Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland‘s goalscoring record is reaching the levels of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but believes the striker is capable of getting even better in the years ahead. Haaland scored the opening goal on 18 minutes as City started their quest for a fifth consecutive Premier League title with a 2-0 win
Month: August 2024
Open Extended Reactions Raheem Sterling wants clarity over his Chelsea future after being left out of the squad for Sunday’s Premier League opener against Manchester City. The 29-year-old played in all six matches during the club’s preseason tour to the United States but was omitted from the matchday squad for Enzo Maresca’s first competitive match
Erling Haaland scored his 91st goal in his 100th appearance for Manchester City on Sunday as the champions kicked off their Premier League title defence with a lively 2-0 away win over Chelsea. The Norway international, fed by Bernardo Silva, forced his way between Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana and finished neatly past Robert Sanchez
Open Extended Reactions Martin Ødegaard has said “there is no roof” on the level Bukayo Saka can reach after the Arsenal winger kicked off the Premier League season with a goal and an assist in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Just 37 days after playing for England in the Euro 2024 final against Spain,
Aug 18, 2024, 08:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lille midfielder Angel Gomes took to social media to reassure fans that he is okay after being hospitalised following a head injury during Saturday’s Ligue 1 match against Stade de Reims. Gomes, 23, was treated on the pitch for over 30 minutes after colliding with Reims
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The first game of the season can sometimes trigger clubs to panic buy in the transfer market as suspected shortcomings are exposed. Instead, Arsenal‘s 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday offered further evidence of why they have held their nerve until now and could opt against signing the attacking
Aug 17, 2024, 08:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has said it would be more beneficial for Ben Chilwell to leave the club in order to find playing time as Chelsea come to terms with their crowded squad. Maresca suggested the defender will struggle for minutes ahead of Sunday’s Premier
Bayer Leverkusen, playing with 10 men for more than a half, beat VfB Stuttgart 4-3 on penalties after scoring a late equaliser to snatch a 2-2 draw over 90 minutes and win the German Supercup on Saturday. Leverkusen, domestic double winners Leverkusen who lost only once in all competitions last season, needed only 11 minutes
ESPN News Services Aug 17, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Lille‘s game against Stade de Reims was halted for more than 30 minutes after Angel Gomes was knocked unconscious in a collision and needed lengthy treatment. Lille’s 2-0 victory was overshadowed by the serious head injury sustained by Gomes, an English attacking midfielder, after a collision
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Aug 17, 2024, 07:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick says he has spoken with Ilkay Gündogan and that he thinks he will stay at the club despite sitting out Saturday’s LaLiga opener against Valencia. Barça said Gündoğan didn’t travel with the squad as a “precaution” after taking
ESPN News Services Aug 17, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Mason Greenwood scored twice in his debut for Marseille in a 5-1 victory over Brest in their French league opener Saturday. Greenwood, the former Manchester United forward who made a controversial move to Marseille this summer, had a hand in all five goals as he also
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentAug 17, 2024, 04:10 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Former United States under-20 coach Mikey Varas will lead the U.S. men’s national team on an interim basis during the upcoming September international window, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Aug 17, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions We are so back. It’s been a long summer of sticky, sweaty days chock full of international football and preseason tours, but finally, the European club game has returned. The Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A and Ligue 1 all kicked off their campaigns on Saturday. In
ESPN News Services Aug 17, 2024, 02:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo missed out on a first trophy of the new season as his Al Nassr side were thrashed 4-1 by Al Hilal in the final of the Saudi Super Cup on Saturday. Ronaldo, starting his third season with the Saudi Pro League
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterAug 17, 2024, 11:00 AM 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 IPSWICH, England — Liverpool head coach Arne Slot said Mohamed Salah can continue his record-breaking
Arsenal eased to a 2-0 win at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers with goals by Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka getting their latest Premier League title challenge up and running on Saturday. It was far from a fluent display in the summer sunshine but Mikel Arteta’s side, once again regarded as the team most likely to
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterAug 17, 2024, 09:24 AM 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 IPSWICH, England — Ipswich Town fans have waited 22 years for a day like this
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Aug 17, 2024, 07:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ilkay Gündoğan has been ruled out of Barcelona‘s LaLiga opener at Valencia on Saturday (ABC, ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes) to add to the Catalan side’s injury problems ahead of the new season. Gündoğan, 33, took a knock to his head in Monday’s
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCAug 17, 2024, 09:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions “Uff.” If it’s possible to sigh and smile at the same time, that’s what Girona coach Michel did. ESPN just asked the manager who pushed Real Madrid closest in last season’s LaLiga title race how his team will cope now that Madrid have
Associated Press Aug 16, 2024, 12:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BASEL, Switzerland — Swiss playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri returned to FC Basel on Friday, 12 years after leaving the club where he began his career. Basel announced in a statement titled “Welcome home, Shaq” that Shaqiri had penned a three-year deal. The Swiss club also
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