Month: October 2024

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 28, 2024, 01:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmatí has retained the Ballon d’Or Féminin, seeing off competition from teammate Caroline Graham Hansen to win the award for the second successive year. The 26-year-old was the star performer as Barça won the quadruple for the first time
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Oct 28, 2024, 10:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Vinícius Júnior and his Real Madrid teammates will not travel to Paris for Monday’s Ballon d’Or ceremony, sources have told ESPN, because they believe Manchester City midfielder Rodri will receive the award. Vinícius, 24, was a leading contender to win the 2024 men’s prize after leading
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 28, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brentford manager Thomas Frank is among the candidates Manchester United are considering to replace Erik ten Hag, a source has told ESPN. Ten Hag was sacked by United on Monday after a run of four wins from 13 games in all competitions this season.
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Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. In this week’s
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Emily Keogh Oct 28, 2024, 09:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions England boss Sarina Wiegman has been nominated for the Coach of the Year award. Catherine Ivill/Getty Images England manager Sarina Wiegman has said it is “really disappointing” that the Ballon d’Or ceremony is once again clashing with the women’s international break, meaning nominated players and
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ESPN Oct 28, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has been sacked as Manchester United manager following Sunday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat against West Ham United, the club announced on Monday. Jarrod Bowen scored a stoppage-time penalty to leave United 14th in the table with only three wins from
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Oct 28, 2024, 04:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bukayo Saka became the youngest Arsenal player to score 50 Premier League goals when he returned from a hamstring injury in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool, but the winger was disappointed to drop two points after being on the verge of a crucial win. Saka, who
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Open Extended Reactions Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has played down the significance of a five-point gap to Premier League leaders Manchester City by backing his team to respond in the title race after Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring with his 50th league goal after nine minutes before Virgin van Dijk’s
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Lynn Williams and Lindsey Horan scored minutes apart in the second half as the United States rallied to beat Iceland 3-1 on Sunday. Forward Emma Sears made her debut for the United States as a second-half substitute and scored in stoppage time. She also had an assist, becoming the first player with a goal and
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Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Brazilian authorities said a Cruzeiro soccer fan has died after a roadside ambush by rival supporters in São Paulo state on Sunday morning. The fan was confirmed dead at a hospital in the city of Mairipora, 46 kilometers (28 miles) north of Sao Paulo. Local media reports
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Mohamed Salah‘s late equaliser earned Liverpool a 2-2 draw with rivals Arsenal in an entertaining Premier League encounter at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, as Gabriel Magalhães limped off to add to the Gunners’ injury woes. Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal the lead in the ninth minute when he ran on to Ben White‘s ball over
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Jarrod Bowen converted a controversial last-gasp penalty to lift West Ham United to a 2-1 Premier League victory over Manchester United in a fluctuating clash between two struggling sides on Sunday. Crysencio Summerville scored his first goal in a West Ham shirt as they climbed past their visitors to 13th in the table on 11
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