Month: May 2024

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 27, 2024, 12:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kieran McKenna is set to stay at Ipswich Town despite interest from Manchester United, Chelsea and Brighton, a source has told ESPN. McKenna has held talks about extending his contract at Ipswich ahead of their first season back in the Premier League since 2002.
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 27, 2024, 09:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham has said the Champions League final is “a game I’ve dreamed of all my life” as he prepares to star for Real Madrid against Borussia Dortmund in Saturday’s showpiece at Wembley Stadium. Bellingham, 20, has already enjoyed a hugely successful
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Open Extended Reactions Chelsea have approached Leicester City for permission to speak to manager Enzo Maresca, sources have told ESPN, after identifying the Italian as the preferred candidate to succeed Mauricio Pochettino at Stamford Bridge. Maresca, 44, guided Leicester to promotion back to the Premier League as winners of the Championship in his first campaign
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May 26, 2024, 10:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City saw grey skies turn to blue on Sunday as they celebrated a record fourth successive Premier League title, with fans pouring into the streets of the city to cheer on their heroes once again. City proved their mettle by ending the title race in
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Club América have won back-to-back championships and extended their record tally of Liga MX titles to 15 after defeating rivals Cruz Azul 2-1 on aggregate in the 2024 Clausura final. Following Thursday’s first leg that ended in a 1-1 draw at Cruz Azul’s Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes, Sunday’s second leg at Club América’s Estadio
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Associated Press May 26, 2024, 07:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atalanta followed up its Europa League title with a 3-0 win over Torino in Serie A on Sunday and ended Roma‘s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League. Gianluca Scamacca and Ademola Lookman scored first-half goals for Atalanta and Mario Pasalic added a penalty
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentMay 26, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Xavi Hernández said he feels his work has been undervalued and that his replacement will have a difficult job on their hands after ending his time as Barcelona coach with a 2-1 win against Sevilla on Sunday. Goals from Robert Lewandowski and Fermín
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentMay 26, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona president Joan Laporta lauded the club’s “history-making” women’s team for “moving into another dimension” as supporters lined the streets of the city on Sunday to celebrate with the Champions League winners. Aitana Bonmatí and Alexia Putellas scored as Barça beat Lyon 2-0
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Tom Chambers May 26, 2024, 02:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Southampton head coach Russell Martin lauded his team’s performance as they beat Leeds United 1-0 in the Championship playoff final on Sunday and said their promotion back to the Premier League will have him “crying my eyes out.” A 24th minute goal
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Southampton won promotion back to the Premier League on Sunday after beating Leeds United 1-0 in the Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium in London, earning an immediate return to England’s top tier following relegation in 2023. Often described as the “richest match in football,” promotion means Southmapton are set to receive a windfall of
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May 26, 2024, 05:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé said he will announce his next career move in a “few days” after winning the French Cup with Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday. Mbappé is widely expected to join Real Madrid having already confirmed he will leave PSG when his contract expires this summer. –
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Robert Taylor scored his third goal of the season and first since early March, and also had an assist to help Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over the host Vancouver Whitecaps despite the absence of Lionel Messi and other stars. Leonardo Campana added his fourth goal and second in as many matches off Taylor’s
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