Month: November 2024

Nov 8, 2024, 09:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Ange Postecoglou is hopeful that Tottenham Hotspur and South Korea can work collaboratively to ensure Son Heung-Min‘s long-term fitness but recognises that, ultimately, the attacker’s international workload is the domain of his country’s coach. Arriving back in London in the early hours of Friday
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Associated Press Nov 8, 2024, 08:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Canadian Soccer Association says an independent review confirmed the Paris Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstep. Canada Soccer CEO Kevin Blue said in a statement Friday the spying “was a symptom of a past pattern of an unacceptable culture and insufficient
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 8, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola and Lee Carsley are on a collision course over Jack Grealish after the Manchester City boss revealed his England counterpart did not contact him before calling up the injured star. Grealish hasn’t featured for City since the 2-1 win
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Lizzy Becherano Nov 8, 2024, 12:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami head coach Gerardo Martino agreed with forward Lionel Messi that the team has committed “silly mistakes” throughout the season, but insisted players can overcome the errors to triumph in the final game of Round 1 in the best-of-three playoff series against Atlanta
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Associated Press Nov 8, 2024, 12:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Outspoken Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho has been issued a one-match ban and fined following his diatribe about Turkish football, when he said he was fighting “the system” and suggested officials are biased against his team. The Turkish Football Federation’s disciplinary board described Mourinho’s comments
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Nov 8, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions France Football, the magazine that organises the Ballon d’Or award, has revealed the margin by which Manchester City midfielder Rodri controversially beat Real Madrid‘s Vinícius Júnior to the prestigious individual prize. Rodri won the Ballon d’Or with 1170 points, just 41 more than Vinícius (1129). Editor’s
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Open Extended Reactions Arsenal are weighing up whether Declan Rice can play through the pain after tests revealed he had a broken toe, sources have told ESPN. Rice sustained the injury in Arsenal’s Premier League defeat at Newcastle last weekend and subsequently missed their midweek 1-0 Champions League loss at Inter Milan. Editor’s Picks 1
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Adriana Garcia Nov 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has said he believes he has found the solution to his team’s problems and is hopeful results will follow. Ancelotti’s side head into Saturday’s league game against fifth-place Osasuna on the back of two painful home defeats. Editor’s Picks
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Nov 8, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Fans clashed ahead of Ajax’s game against Maccabi Tel Aviv. JEROEN JUMELET/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered two rescue planes be sent to the Netherlands on Friday after violence targeting Israeli football fans broke out in Amsterdam overnight. Videos circulating on social media showed street clashes and riot police
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Associated Press Nov 8, 2024, 12:22 AM ET Supporters of Maccabi Tel-Aviv clashed with apparent pro-Palestinian protesters before and after a Europa League match between their team and Ajax outside the Dutch team’s home stadium in Amsterdam on Thursday night, media and officials said. The clashes reportedly erupted despite a ban on a pro-Palestinian demonstration
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Nov 6, 2024, 09:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Matchday 4 of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League is in the books and the 36-team table is starting to take shape. Shock losses for Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have set alarm bells ringing, while Viktor Gyökeres‘ three-goal performance against Manchester City has made the entire
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Open Extended Reactions Mexico legend Andrés Guardado announced his retirement from professional soccer and will likely play his last match with fringe Liga MX playoff contenders León this Sunday. Guardado, 38, had already announced his retirement from the national team in May, and unless his club side defy the odds and sneak into the Liga
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A brace from Amad Diallo earned Manchester United a 2-0 win over PAOK Salonika in the Europa League on Thursday, as interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy achieved what Erik ten Hag had failed to do with the club’s first victory in this season’s competition. United had drawn their three previous Europa League games, but Amad‘s looping
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ESPN News Services Nov 7, 2024, 05:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea set a UEFA Conference League record with an emphatic 8-0 win over Armenian side FC Noah at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. João Félix and Christopher Nkunku each scored twice for the Premier League club, who were six goals to the good by
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 7, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Ruben Amorim still has to prepare for one more Sporting Lisbon game before taking over as Manchester United‘s new head coach, but Amad Diallo can only hope his soon-to-be boss was watching his performance against PAOK FC. The 22-year-old winger struggled
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Tottenham Hotspur‘s perfect Europa League start ended as they lost 3-2 at Galatasaray on Thursday with Victor Osimhen scoring twice for the hosts and Will Lankshear netting his first goal for Spurs but also getting sent off. Yunus Akgun gave Galatasaray the lead in the sixth minute with a stunning half-volley from distance but Spurs
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