Month: April 2024

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentApr 24, 2024, 10:05 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The San Jose Earthquakes have signed Argentine attacking midfielder Hernan Lopez to a designated player contract, sources confirmed to ESPN, paying a club record transfer fee of around $6
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Open Extended Reactions Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool need a “crisis” at Arsenal and Manchester City to revive their Premier League title hopes after a 2-0 defeat in the Merseyside derby at Everton left his side three points off top spot with four games left to play. Goals by Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin sealed Everton’s
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Apr 24, 2024, 03:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Xavi Hernández has agreed to remain as Barcelona coach until the end of his contract in 2025, a source has confirmed to ESPN, reversing his decision to step down in the summer. Xavi, 44, announced in January that he would walk away
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Everton‘s Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored in an impressive 2-0 home victory over Liverpool in the Merseyside derby on Wednesday that could prove to be the death of the visitors’ withering Premier League title hopes. Everton’s first derby victory at Goodison Park in more than 13 years prevented Liverpool from climbing level with Arsenal
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentApr 24, 2024, 01:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LaLiga president Javier Tebas said the Spanish league is hopeful of playing competitive games in the United States as soon as the 2025-26 season. Tebas originally planned to stage a league match involving Barcelona and Girona at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium in 2018
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Apr 24, 2024, 08:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Austria manager Ralf Rangnick has confirmed that Bayern Munich have approached him regarding their soon-to-be vacant manager role, but added he is not sure if he would take up the opportunity. The former Manchester United manager, who will guide Austria at this summer’s European Championship, said
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 24, 2024, 08:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Erling Haaland will miss Manchester City‘s trip to Brighton because of injury, manager Pep Guardiola said on Wednesday. Haaland was not in the squad for the FA Cup semifinal victory over Chelsea on Saturday after picking up a muscle problem against
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Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have opened talks with Feyenoord in an attempt to negotiate a deal for the club’s head coach Arne Slot to become Jürgen Klopp’s successor as manager at Anfield, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported on Tuesday that Slot, 45, had emerged as the leading contender for the Liverpool job following Xabi
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Apr 24, 2024, 02:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PSG remain in the hunt for three more trophies this season. Aurelien Meunier – PSG/PSG via Getty Images Paris Saint-Germain can be crowned Ligue 1 champions on Wednesday for a record-extending 12th time. To clinch the league title, PSG must earn a victory against relegation-battlers Lorient and
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Lizzy Becherano Apr 23, 2024, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami has signed Paraguay international Matías Rojas on an one-year contract through the 2024 season, helping to alleviate injury concerns within the roster. The 28-year-old midfielder was most recently with Brazilian giants Corinthians, but recorded just 30 appearances since joining last summer. He
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A late goal by striker Arkadiusz Milik – assisted by United States attacker Timothy Weah – sent Juventus into the final of Coppa Italia with a 3-2 aggregate win over Lazio despite a 2-1 defeat in the second leg of their semi-final on Tuesday. Juventus beat Lazio 2-0 at home in the first leg but forward Valentín Castellanos levelled
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentApr 23, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud has signed a deal to join LAFC from mid-July until December 2025 as a designated player, a source confirmed to ESPN. After weeks of negotiations and despite other offers from Saudi Arabia and Europe, the former Arsenal and Chelsea
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Open Extended Reactions Mauricio Pochettino admitted Chelsea “gave up” in Tuesday’s 5-0 thrashing at Arsenal, but sought to defend his players by insisting some of the game’s greats had similar off days. Leandro Trossard‘s fourth-minute strike opened the scoring before four goals in 18 second-half minutes — two each from Ben White and Kai Havertz
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