Month: October 2024

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 27, 2024, 05:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé was caught offside a career-high eight times in Saturday’s Clásico — matching the highest total for any player in a LaLiga game in the last 15 years — as Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid in a 4-0 victory. Robert Lewandowski scored
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 27, 2024, 07:16 AM ET Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid in a devestating 4-0 win at the Bernabéu on Saturday. David Ramos/Getty Images LaLiga will report racist insults aimed at Barcelona‘s players during the Clásico to police and prosecutors, the league said on Sunday. Video footage appeared to show Lamine Yamal being
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Oct 26, 2024, 11:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chido Obi-Martin showed off why he is considered one of football’s most prodigious young talents on Saturday, scoring a hat trick inside 14 minutes in his first game for the Manchester United under-18s having left rivals Arsenal in the summer. Obi-Martin, 16, saw his star grow
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Oct 26, 2024, 12:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Wayne Rooney saw his Plymouth side earn a much-needed point against Preston. Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth Argyle side fought back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 with Preston North End in the Championship on Saturday. Morgan Whittaker scored in stoppage time to
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Associated Press Oct 26, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions American forward Cole Campbell played his first game for Borussia Dortmund as a late substitute in the 2-1 loss to Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The 18-year-old Campbell came on in the 88th minute as a substitute for Donyell Malen as Dortmund sought
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Oct 26, 2024, 04:25 PM ET Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Holden Trent died Saturday at the age of 25, the Major League Soccer club announced. The club said it would not be providing any further details out of respect for Holden’s friends and family. “The Philadelphia Union is devastated by the heartbreaking passing of Holden Trent,”
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentOct 26, 2024, 06:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was unhappy with how Barcelona‘s bench celebrated their fourth goal after seeing his side beaten 4-0 in Saturday’s Clásico at the Santiago Bernabéu. Robert Lewandowski scored twice, with Lamine Yamal and Raphinha also finding the net as Barça
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Robert Lewandowski scored twice and Lamine Yamal added a third goal to ruin Kylian Mbappé‘s first Clásico as Barcelona romped to a 4-0 win over Real Madrid on Saturday. Lewandowski scored from a superb pass by Barcelona’s latest youth talent Marc Casadó in the 54th minute and headed in a second goal three minutes later
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentOct 26, 2024, 05:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Robert Lewandowski scored twice, while Lamine Yamal and Raphinha tallied goals each, as Barcelona capped a remarkable week by routing Real Madrid 4-0 in Saturday’s Clásico at the Santiago Bernabéu. With the lopsided loss, Real Madrid saw their 42-game unbeaten streak
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Borussia Dortmund have started the Bundesliga season badly. Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images Borussia Dortmund slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday and were left with 10 men as they suffered a second defeat in five days. Alexis Claude-Maurice struck twice for Augsburg as Dortmund lost again after Tuesday’s 5-2 reverse away to Real
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Wrexham saw a last-gasp penalty decision go against them as Charlton Athletic earned a 2-2 draw on Saturday to leave the Hollywood-owned side outside of League One’s automatic promotion places. Wrexham took the lead in the 16th minute after Charlton failed to deal with Tom O’Connor’s free-kick from the right hand side, before it bounced
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Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland scored an early goal to take the champions provisionally top of the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over lowly Southampton at the Etihad on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s team have 23 points after nine games, two ahead of Liverpool, who visit Arsenal on Sunday. Southampton are still without a win in
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Oct 26, 2024, 10:43 AM ET Atlético Madrid cannot provide a timeline for defender Robin Le Normand‘s return from a traumatic brain injury, manager Diego Simeone said on Saturday. “We still don’t have a clear idea about his return. The important thing is that he comes back well. That’s the only thing we care about,”
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Oct 26, 2024, 03:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Reece James made his first appearance of the season against Liverpool last weekend. Carl Recine/Getty Images Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has said the club’s dressing room lacks a “proper leader” and has been left “expecting more” from captain Reece James this season. James returned from another lengthy
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In a rematch of the 2022 Euros final, Germany secured a 4-3 victory over European Champions England in a chaotic seven-goal thriller in front of 47,167 at Wembley. The last time these two sides met, England defeated the visitors 2-1 to lift their first major trophy in front of a sold-out crowd. However, some shocking
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ESPN News Services Oct 25, 2024, 01:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Austin FC hired former FC Dallas head coach and United States national team assistant Nico Estevez to revive the club after missing the Major League Soccer playoffs for the second consecutive season. Estevez led Dallas to the MLS playoffs in 2022 and 2023
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