May 25, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barçelona celebrate winning back-to-back Champions League titles. PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP via Getty Images BILBAO, Spain — Reigning champions Barçelona overcame eight-time winners Lyon 2-0 on Saturday to defend their UEFA Women’s Champions League title, in front of a record 50,827 fans. Having lost to Lyon in the finals
Month: May 2024
ESPN News Services May 25, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Luis Enrique said his Paris Saint-Germain squad and their summer signings will have to step up after Kylian Mbappé‘s departure, but insisted it is only a matter of time before the club wins a first Champions League title. Enrique was speaking after Saturday’s
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMay 25, 2024, 03:46 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions This summer’s Copa América is set to distribute a record $72 million in participation fees and prize money to the tournament’s teams, with the winner getting $16m, sources told
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentMay 25, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lucy Bronze has said Alexia Putellas showed why she is the “queen of Barcelona” after the two-time Ballon d’Or winner came off the bench to score the second goal in Barcelona‘s 2-0 Champions League final win over Lyon on Saturday. Putellas fired home
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 25, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid fans and teammates paid tribute to a tearful Toni Kroos on Saturday as the midfielder played his last game at the Santiago Bernabeu before retiring from football this summer. Kroos — who announced his decision to retire this week —
Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen battled past second division Kaiserslautern 1-0 on Saturday to win the DFB Pokal (German Cup) and secure the club’s first ever domestic double. Leverkusen won the Bundesliga unbeaten, an historic feat. The only blip on the record of Xabi Alonso’s team this season was losing the Europa League final to Atalanta
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Erik ten Hag said “I don’t know” when asked whether he has a future at Manchester United following their FA Cup final win against Manchester City on Saturday, but his body language as he cradled the trophy in front the club’s supporters hinted at what he really knew following months
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 25, 2024, 02:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has taken the blame for Manchester City‘s FA Cup final defeat by saying he got his game-plan wrong against Manchester United. United won 2-1 at Wembley on Saturday thanks to goals from teenagers Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo. – Stream on ESPN+:
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 25, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has aimed a pointed dig at Manchester United‘s owners by saying that if they do not want him as their manager he will win trophies for another club. Ten Hag lifted his second piece of silverware in as many seasons at
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 25, 2024, 08:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández has said he accepts the club’s decision to sack him but he would like to have departed in other circumstances. Barça president Joan Laporta told Xavi on Friday that he would not continue beyond Sunday’s final game of
Manchester United put on a sensational display to win the FA Cup with a 2-1 final victory over Manchester City on Saturday. United enjoyed a dream first half, in which they scored twice — first when Alejandro Garnacho capitalised on a mix-up between Stefan Ortega and Joško Gvardiol and fired into an empty net, and again
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 25, 2024, 08:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Burnley and Bayern Munich have agreed a deal in principle for manager Vincent Kompany, a source has told ESPN. Kompany, 38, is set to sign a three-year deal at the Allianz Arena as a replacement for Thomas Tuchel. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
May 25, 2024, 08:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions England and Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has been appointed manager of English second-tier Championship side Plymouth Argyle, the club announced on Saturday. The job is Rooney’s first managerial role since being sacked by Birmingham City in January after a disastrous 15-game spell in charge of
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 25, 2024, 03:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions André Onana has said that winning the FA Cup would not be enough to save Manchester United‘s season. A disastrous campaign which has seen United record their lowest ever Premier League finish will culminate with a second successive FA Cup final against Manchester City
Danny Lewis May 24, 2024, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window won’t reopen in Europe for another month, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Milan,
Associated Press May 24, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Women match officials were appointed to work the Copa América for the first time on Friday. María Victoria Penso of the United States and Edina Alves of Brazil will be referees in the tournament. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Both will
Jeff Kassouf May 24, 2024, 10:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Orlando Pride won a National Women’s Soccer League record eighth straight match on Friday with a 2-1 victory over the Portland Thorns FC. Forward Barbra Banda scored both goals in the first half for Orlando to draw level for the league lead with
Lizzy Becherano May 24, 2024, 06:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino defended the decision to rest Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez and Sergio Busquets for the game against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday at BC Place, explaining the coaching staff must prioritize the well-being of the players amid fan
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 24, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has revealed he has already held talks with Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and will go on holiday the day after the FA Cup final. Ten Hag said assurances from Ratcliffe about his position were “not necessary” and insisted he
May 24, 2024, 02:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayer Leverkusen have quickly put Wednesday’s Europa League final defeat to Atalanta behind them, said coach Xabi Alonso on Friday as they prepare to cap an already memorable season by winning the DFB Pokal (German Cup) on Saturday. The freshly-crowned Bundesliga champions, who will clinch a
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