Month: October 2024

Associated Press Oct 21, 2024, 08:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Thousands of Valencia fans protested against owner Peter Lim and the reported detention of two fans in Lim’s home country of Singapore before and after its 3-2 loss to Las Palmas in LaLiga on Monday. Dani Cuesta and his wife were detained in Singapore
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Oct 21, 2024, 01:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery has insisted his team are ready to compete for major silverware as they prepare to host Bologna in their third Champions League game of the season. The Birmingham-based side have won both of their games in the competition so far
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Oct 21, 2024, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Juventus said one of their social media accounts was hacked on Monday, after fans were taken by surprise with the fake announcement of Real Madrid‘s Turkish teenager Arda Güler signing for the Italian club. The transfer window may be closed, but followers of Juve’s English account
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Adriana Garcia Oct 21, 2024, 01:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Neymar made his first appearance in over a year for Al Hilal. Francois Nel/Getty Images Neymar has made his first appearance in over a year after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament tear, coming off the bench in the second half of Al Hilal‘s AFC Champions
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 21, 2024, 10:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti has defended Jude Bellingham‘s Real Madrid form, saying the work he’s doing for the team this season is “more important” than scoring goals. Bellingham hasn’t found the net in nine games for Madrid this season, after scoring 23 club goals
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Oct 21, 2024, 07:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has said he has begun talks over a new deal but insisted he has “no idea” if he will remain at Anfield next season. There is ongoing uncertainty over the future of a trio of Liverpool’s key players, as the contracts
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Oct 21, 2024, 06:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has said his team need to “eradicate” the ill discipline that has seen them pick up three red cards in eight Premier League games this season. William Saliba‘s red card in the 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth followed those of Declan Rice
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Oct 20, 2024, 10:44 AM ET Victor Boniface has scored seven times for Bayer Leverkusen this season. Jörg Schüler/Bayer 04 Leverkusen via Getty Images) Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface was involved in a car accident following the club’s 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, German media reported on Sunday. Boniface, who scored a 72nd-minute winner in Saturday’s
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Associated Press Oct 20, 2024, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A Stockholm soccer derby that could potentially decide the Swedish league‘s title race was suspended in the second half Sunday after Djurgarden supporters threw multiple fireworks onto the field. The game between Hammarby and Djurgarden is set to resume Monday afternoon without fans after
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Emily Keogh Oct 20, 2024, 06:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor questioned the lack of use of goal-line technology in the women’s game following her side’s 5-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Women’s Super League (WSL). Despite taking an early lead through Maika Hamano, Chelsea were pulled back when a
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Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentOct 20, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said the reception given to Gavi gave him goosebumps as the midfielder returned from an 11-month injury layoff during Sunday’s 5-1 win over Sevilla in LaLiga. Gavi has not played since tearing his ACL while playing for Spain last
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Robert Lewandowski and substitute Pablo Torre each scored twice to help leaders Barcelona thrash visitors Sevilla 5-1 in LaLiga on Sunday in a confidence boost for Hansi Flick’s side ahead of key clashes against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Barca were dominant throughout the encounter at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium and effectively killed off
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Open Extended Reactions Arne Slot has suggested referee John Brooks wanted to prove he would not be intimidated by the Anfield crowd during Liverpool‘s 2-1 win over Chelsea. Sunday’s game featured several VAR checks including an incident in the sixth minute where Tosin Adarabioyo was shown a yellow card for pulling back Diogo Jota, who
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Oct 20, 2024, 01:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City‘s contentious last-minute winner against Wolves in the Premier League on Sunday was both correctly ruled and deserved reward for his players’ patience, manager Pep Guardiola said. With City seemingly heading to a frustrating 1-1 draw at Molineux despite their dominance of possession, John Stones
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