Month: April 2024

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 26, 2024, 04:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has labelled the criticism he has received this season as “abuse.” Rashford has come under fire from fans and pundits following a disappointing campaign during which he managed just eight goals in 40 appearances. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
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Apr 26, 2024, 06:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Juan Mata has said Manchester United should take a leaf out of Arsenal‘s book in their attempt to challenge for top honours and added that the “future is bright” under the new stewardship of co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. It’s been a difficult season for United, who
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Apr 26, 2024, 03:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Enzo Fernández will play no further part in Chelsea’s season due to injury. Getty Images Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández has undergone groin surgery and will miss the remaining six games of the season, the Premier League club said. The Argentina international, who suffered a hernia in December,
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Apr 25, 2024, 10:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham have added fixtures against Bournemouth and Vancouver Whitecaps to their preseason “Wrex Coast Tour,” the Welsh club announced on Thursday. Having previously confirmed a match against Chelsea on July 24 in Santa Clara, California, Wrexham will now face Bournemouth four days earlier on July 20,
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Jeff Kassouf Apr 25, 2024, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Diego Wave forward Alex Morgan will miss Saturday’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) match against Bay FC due to an ankle injury, Wave head coach Casey Stoney confirmed on Thursday. “She’s got an ankle injury and she’s out for this weekend, and then
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PSV Eindhoven paid tribute to injured defender Sergiño Dest before putting on a show in a 8-0 thrashing of Heerenveen, in which Dest’s United States teammate Malik Tillman scored twice. The win equaled PSV’s record road victory and saw them move to within touching distance of winning their 22nd Dutch Eredivisie title. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
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Open Extended Reactions The timing was impeccable. Just 48 hours after Nottingham Forest‘s outrageous social media statement called the impartiality and integrity of Premier League referee Stuart Attwell into question, after they were denied three penalty appeals against Everton, UEFA announced that Attwell had been appointed as a VAR for Euro 2024. It perfectly illustrates
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Manchester City chalked up another big win in their hunt for an unprecedented fourth straight Premier League title, as Phil Foden continued his career-best scoring season with two goals in a 4-0 thrashing of Brighton on Thursday. Foden’s first-half double came between goals by Kevin De Bruyne and Julián Álvarez as City extended their unbeaten run
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ESPN News Services Apr 25, 2024, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Feyenoord manager Arne Slot said he wanted to become the next coach at Liverpool and that the two clubs “are in negotiations” ahead of his team’s Eredivisie match against Go Ahead Eagles on Thursday. “The only thing I can say about it is
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Apr 25, 2024, 11:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AS Roma and relegation-threatened Udinese are to play out the final 18 minutes of their Serie A clash on Thursday, nearly two weeks after Evan Ndicka‘s on-pitch collapse caused the game to be suspended. Unlike in other leagues, where the full match would have to be
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentApr 25, 2024, 08:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Xavi Hernández said on Thursday that he has unfinished business at Barcelona after backtracking on his decision to step down as head coach at the end of the season. Xavi announced in January that he would leave the job in the summer, despite
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Jeff Kassouf Apr 24, 2024, 03:09 PM ET The Kansas City Current has fired its head of medical, Carlos Jimenez, for violating the National Women’s Soccer League’s non-fraternization policy. “We can confirm that Carlos Jimenez is no longer an employee of the Kansas City Current,” a club spokesperson said in a statement. “When we learned
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Apr 25, 2024, 06:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal have been the highest scoring team in the Premier League this year. Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images The Premier League record for most goals scored in a 20-team season was broken on Wednesday night. Last season’s tally of 1084 goals had been the previous record
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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes came to his side’s rescue with two goals in a 4-2 home victory over the Premier League’s bottom club Sheffield United on Wednesday just when more trouble loomed for beleaguered manager Erik ten Hag. Twice United trailed with Jayden Bogle and Ben Brereton Diaz both on target for the visitors
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