Three-time champions Spain survived an early scare to beat a spirited Georgia 4-1 on Sunday and reach the Euro 2024 quarterfinals, bringing an end to their opponent’s fairytale run. La Roja will meet hosts Germany in the quarterfinals after a polished performance, with goals from Rodri, Fabián Ruiz, Nico Williams and Dani Olmo in Cologne. They had
Month: June 2024
Open Extended Reactions GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — Maybe it is better to be lucky than good. Make no mistake, England got out of jail against Slovakia after winning 2-1, saved by a moment of individual brilliance rather than any coherent game plan. The obituaries were written, the formal announcement of Gareth Southgate’s departure as head coach
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jun 30, 2024, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona deleted a club statement saying farewell to João Félix and João Cancelo because they still hope to re-sign the Portugal duo, a source told ESPN. Barça thanked Marcos Alonso, Félix and Cancelo for their time with the club on Sunday as
England have secured a place in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals thanks to a sublime overhead kick equalizer from Jude Bellingham in the final minutes of the match, with Harry Kane netting a winner seconds into extra time. Gareth Southgate’s side was heading for an early exit and a deep inquest after a lacklustre performance that
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJun 30, 2024, 08:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Luciano Spalletti will keep his job as Italy head coach despite his side’s poor performances at Euro 2024, with their campaign ending on Saturday in a 2-0 defeat against Switzerland in the round of 16. Gabriele Gavrina, the head of the Italian FA, confirmed
Jun 29, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham turns 21 on Saturday and is already a seasoned international with England, a Champions League winner with Real Madrid and an undisputed member of the new wave of superstars ready to dominate a post-Lionel Messi/Cristiano Ronaldo football landscape. He is the archetypal box-to-box, goal-scoring
Jun 30, 2024, 07:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Reading’s women’s team will play in the fifth tier from next season. Alex Davidson – The FA/The FA via Getty Images Reading have withdrawn their team from the Barclays Women’s Championship ahead of the upcoming season, with the side set to enter tier five of the women’s
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJun 30, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PADERBORN, Germany — In the games room of France‘s team hotel, near Paderborn, defenders William Saliba and Ibrahima Konaté can’t stop laughing. You can hear their screams of delight echo through the corridors. The reason? They caught teammate N’Golo Kanté cheating at UNO again.
Open Extended Reactions Mexico‘s Johan Vásquez said the national team is in a “do-or-die” situation for Sunday’s Copa América group stage game against Ecuador, when a place in the knockout stage will be on the line. In front of what is expected to be a majority pro-Mexico crowd at Glendale, Arizona’s State Farm Stadium, the
Open Extended Reactions DORTMUND, Germany — Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand hit out at “ridiculous handball rules” and said “this is not how football should be” after two VAR decisions in the space of two minutes against his team helped Euro 2024 hosts Germany seal a 2-0 round of 16 victory in Dortmund. Premier League referee
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCJun 30, 2024, 12:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Canada coach Jesse Marsch said he and his team are “not satisfied” yet after qualifying for the Copa América quarterfinals for the first time, on their tournament debut. Canada drew 0-0 with Chile at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida, on
Lizzy Becherano Jun 29, 2024, 11:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI GARDENS, Fla — Argentina national team assistant coach Walter Samuel confirmed Lionel Messi‘s status continues to improve ahead of a Copa América quarterfinal against an undetermined Group B rival on July 4 at NRG Stadium. Messi failed to feature for La Albiceleste on
Lautaro Martínez struck twice in the second half to help Argentina‘s second string beat Peru 2-0 at the Copa América on Saturday and finish top of Group A, knocking Peru out of the tournament. Argentina had already qualified for the quarterfinals before the match in Miami with wins over Canada and Chile, the other teams in
Jun 29, 2024, 08:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States men’s national team forward Tim Weah has been suspended for an additional match and fined $3,000 for his red card against Panama at the Copa América, South America’s confederation Conmebol confirmed to ESPN. Weah was ejected from the USMNT’s 2-1 loss to Panama on
Jun 29, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Euro 2024 is underway! Our daily files give you the latest reporting from around the tournament as well as betting lines, what to watch for and best reads. Check in with ESPN throughout the tournament as we bring you the latest from Germany all the way
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJun 29, 2024, 04:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BERLIN — They may have been the defending champions, but nobody thought Italy were particularly good heading into Euro 2024. Fewer still thought they could be this bad. While the 2-0 round-of-16 loss at the hands of Switzerland on Saturday could
Open Extended Reactions Gareth Southgate is giving serious consideration to starting Kobbie Mainoo in England‘s round-of-16 clash with Slovakia on Sunday, sources have told ESPN. The 19-year-old appeared as a half-time substitute against Slovenia in England’s final Group C game and although the match finished 0-0, Mainoo helped instigate an improved display in the second
ESPN News Services Jun 29, 2024, 03:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Italy coach Luciano Spalletti said he took full responsibility for his team’s exit from the European Championship in the first knockout round after an insipid 2-0 loss against Switzerland. However, the 65-year-old former Napoli boss also complained he had not had enough matches
Jun 29, 2024, 10:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Belgium’s football association apologised on Saturday for a video posted on their social media outlets in which midfielder Amadou Onana said he will kick France captain Kylian Mbappé when the two countries meet in the round of 16 at Euro 2024 on Monday. The video, which
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCJun 29, 2024, 10:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Vinícius Júnior criticised the Copa América’s pitches, referees and organisers CONMEBOL after putting in a player-of-the-match performance in Brazil‘s 4-1 win over Paraguay on Friday. The Real Madrid forward scored twice in a convincing win at Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, to leave Brazil
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