Extended Reactions UEFA has been forced to almost completely computerise the UEFA Champions League draw from next season as a result of its new format. The competition is being expanded to 36 teams from 2024-25, with all teams in one league table. Each club will play eight games, four at home and four away

Graham Hunter, Spain writerMar 12, 2024, 06:00 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 This is a public service message for Manchester City: Hands off Sávio! He’s far better off where he is. Leave him with Girona

Mar 11, 2024, 03:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League clubs agreed to prioritise their efforts around a new financial system, the league said on Monday, after no agreement was reached during shareholders’ meeting. British media reported that the league failed to agree to a new financial settlement at the meeting on Monday as

Chelsea eased some of the pressure on coach Mauricio Pochettino with a 3-2 home win over fellow mid-table side Newcastle United in the Premier League on Monday with Cole Palmer, the Blues’ best player this season, creating one goal and scoring another. Chelsea’s Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson diverted a Palmer shot past goalkeeper Martin Dubravka