Month: October 2024

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 1, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé has recovered from injury and is available to play for Real Madrid against Lille in the Champions League, Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed, saying “if there’s no risk, he’ll play from the first minute.” Mbappé suffered a thigh injury in Madrid’s
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Jeff Kassouf Oct 1, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Dash have parted ways with head coach Fran Alonso, ending a three-month saga that has seen Alonso absent from all team activities. The Dash said in a statement on Tuesday that the decision came “in lieu of a return from his leave
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Graham Hunter, Spain writerOct 1, 2024, 08:05 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions Under the cover of apparently “doing the right thing,” I think that Diego Simeone shamed himself, his club and LaLiga on Sunday during
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Ryan Rosenblatt Sep 30, 2024, 10:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our Power Rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta
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Open Extended Reactions High-profile veterans Guillermo Ochoa and Raúl Jiménez have earned a return to Mexico men’s team after being included in manager Javier Aguirre’s 27-man call-up for friendlies vs. Valencia on Oct. 12 and the United States men’s national team on Oct. 15. Ochoa, who joined Portugal’s AVS this summer, and Jiménez, currently in
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Sep 30, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Hansi Flick confirmed he has already spoken with Wojciech Szczęsny after the former Arsenal and Juventus goalkeeper arrived in Barcelona on Monday to complete his move to the LaLiga leaders. Szczęsny, 34, has agreed to come out of retirement to replace Marc-André
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Associated Press Sep 30, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal as Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia defeated Al Rayyan of Qatar 2-1 in the AFC Champions League Elite group stage on Monday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner missed Al Nassr’s opening 1-1 draw against Al-Shorta of Iraq two
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