Apr 1, 2024, 10:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Burnley manager Vincent Kompany said on Monday that refereeing standards have dropped this season as he joined widespread criticism of the Premier League‘s officiating after a number of controversial decisions. Kompany’s side were reduced to 10 men against Chelsea on Saturday and the former Belgium defender
Month: April 2024
Apr 1, 2024, 09:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ange Postecoglou has said Tottenham‘s progression this season shouldn’t be judged solely on where they finish on the table and added that he wants to build a team that is looked at and talked about differently in 12 months’ time. The 58-year-old has transformed the mood
Apr 1, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique has criticised journalists for always asking him about decisions around Kylian Mbappé‘s playing time, calling the line of questioning “boring.” His PSG team earned an impressive 2-0 win over great rivals Marseille in Le Classique on Sunday despite playing with 10
Open Extended Reactions The biggest surprise about Manchester United this season is that people are actually surprised by the predicament that Erik ten Hag and his team find themselves in. United are sixth in the Premier League, 11 points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa and eight adrift of Tottenham in fifth — a potential spot into
Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNApr 1, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fermín López, right, has impressed after being given a chance to step up for Barcelona. Angel Martinez/Getty Images Welcome back to the ESPN FC Hot List, which each month highlights some of the most in-form talent aged 23 or under across Europe. Generally, young but
Mar 30, 2024, 06:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions European club soccer is back after an exciting international break! On Saturday, Manchester City thumped Liverpool in the Women’s Super League to extend their lead at the top of the table. In the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen‘s late comeback win and Bayern Munich‘s loss to Borussia Dortmund
Vitinha and Goncalo Ramos scored in the second half as 10-man Paris Saint-Germain overcame early jitters to secure a 2-0 win and hand Marseille their first home loss of the season in Ligue 1 on Sunday. The champions’ league double over their rivals took them to 62 points and put them 12 points clear of
Open Extended Reactions Jürgen Klopp said Mohamed Salah delivered when it mattered for Liverpool after the forward scored just one of 12 chances to seal a 2-1 Premier League win against Brighton at Anfield on Sunday. Salah’s second-half strike, after being released by Alexis Mac Allister‘s pinpoint pass, completed a Liverpool fightback after Luis Díaz
ESPN News Services Mar 31, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League club Everton reported losses of £89.1 million ($112.5 million) for the 2022-23 season in their latest accounts report on Sunday, up from £44.7M ($56.4M) in the previous campaign. The Merseyside club was docked six points earlier this season for breaching the
Rodrygo netted a goal in each half as Real Madrid secured a 2-0 home win against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, cementing their position at the top of the LaLiga table. Real have 75 points, eight ahead of Barcelona in second and 10 clear of third-placed Girona. Bilbao are fourth with 56 points. Rodrygo broke the