Wrexham thumped Accrington Stanley 4-0 at the STōK Cae Ras behind a first-half hat trick from star striker Paul Mullin, leaving them in the final automatic promotion spot in League Two. The team owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney had failed to win any of their previous three domestic league matches as they
Month: March 2024
ESPN News Services Mar 2, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The U.S. women’s national team is not subscribing to the idea that its best days are behind it and welcome the higher level of competition it is seeing globally, defender Crystal Dunn said on Saturday. The most successful team in international women’s soccer
Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 06:25 PM ET AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic has received a deluge of death threats and abuse on social media following their fiery 1-0 victory at Lazio in Serie A on Friday. Lazio finished the match with eight men and Pulisic was involved in two of the three dismissals. –
Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez scored two goals each as Inter Miami routed Florida rivals Orlando City 5-0 at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale Saturday. Messi had consecutive goals during a quick span early in the second half to take his tally for the season to three goals in as many games. – Stream on
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 2, 2024, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti said an “unprecedented” refereeing decision saw what would have been a last-second winning goal from Jude Bellingham ruled out in Real Madrid‘s 2-2 draw at Valencia on Saturday. Valencia led 2-0 with half an hour played at Mestalla with goals
Mar 2, 2024, 02:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A large section of Chelsea‘s fans vented their anger at the club’s American owners and coach Mauricio Pochettino on Saturday as the stuttering Blues struggled to a 2-2 draw at an injury-depleted Brentford. The two-time Champions League winners, who also won the English title five times
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 2, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The referee for Saturday’s MLS game between Inter Miami CF and Orlando City SC has been replaced by the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) after pictures emerged on social media
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentMar 2, 2024, 11:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappé met with manager Luis Enrique at the club’s training centre on Saturday to address tension stemming from the Spanish coach substituting his star player in recent games, sources have told ESPN. Mbappé was taken off after the first half
Darwin Núñez headed in a last-gasp winner as Premier League leaders Liverpool snatched three points with a 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday. Núñez’s 99th-minute goal put Liverpool four points clear of second-placed Manchester City with 63 points from 27 matches, although Pep Guardiola’s side have a game in hand.
Mar 2, 2024, 08:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Juventus manager Max Allegri has said he is sorry on a human and footballing level for Paul Pogba after the France midfielder received a four-year ban for doping on Thursday from Italian authorities. Allegri told a news conference before Juventus’ trip to Napoli on Sunday that
Mar 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Georgina Rodríguez unveiled the dress inspired by her partner Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic Manchester United kit at Vetements’ Paris Fashion Week show. MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images A football jersey isn’t the first thing you’d expect to see on the catwalk at Paris Fashion Week. But when you’re talking
Tim Vickery, South America correspondentMar 1, 2024, 02:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil’s new coach Dorival Junior made his first squad announcement ahead of international friendlies against England and Spain in March. (Photo by Wagner Meier/Getty Images) There was an instant social media response when new Brazil coach Dorival Junior called up his first squad
Tim Vickery, South America correspondentMar 2, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Major League Soccer has gained more than just a new big-name player with the acquisition of Luis Suárez. Inter Miami‘s Uruguayan striker also serves as a measuring rod, a crude but interesting way to judge the strength of the league. Welcome to
Adam Brown Mar 1, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for a while yet, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY:
Cesar Hernandez Mar 1, 2024, 10:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Days after a stunning 2-0 W Gold Cup loss to Mexico, United States forward Alex Morgan said the national team must “evolve” for it to step up during a period of transition as it prepares for Sunday’s quarterfinal match against Colombia. “Both tactically and
A late goal by forward Noah Okafor earned AC Milan a 1-0 win at Lazio in Serie A on Friday after a chaotic end to the game in which the hosts were reduced to eight men in stoppage time. Milan, who ended their winless run of three games across all competitions, sit third in the
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 1, 2024, 07:38 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The labor impasse over a new collective bargaining agreement involving the union that represents MLS referees and their employer — the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) — looks set to
SC Freiburg forward Lucas Höler scored an 87th-minute goal on Friday to snatch a 2-2 draw against visitors Bayern Munich, whose Bundesliga title hopes suffered a further blow. The result left Bayern seven points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen, who have 61 and can pull 10 points clear with a win over Cologne on Sunday. –
ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique said it was “my decision” to substitute Kylian Mbappé at half-time during his team’s 0-0 draw at Monaco on Friday. It was the second game in a row that Mbappé has been withdrawn early by Enrique, after being
ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 03:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi will lead an Argentina squad featuring four players aged under 20 in two friendlies in the United States in March with the Copa América and Paris Olympics in mind. One of the biggest surprises of coach Lionel Scaloni’s squad named on