Real Madrid‘s Vinícius Júnior and Kylian Mbappé converted second-half penalties to give the champions a hard-fought 2-0 win at Real Sociedad in LaLiga on Saturday. It was a high-paced, entertaining affair in the Basque Country with both sides missing a string of chances, including three strikes off the woodwork by the home side. Kylian Mbappé’s
Month: September 2024
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 14, 2024, 01:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola says Erling Haaland is in the best form of his Manchester City career and praised the striker’s character after he scored twice against Brentford despite dealing with the death of a close personal friend in the build-up to the
A superb second-half goal from substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi gave Nottingham Forest the biggest surprise win of the Premier League season so far as they beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield on Saturday. The home side dominated the opening half and Luis Díaz hit a post in the 17th minute, but too often the Liverpool attackers found
Sep 14, 2024, 10:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tom Brady has responded to his former NFL rival Eli Manning joining Wrexham’s supporter base ahead of the Welsh team’s game against Birmingham City on Monday with a boast about his Super Bowl success. Brady, who has a 3.3% stake in Birmingham, was called out by
New signing Matthijs de Ligt grabbed his first goal while Marcus Rashford scored for the first time since March in Manchester United‘s 3-0 Premier League victory at Southampton on Saturday. Alejandro Garnacho added a late goal for Erik ten Hag’s side who started the day 14th in the table after back-to-back losses. They now have
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerSep 14, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid remain as strong as ever in the new EA Sports FC 25 video game, with four of the 25 highest-rated players. EA Sports With the much-anticipated worldwide release of EA Sports FC 25 edging closer, our appetites have been whetted further
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has said he knew within 10 seconds of speaking to Raheem Sterling that he was the right signing for Arsenal and warned that the winger has a point to prove as he looks to revitalise his career. Arsenal travel to Tottenham for Sunday’s north London derby with uncertainty over their
Sep 13, 2024, 05:29 AM ET The funeral of Sven-Göran Eriksson, the first foreign manager to coach the England national team, was held on Friday in the small Swedish town of Torsby where he grew up before embarking on an illustrious career at the pinnacle of European football. A soft-spoken but determined coach, Eriksson guided
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 13, 2024, 05:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid have said they’ve decided to “provisionally reschedule” all upcoming concerts at their Santiago Bernabéu stadium over noise concerns, after complaints from local residents. Neighbours have expressed concerns about noise levels at the redeveloped, city centre stadium after it began hosting
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 13, 2024, 06:57 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions MLS expansion side San Diego FC has finalized its deal to hire former U.S. men’s national team assistant coach Mikey Varas as its first manager, sources tell ESPN. An
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 13, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has accepted Manchester United must start winning if he’s going to retain the faith of the club’s hierarchy. The Dutchman has come under increased pressure following the 3-0 defeat to Liverpool before the international break. Speaking before the Liverpool game, CEO
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 13, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK CITY — Amid the smiles and backslapping that took place during Mauricio Pochettino’s unveiling as the new U.S. men’s national team manager on Friday, there was one,
Sep 13, 2024, 04:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan and city rivals Inter have rejected a plan to renovate their San Siro ground but revived proposals to build a new joint stadium in the same area, mayor Giuseppe Sala said on Friday. The move is the latest twist in a saga involving the
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 13, 2024, 12:51 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 Wrexham drafted in two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning as a fan ahead of Monday’s
Associated Press Sep 13, 2024, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mauricio Pochettino began his tenure as United States men’s national team coach saying his players should aspire to achieve as much as the American women. “We are here because we want to win,” he said Friday at his introductory news conference. “We have many
Sep 12, 2024, 10:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Heidenheim an der Brenz in southern Germany has not traditionally been on the list of football groundhoppers’ away days. It’s not that the hilly Ostalb region is unattractive — far from it. It’s more that getting to this community of 50,000 represents a bigger challenge than
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 13, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said that he is “looking forward” to the result of the hearing into Manchester City‘s charges for 115 alleged breaches of the Premier League‘s financial rules which begins on Monday. The hearing is related to charges for alleged breaches of the rules
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 13, 2024, 08:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has backed the decision by the United States men’s national team to hire Mauricio Pochettino as their head coach while also branding the job as “fascinating.” Pochettino will lead the U.S. into a home World Cup in 2026 after
Sep 13, 2024, 05:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool will be without midfielder Harvey Elliott for several weeks due to a fractured foot, manager Arne Slot said on Friday, disappointing news for the club ahead of a gruelling stretch of seven games across three competitions over the next three weeks. Slot is expecting to
Adriana Garcia Sep 13, 2024, 04:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday thanked his supporters after reaching the milestone of one billion social media followers across all platforms. The Al Nassr captain has 638 million followers on Instagram, 170m on Facebook and 113m on X, previously known as Twitter. Editor’s Picks 2
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