Month: October 2024

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 6, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said that Éderson remained at Manchester City during the summer because no club met their asking price for the goalkeeper. Ederson was the subject of interest from both Al Nassr and Al Ittihad during the transfer window. Editor’s Picks 2 Related But
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Oct 4, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid needed a win to keep the pressure on Barcelona at the top of the LaLiga table. They delivered, beating Villarreal 2-0 on Saturday, but it cost them: Dani Carvajal was stretchered off with multiple tears in his right knee. The challenge of repeating as
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Lizzy Becherano Oct 6, 2024, 01:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde agreed with the declarations made by Luis Suárez over the difficult working conditions imposed by Uruguay national team head coach Marcelo Bielsa, but said the problems should only be discussed internally. Editor’s Picks 2 Related “In the end, there
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Brighton staged a storming second-half comeback with Danny Welbeck sealing a 3-2 home win over Tottenham Hotspur in a topsy-turvy Premier League clash on Sunday. Goals by Brennan Johnson and James Maddison gave a dominant Spurs side a thoroughly deserved 2-0 lead at the interval. But the game was turned upside down after the break
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Jeff Kassouf Oct 5, 2024, 09:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Orlando Pride clinched their first National Women’s Soccer League Shield at home on Sunday with a 2-0 win over the second-place Washington Spirit at Inter&Co Stadium. Pride playmaker and captain Marta scored from the penalty spot in the 56th minute before Orlando midfielder
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 6, 2024, 01:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick lauded the “unbelievable” attack of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal after the LaLiga leader’s 3-0 win at Alavés on Sunday. Lewandowski netted a first-half hat trick at Mendizorroza, with two of the goals set up by Raphinha,
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentOct 6, 2024, 03:48 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Monaco forward Folarin Balogun, Real Betis midfielder Johnny Cardoso, and Juventus midfielder Tim Weah have been ruled out of a pair of upcoming friendlies for the U.S. men’s national
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Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag said Manchester United must “step up” and score more goals after a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa left the team with the second-lowest goal output in the Premier League and extended their run to three league games without scoring. United have scored just five goals in seven league games
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Oct 6, 2024, 09:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Germany international Kai Havertz plays for Premier League side Arsenal. Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images Germany forward Kai Havertz will miss their Nations League matches against Bosnia and the Netherlands due to a knee problem, the Germany national team said on Sunday. Havertz played the full 90
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Manchester United ground out a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa on Sunday in a Premier League game steeped in speculation about the future of the visitors’ under-fire manager Erik ten Hag. The draw sends Unai Emery’s team into the international break fifth in the table on 14 points after seven games, while United are languishing
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 6, 2024, 05:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Defender Dani Carvajal suffered an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in Real Madrid‘s 2-0 LaLiga win over Villarreal, the club confirmed on Sunday, while forward Vinícius Júnior has been diagnosed with a “cervical injury.” Carvajal was stretchered off in tears in added time
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Oct 5, 2024, 11:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wayne Rooney took over Plymouth Argyle for the 2024-25 season. Nigel French/PA Images via Getty Images Plymouth Argyle head coach Wayne Rooney was sent off during his side’s Championship match against Blackburn Rovers. The former Manchester United and England forward was dismissed eight times during his illustrious
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Jeff Kassouf Oct 5, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chawinga tied the record for goals scored in a single National Women’s Soccer League season with her tally two minutes into Saturday’s match against Racing Louisville. The goal was Chawinga’s 18th of the season, tying the record Sam Kerr
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Lizzy Becherano Oct 5, 2024, 07:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami stands just one victory away from breaking the record for most points earned in a single Major League Soccer regular season after a last-minute 1-0 win over Toronto FC on Saturday at BMO Field. Forward Leonardo Campana broke the draw in the
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 5, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United‘s players must take responsibility for their run of poor form instead of pinning the blame on under-fire manager Erik ten Hag, according to Harry Maguire. Ten Hag’s job is on the line ahead of the trip to Aston Villa on Sunday after
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