Month: September 2024

Sep 29, 2024, 10:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Son Heung-Min was not named among the Tottenham squad to face Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday after he picked up an injury in Spurs’ midweek victory over Qarabag. The Spurs captain limped off the pitch after receiving treatment in the 71st minute of
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Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said he needs to “find a solution” to the absence of Rodri from Manchester City‘s midfield after the Premier League champions failed to win again without the injured Spain international against Newcastle on Saturday. Rodri, 28, has been ruled out for the rest of the season after damaging the anterior
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Wrexham slipped to second in the League One table on Saturday after they played out a goalless draw with Leyton Orient in east London while Birmingham City went top following a dramatic win over Peterborough United. Goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo kept his fifth clean sheet of the season in the stalemate as Wrexham struggled to impose themselves
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 28, 2024, 02:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Conor Gallagher has told ESPN he is “really excited” about playing for Atlético Madrid in his first derby with Real Madrid on Sunday, and said the atmosphere at their Metropolitano stadium is louder than what he’s used to in the Premier League.
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 28, 2024, 06:32 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions FIFA announced the 12 venues that will host the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup on Saturday, with MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. hosting the final on July 13.
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England captain Harry Kane limped off injured as Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 at the Allianz Arena on Saturday after a long-range strike from Robert Andrich for the visitors was cancelled out by another from Aleksandar Pavlovic. The result leaves Bayern with 13 points after five games — two points clear of RB
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Ibrahima Konate headed home his first ever Premier League goal and Mohamed Salah converted a penalty as Liverpool climbed to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 victory over last-place Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. Arne Slot’s men have 15 points after six games, one more than both Manchester City and Arsenal, while
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 28, 2024, 10:54 AM ET LaLiga has called for the arrest of fans behind a hate campaign aimed at Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior ahead of Sunday’s derby against Atlético Madrid. Some fans had claimed on social media that they would attend the game at the Metropolitano wearing masks, enabling
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Sep 28, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Cole Palmer became the first player to score four goals in the first half of a Premier League match as the forward repeatedly found the back of the net in Chelsea‘s extraordinary game against Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The 22-year-old scored four times in
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 28, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti has said that Kylian Mbappé‘s injury-enforced absence from the Madrid derby will not cause a major change in how his Real Madrid team approaches Sunday’s game. Mbappé — who has already scored five league goals this season — is expected
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Reigning champions Manchester City were held to a second straight draw in the Premier League after Newcastle United‘s Anthony Gordon earned a point for the home side in a feisty match on Saturday. City, who drew with title rivals Arsenal last weekend, stay provisionally top with 14 points from six games as they wait for
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Sep 28, 2024, 05:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jens Lehmann was part of the Arsenal side that went unbeaten in the 2003-04 season. Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Former Arsenal and Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was fined €135,000 ($150,700) by a court in his hometown of Starnberg for damaging his neighbour’s garage with a
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Tom Chambers Sep 27, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Ange Postecoglou has said that it is not sustainable for Son Heung-Min to feature in every match for Tottenham this season and that the forward has already played more than was initially planned in the opening weeks of the new campaign. The
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United States international Catarina Macario scored on her return for Chelsea as they soared to a 7-0 win over newly promoted Crystal Palace in a ruthless display at Selhurst Park. Palace faced their most formidable challenge in the Women’s Super League (WSL) yet, facing reigning champions Chelsea in their first home game in the top
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