Month: August 2024

ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 05:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said he had a “bitter” feeling after the German champions saw their impressive unbeaten run in the Bundesliga end with a 3-2 defeat by RB Leipzig on Saturday. Under Alonso, Leverkusen have made crucial late goals a speciality.
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Loïs Openda‘s double helped RB Leipzig come from two goals down to snatch a 3-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga on Saturday and end Xabi Alonso side’s 35-game unbeaten league run. Leverkusen dominated from the start and Jeremie Frimpong opened the scoring in the 38th minute with a low strike from close range
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Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has said he was “amazed” by Declan Rice‘s dismissal in Arsenal‘s 1-1 draw with Brighton on Saturday and called for greater consistency in officiating. Rice was sent off in the 50th minute after referee Chris Kavanagh issued a second yellow card for what the Premier League later clarified was “delaying
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentAug 31, 2024, 04:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea decided at the last minute to cancel the transfer of their forward Deivid Washington to sister club Strasbourg after concerns were raised about the move, sources told ESPN. Everything was agreed between the two clubs for the 19-year-old Brazilian to move for an
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentAug 31, 2024, 04:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea decided at the last minute to cancel the transfer of their forward Deivid Washington to sister club Strasbourg after concerns were raised about the move, sources told ESPN. Everything was agreed between the two clubs for the 19-year-old Brazilian to move for an
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 31, 2024, 05:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag believes Arne Slot will have an easier time taking over at Liverpool than he experienced when he arrived at Manchester United. Ten Hag says the mess he inherited at Old Trafford in the summer of 2022 was “the most difficult thing
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 30, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions United States international defender Auston Trusty has joined reigning Scottish champions Celtic on a five-year deal, the club announced on Friday, with the deal reportedly worth $7.8 million. Trusty,
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ESPN News Services Aug 30, 2024, 11:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Betis announced on Friday the signing of midfielder Giovani Lo Celso from Tottenham Hotspur just minutes before the end of the LaLiga summer transfer window. The transfer fee for Lo Celso, 28, is reported to be €5 million, with Tottenham securing a
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Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterAug 30, 2024, 04:06 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Crystal Palace are set to complete the signing of United States men’s international goalkeeper Matt
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Open Extended Reactions Arsenal have signed Chelsea forward Raheem Sterling on loan for the rest of the season, the clubs confirmed Friday. Sterling has three years remaining on his current contract at Chelsea but had been deemed surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge. After previously being linked with Man United, Sterling completed his move to
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Open Extended Reactions Victor Osimhen ‘s future is in limbo after Chelsea failed to agree a deal to sign the Napoli striker before England’s transfer deadline. Sources have told ESPN that Osimhen that the Serie A club had accepted an €80 million ($88.5 million) offer from Saudi Pro League side Al Ahli but the Nigeria
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Aug 30, 2024, 04:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have completed a deal to sign midfielder Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain. ESPN reported earlier this week that United had reached an agreement on a deal worth an initial €50 million ($55.3 million) with another €10 million ($11 million) in potential add-ons Uruguay international
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentAug 30, 2024, 10:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are still working on Jadon Sancho‘s exit, sources have told ESPN, despite Erik ten Hag’s claim that he would be happy for the England forward to stay at Old Trafford. United remain in talks with Chelsea over a deal for Sancho, although
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Aug 30, 2024, 11:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It isn’t often that players are eager to call out their worst coaches, but Ángel Di María doesn’t appear to have that problem. Speaking ESPN Argentina, the 36-year-old Benfica and Argentina midfielder singled out his one season at Manchester United under Louis van Gaal, tacking on
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