Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentNov 5, 2024, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Plans to stage a LaLiga match in Miami have been put on hold for now, sources have told ESPN, due to the time constraints involved in moving Barcelona‘s game against Atlético Madrid in December. ESPN revealed last month that the Spanish league was
Month: November 2024
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 5, 2024, 07:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United fans are in favour of building a new stadium rather than redeveloping Old Trafford, a club survey has revealed. The club are consulting supporters over a project which could end up costing £2 billion ($2.6bn). Fans were asked whether they would prefer
Graham Hunter, Spain writerNov 5, 2024, 04:00 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 There’s a long and glorious history of the greats in life using failure, rejection and criticism to spur them on to heights that,
ESPN Nov 5, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Martin Ødegaard has missed a significant chunk of Arsenal’s season through injury. Getty Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard returned to training on Tuesday as he edges closer to a comeback from an ankle injury. The Norway international took part in Arsenal’s session at Sobha Realty
Nov 5, 2024, 04:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Neymar was not too downcast after being forced to leave Monday’s Asian Champions League Elite match due to injury with the Al Hilal forward saying he felt the issue was nothing more than a strong cramp. Brazil forward, who limped off 30 minutes after coming on
Nov 4, 2024, 12:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arne Slot has labelled Bayer Leverkusen‘s Xabi Alonso a “special manager” ahead of Liverpool‘s Champions League clash against the German champions on Tuesday. Alonso’s Leverkusen side went unbeaten in the Bundesliga last season enroute to a first league title in their history. The club also lifted
Associated Press Nov 4, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mario Balotelli made his first Serie A appearance in four years when he came on as a late substitute in Genoa’s 1-0 win over Parma on Monday and earned a yellow card within five minutes. Balotelli came on in the 86th minute and was
Jeff Kassouf Nov 4, 2024, 09:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Imagine a cursed franchise or suffering fan base — say, the Cleveland Browns, to name one easy example. Now imagine that team putting together the best season in league history, rattling off 23 games without defeat. What sounds unthinkable is reality for the Orlando
Associated Press Nov 4, 2024, 04:34 PM ET Chilean authorities said Monday they are investigating an alleged sexual assault case involving players at soccer club Colo Colo, including former international Arturo Vidal. A prosecutor’s office in Santiago said the alleged incident took place at a bar in the upscale Vitacura neighborhood in the Chilean capital.
ESPN News Services Nov 4, 2024, 04:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Neymar made his second appearance for Al Hilal as he continues his return following a year-long absence due to an ACL tear, but it didn’t last long. The Brazil international came on in the 58th minute of his team’s 3-0 win in an
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 4, 2024, 11:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid are auctioning off the old home dressing room at the Bernabéu after the stadium’s redevelopment, the auction house Sotheby’s has announced. The stadium works — ongoing since 2020, with a total cost of just over €1 billion ($1.09bn) — are
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCNov 4, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions What a weekend of European soccer! We have Liverpool top of the Premier League again as Arsenal lost at Newcastle and Manchester City were defeated at Bournemouth. We saw Barcelona turn on the style again and defeat their local rivals Espanyol
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 4, 2024, 10:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rúben Amorim has admitted it “crossed his mind” that he could follow Sporting CP director of football Hugo Viana to Manchester City, but said he was only ever focused on becoming Manchester United‘s new head coach. Amorim will lead Sporting against City in the
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 4, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has said all football in Spain should have been put on hold after flash floods in Valencia left at least 217 people dead. Madrid’s LaLiga game at Valencia — which was due to be played on Saturday
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
Nov 4, 2024, 03:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jose Mourinho did not hold back in a ferocious rant following Fenerbahce‘s 3-2 Super Lig win against Trabzonspor on Sunday, accusing the VAR of drinking tea instead of officiating and saying he would not have joined the club had he known “the full truth” about refereeing
Open Extended Reactions Edu is widely regarded as a key reason for the club’s shift in fortunes under manager Mikel Arteta. Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images Arsenal sporting director Edu Gaspar will leave the club, a source has told ESPN. Edu joined Arsenal in July 2019 as technical director and led a culture shift at the club
Two second-half goals from Dominic Solanke and a sublime James Maddison free-kick helped Tottenham Hotspur come from behind to overwhelm Aston Villa 4-1 on Sunday and end the visitors’ seven-match unbeaten run in the Premier League. Spurs climbed to seventh in the table on 16 points, two points behind Villa who stayed fifth. Dominic Solanke
ESPN News Services Nov 3, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Current scored three times in the first half to set a record for the most regular-season goals by a team in NWSL history (57) in a 3-1 win against the host Chicago Red Stars on Sunday in Bridgeview, Illinois. The
ESPN News Services Nov 3, 2024, 07:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlos Coronel made three consecutive penalty shootout saves and Daniel Edelman converted the winning goal in the bottom of the seventh frame as the New York Red Bulls stunned the Columbus Crew to sweep the best-of-three first-round series on Sunday in Harrison, New