Month: December 2024

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 31, 2024, 04:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona could lose Dani Olmo for the second half of the season after LaLiga said the Catalan club are not in a position to extend the Spain international’s registration ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. Olmo, 26, joined Barça in the summer and was
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Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have rejected an approach from Real Madrid to sign full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold in the January transfer window, sources told ESPN. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The England international is out of contract at Anfield in June, and sources have told ESPN that he is Madrid’s top defensive target following a long-term injury
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Dec 31, 2024, 04:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna hailed a special night for his club as they won a home match in the Premier League for the first time in more than two decades, and suggested more victories would come for the relegation-threatened club. Goals from Liam Delap and
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 31, 2024, 04:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has said he’s not expecting reinforcements to his squad in the January transfer window as he attempts to arrest Manchester United‘s worrying slide towards the relegation places. Defeat to Newcastle at Old Trafford on Monday was United’s fourth in a row in
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Dec 31, 2024, 04:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wayne Rooney has departed as manager of second-tier Plymouth Argyle after agreeing to mutually parts ways with the club after 25 games. Rooney, the Manchester United and England legend, had been hoping to kickstart his non-playing career in his fourth role in management but leaves after
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Dec 30, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former England manager Gareth Southgate was among the hundreds named in King Charles’s New Year honours list published on Monday. The full list includes more than 1,200 people in politics, sport, the arts or community service to be awarded honours ranging from Member, Commander or Officer
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Lizzy Becherano Dec 30, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brandon Vázquez is set to depart from CF Monterrey after mutually agreeing to terminate his contract with the Liga MX team, sources told ESPN. The United States forward now leaves the Mexican club less than a year after joining Monterrey on Jan. 10, 2024
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 30, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has accepted Manchester United are in a relegation battle following their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United and admitted his “focus is on survival.” United slumped to a fourth straight defeat in all competitions and a third consecutive loss in the Premier League
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Open Extended Reactions Manchester United ended 2024 with their worst-ever Premier League calendar year points tally, and the club’s worst since 1989, after Monday’s 2-0 home defeat against Newcastle United saw the team earn just 51 points between January and December. Head coach Ruben Amorim, who replaced the sacked Erik ten Hag in November, has
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 30, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Marcus Rashford has returned to the Manchester United squad after a four-game exile. The forward was named on the bench for Newcastle United‘s visit to Old Trafford on Monday by head coach Ruben Amorim. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The 27-year-old hasn’t featured for United
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Open Extended Reactions Referees will announce their decisions after consulting VAR monitors to the entire stadium at the Carabai Cup semifinals. James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images Referees will announce the outcome of VAR reviews via an in-stadium microphone for the first time in English football during next week’s Carabao Cup semifinal first legs. The trial is
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Dec 30, 2024, 10:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kevin De Bruyne has confirmed he is yet to resume contract talks with Manchester City, despite being able to negotiate with other clubs as a free agent in the new year. Editor’s Picks 2 Related De Bruyne, like many Premier League stars — including Liverpool‘s Mohamed
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Dec 30, 2024, 06:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Plymouth Argyle head coach Wayne Rooney has said he does not take criticism from fans personally after his side suffered a 2-0 defeat against Oxford United on Sunday. Argyle sit in last place in the Championship table having lost six and drawn three of their past
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Dec 30, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Neal Maupay, pictured on the bench for Everton earlier this year, has said he smiles when they lose. Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images Marseille‘s on-loan striker Neal Maupay has teased his parent club Everton by claiming he smiles when the Premier League side lose. Everton were beaten
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