Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentApr 5, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. United States women’s national team interim manager Twila Kilgore said that midfielder Korbin Albert, who is facing a backlash from fans and teammates over some of her social media activity, “is available”
Month: April 2024
Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said he risked his reputation by joining the club but believes their supporters are finally ready to consign his Tottenham past to history. Cole Palmer scored a stoppage-time hat-trick on Thursday night to complete the latest ever Premier league comeback as Chelsea recovered from 3-2 down to beat
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 5, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has admitted qualification for next season’s Champions League will be “difficult” for Manchester United after an “expensive” week. United conceded stoppage time goals in a 1-1 draw against Brentford on Saturday and in a dramatic 4-3 loss at Chelsea on Thursday
Apr 5, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal full back Oleksandr Zinchenko has said he would return to Ukraine to fight in the defence of his country if called up. The 27-year-old has already donated £1 million ($1.26m) to help those back home following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. – Stream on
Tom Chambers Apr 5, 2024, 05:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Mikel Arteta has backed Bukayo Saka to lead Arsenal‘s Premier League title charge, saying on Friday that he is “super positive” about the winger and that he is “going to fly and be so decisive.” Saka, who is Arsenal’s top scorer in
Open Extended Reactions Michael Edwards will face the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand when he takes his seat in the Old Trafford directors’ box on Sunday and, for the man charged with hiring Jürgen Klopp’s successor at Liverpool, the big red letters spelling out the name of Manchester United‘s greatest manager will offer a reminder of
Bruce Schoenfeld Apr 4, 2024, 12:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Leverkusen’s remarkable season has them on course for an elusive first-ever Bundesliga title. Just don’t ask them to believe it yet. Lars Baron/Getty Images LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Thirteen points up on their nearest pursuers, Bayern Munich, with seven games to go, Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen
ESPN News Services Apr 4, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions British billionaire Joe Lewis, the former Tottenham Hotspur owner whose family trust now controls the Premier League club, will not spend any time in prison after pleading guilty to insider trading and conspiracy charges in New York, a federal judge said Thursday. Judge
Liverpool reclaimed the lead in an enthralling Premier league title race as Alexis Mac Allister‘s thunderbolt and a late header by Cody Gakpo secured a nervy 3-1 home victory over bottom club Sheffield United on Thursday. Liverpool have 70 points from 30 games, two ahead of Arsenal and three more than champions Manchester City, both
Connor O’Halloran Apr 4, 2024, 08:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has hit back at suggestions that he could show more passion on the sidelines, saying he is not a “clown.” Pochettino hugged his staff and joined the wild celebrations after Chelsea earned a stunning 4-3 comeback victory against
Connor O’Halloran Apr 4, 2024, 07:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Erik ten Hag said Manchester United players should know how to close out games after falling to another stunning collapse in the late 4-3 defeat away to Chelsea on Thursday. United thought they had engineered a memorable comeback of their own, conceding
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — It turns out that if you let an opponent endlessly shoot at your goal, you really can pay the price after all. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has downplayed the alarming frequency with which Brentford, Liverpool, Everton, Manchester City — basically any side they play — have had the
Chelsea staged a last-gasp comeback to beat sixth-placed Manchester United 4-3 with their top scorer Cole Palmer claiming a hat trick to turn a madcap match on its head after United seemed to have staged their own unlikely turnaround. Palmer struck twice deep into time added on to save Chelsea who were on the verge
ESPN News Services Apr 4, 2024, 03:58 PM ET Juventus have condemned the alleged racist abuse American midfielder Weston McKennie faced from visiting Lazio fans when he came off near the end of Tuesday’s Coppa Italia semifinal first leg. United States international McKennie set up Dusan Vlahovic for the second goal as Juventus earned a
Apr 4, 2024, 10:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham owner and Hollywood star Rob McElhenney is set to make a documentary based on the Enhanced Games, the proposed sporting competition for athletes who take performance-enhancing drugs. Businessman Aron D’Souza has declared his intention to hold the inaugural Enhanced Games next year. The idea has
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerApr 4, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyler (left) and Jack Fletcher have signed professional contracts at Manchester United, where their father, Darren, spent 12 years as a player. Instagram @jack_fletch5 Manchester United heralded the second generation of a family dynasty this week as Darren Fletcher’s two sons, Jack and
Apr 4, 2024, 09:38 AM ET Former South Africa junior international Luke Fleurs, who played for the country’s most popular club Kaizer Chiefs, has been killed in a hijacking in Johannesburg, police officials confirmed on Thursday. The 24-year-old was shot in the chest at a petrol station on Wednesday night and the assailants drove off
Jeff Kassouf Apr 4, 2024, 07:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Alex Morgan reacts after the USWNT’s loss to Mexico in February. It was only the second time the USWNT has lost to Mexico in program history. Brad Smith/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images Anyone who still believes that the world is catching up to the U.S. women’s national
Adriana Garcia Apr 4, 2024, 06:44 AM ET LaLiga president Javier Tebas has told ESPN “a lot of progress” has been made regarding racism in Spanish football, but he does concede there is a lot of work still to be done to eradicate it. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) punished LaLiga club Getafe and third-division
Open Extended Reactions Chelsea have no plans to allow Reece James to leave this summer despite mounting pressure on the club’s ability to comply with Premier League and UEFA financial rules, sources have told ESPN. The West London side face Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night in their attempt to salvage a disappointing