João Castelo-Branco Sep 13, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For many of the Premier League‘s South American stars, Nico Frangione is the man they have to thank for helping them get a little taste of home while living in England. Married to an Argentine woman in London, Frangione has turned his love of
Month: September 2024
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerSep 12, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Not content with having just three kits for the 2024-25 season, Premier League champions Manchester City have laid on a fourth jersey which just so happens to have been designed in collaboration with one of the club’s most ardent celebrity fans. The
Adriana Garcia Sep 12, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Hugo Mallo has been found guilty of assaulting a team mascot ahead of a LaLiga game in 2019. Getty Former Celta Vigo captain Hugo Mallo has been found guilty of one count of sexual abuse towards a team mascot before a game in 2019, a Barcelona court ruled.
Sep 12, 2024, 04:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boavista‘s first and second-choice goalkeepers both suffered serious knee injuries in the same training session leaving the Portuguese side with 17-year-old Tomé Sousa as their only fit keeper. Boavista said João Gonçalves and Luís Pires ruptured their anterior cruciate ligaments during training, with both goalkeepers set
Sep 12, 2024, 08:55 PM ET A trial of eight health workers charged with “homicide by negligence” over the death of Diego Maradona has been postponed from October until March, according to a court ruling on Thursday. A court in San Isidro, a town on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, granted the request of three
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 12, 2024, 11:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Erik ten Hag has aimed a barb back at Cristiano Ronaldo by suggesting the Portugal forward doesn’t know what he’s talking about because he is “far away from Manchester.” Ronaldo criticised Ten Hag in a podcast hosted by Rio Ferdinand by
ESPN News Services Sep 12, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona and Spain teenage sensation Lamine Yamal said he wants to be his own player and that comparisons with Lionel Messi are unfair since it’s impossible to reach that level. Yamal was already on the soccer world’s radar thanks to his starring role
Open Extended Reactions Manchester City midfielder Rodri has told ESPN it will be a “dream for me” to win the Ballon d’Or and end Spain’s 64-year wait for a men’s winner after emerging as Vinícius Júnior‘s biggest rival for this year’s award. Rodri, 28, is rated as second favourite behind the Real Madrid forward to
Open Extended Reactions OSLO, Norway — “You’re here to talk about VAR?,” Mykle, a pint of lager in one hand and jabbing his finger with the other, said. “It’s all bulls—: nobody wants it here.” This is Norway, ranked the seventh-happiest country in the world earlier this year by the World Population Review, and usually
Tom Chambers Sep 12, 2024, 06:46 AM ET Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been charged by the Football Association (FA) for saying that all South Korean people “look the same” during a television appearance. In a clip posted on social media from Uruguayan Television programme Por La Camiseta, host Rafa Cotelo asked Bentancur for a
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta signed a new three-year contract to remain as Arsenal manager, the club announced on Thursday. ESPN reported the news earlier on Thursday, with sources adding that Arteta, 42, of Spain, will receive a significant increase on his existing £9 million-a-year ($11.7m) salary. Arteta’s contract was due to expire next summer,
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has agreed a new three-year contract to remain as Arsenal manager, sources have told ESPN. The 42-year-old’s contract was due to expire next summer, although he told ESPN in an exclusive interview on July 4 that he didn’t “predict any issues happening” when extension talks took place and last month
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 12, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The point at which Manchester United knew they were making progress in the summer transfer window — the club’s first under the new leadership team put together by Sir Jim Ratcliffe — came in mid-July. With Matt Hargreaves, director of football negotiations, locked in
ESPN News Services Sep 11, 2024, 07:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A TV cameraman said Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez “slapped me” after Colombia‘s 2-1 win in a World Cup qualifying match. Jhonny Jackson told Colombian media he approached Martínez after the final whistle in Barranquilla on Tuesday as the goalkeeper greeted another player. Footage
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 11, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona‘s first preseason friendly this summer ended in a penalty shootout win over Manchester City, but new coach Hansi Flick was not happy with how his side ended the game against the Premier League champions at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando.
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 11, 2024, 08:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are working towards becoming more “financially sustainable,” according to new CEO Omar Berrada, after posting a loss of more than £110 million ($144m) in their latest financial results. The club announced record full year revenues of £661.8 million for the year ending
Sep 11, 2024, 07:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard could face several weeks on the sidelines after injuring his right ankle during Norway‘s Nations League victory against Austria on Monday, according to the Norwegian team doctor. Ødegaard hobbled off the pitch and was photographed using crutches as he boarded a plane
ESPN News Services Sep 11, 2024, 03:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé is not ready to compromise with Paris Saint-Germain. The France superstar rejected a mediation offer by the French soccer league’s legal commission on Wednesday in his dispute with his former club over wages and bonuses. Mbappé’s representatives met with PSG officials
Associated Press Sep 11, 2024, 01:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CARDIFF, Wales — Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández has been banned from driving for six months because of motoring offenses in Wales. The 23-year-old Fernández did not appear in court for sentencing on Wednesday. He had been found guilty earlier this year on two charges
Adriana Garcia Sep 12, 2024, 01:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo has warned that Manchester United require a total rebuild after Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s investment in the club and has addressed his acrimonious exit. With Ratcliffe having acquired a 27.7% stake of United earlier this year, Ronaldo is upbeat about the team’s future
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