Month: November 2024

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 10, 2024, 01:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rúben Amorim is facing a further delay before officially starting as Manchester United‘s new head coach as the club await confirmation of his visa, a source has told ESPN. United announced Amorim as their new boss on Nov. 1 “subject to work visa requirements.”
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 10, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions United States men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino has named a 25-player roster to compete in the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals this week against Jamaica. Among those included are
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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes bagged one goal and created two more in his team’s spirited 3-0 Premier League victory over Leicester City on Sunday, a victorious send-off for Ruud van Nistelrooy in his finale as interim manager. United, who have had three wins and a draw across all competitions since manager Erik ten Hag
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Lizzy Becherano Nov 10, 2024, 02:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jordi Alba criticized the Major League Soccer postseason format, labeling the system “unfair,” after Inter Miami was eliminated by Atlanta United when falling 3-2 at Chase Stadium on Saturday night in the decisive third match of the round one best-of-three playoff series. Alba participated
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Jeff Kassouf Nov 9, 2024, 03:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NWSL Golden Boot winner Temwa Chawinga scored the Kansas City Current‘s lone goal in a 1-0 quarterfinal victory over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday at CPKC Stadium. Chawinga also hit the ground and stayed there several times in the match, something that drew
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Lizzy Becherano Nov 9, 2024, 10:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami suffered a stunning first-round elimination from the 2024 Major League Soccer playoffs after falling 3-2 against Atlanta United in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference series at Chase Stadium on Saturday night. Lionel Messi looked to have rescued
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Matt Freese had three saves in a nine-round shootout and Mitja Ilenic scored the winner as New York City FC beatFC Cincinnati 6-5 on Saturday after the two clubs dueled to a scoreless draw in regulation of the rubber match in the best-of-three first-round series. No. 6 seed NYCFC eliminates third-seeded Cincinnati and will host the
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ESPN News Services Nov 9, 2024, 05:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Weah‘s first-half goal for Juventus in a 2-0 derby win over Torino on Saturday marked the United States international’s third goal in four Serie A matches. Weah, who also scored recently against Inter Milan and Parma, was in the right spot to
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Open Extended Reactions Arne Slot admitted his concern at Trent Alexander-Arnold limping out of Liverpool’s 2-0 win against Aston Villa with a suspected hamstring injury after just 25 minutes, saying that it is “always serious if a player goes off in the first-half.” Goals from Darwin Núñez and Mohamed Salah sealed the win, which moved
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ESPN News Services Nov 9, 2024, 03:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola is enduring the worst statistical run of his managerial career after Manchester City lost their fourth straight game on Saturday. Brighton came from behind to beat the English champions 2-1 in the Premier League for City’s worst streak since Guardiola took
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Bayern Munich earned a nervous 1-0 win at St Pauli thanks to a sensational strike from Jamal Musiala to stay unbeaten and open a six-point lead atop the Bundesliga on Saturday. Bayern, fresh from their 1-0 Champions League win over Benfica courtesy of another goal from in-form Musiala, will go into the international break leading the
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Manchester City lost 2-1 to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday, thanks to late goals from substitutes Joao Pedro and Matt O’Riley that gave the champions their fourth consecutive loss in all competitions. The defeat marks the first time City coach Pep Guardiola has lost four in a row in his
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nov 9, 2024, 09:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LaLiga giants Barcelona have announced a new multi-year agreement with kit supplier Nike which will help to further alleviate their financial problems. Barça have not disclosed how much the deal is worth annually, but president Joan Laporta previously claimed it is set
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Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior scored a hat trick to help the LaLiga champions snap a two-game winless run in all competitions with a commanding 4-0 victory over Osasuna on Saturday. The Brazil international opened the scoring in the 34th minute after taking a Jude Bellingham pass in his stride to beat the offside trap and
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Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCNov 9, 2024, 08:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rodrygo went off in tears in the first half against Osasuna. Getty Real Madrid stars Éder Militão and Rodrygo both had to be substituted during the first half of their LaLiga clash with Osasuna on Saturday, adding to the club’s extensive injury list. Editor’s
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