Month: December 2024

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said striker Darwin Núñez wants to score goals “almost too much” amid ongoing criticism of his performances for the club. Núñez has struggled for form this season, scoring just three goals in 19 appearances for Slot’s side. He has started eight of Liverpool’s last eleven games
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Associated Press Dec 13, 2024, 07:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The United States women’s national team ended the year as No. 1 in the FIFA rankings. Emma Hayes’ team won gold at the Paris Olympics to mark its turnaround in form after its reign as world champion ended last year and Spain established itself
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Tom Chambers Dec 12, 2024, 06:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLASGOW, Scotland — Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou gave a scathing assessment of Timo Werner’s performance in the team’s 1-1 Europa League draw with Rangers on Thursday, saying the forward’s performance “wasn’t acceptable.” Werner, who is playing in his second season on loan
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United States men’s national team winger Alejandro Zendejas scored a 49th minute game-winner for Club América in a 2-1 victory against Monterrey in Thursday’s first leg of the Liga MX final. Held at Puebla’s Estadio Cuauhtemoc — Club América’s temporary home for the championship series — the final first kicked off with an early injury
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 12, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PLZEN, Czechia — Ruben Amorim said it was a “good sign” to see Rasmus Højlund and Amad involved in a heated row after the 2-1 win over FC Viktoria Plzen because it shows they care. Højlund scored twice as United came back from a
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Chelsea continued their fine recent form with a 3-1 win over Kazakh side FC Astana despite Enzo Maresca ringing the changes for the Conference League clash. Maresca made 10 changes from the starting XI that beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 on Sunday, with Axel Disasi and Pedro Neto the most experienced players to begin the game
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Dec 12, 2024, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City have condemned online racist abuse of defender Kyle Walker following their 2-0 defeat to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 34-year-old shared abusive messages he received via Instagram and called upon the app to clamp down on the amount of racist trolling
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Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 08:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After more than a year, Gio Reyna has finally started a game for Borussia Dortmund again. A lot has changed for the team and for the American attacking midfielder, who could be a valuable player for the United States at its home World Cup
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Dec 12, 2024, 08:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé has been ruled out for 10 days with a thigh injury, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The France forward was substituted in the 35th minute of Tuesday’s 3-2 win at Atalanta in the Champions League with a suspected left thigh problem.
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Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 04:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Swedish prosecutors on Thursday dropped a rape investigation that was launched in connection with football star Kylian Mbappé‘s visit to Stockholm in October. ESPN had previously reported that Mbappé’s representatives said the allegations of rape were “totally false” and “a slanderous rumour.” In a
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ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck was carried off on a stretcher with what seemed to be a severe ankle injury near the end of his team’s loss to Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday. It leaves last season’s Champions League runner-up without
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Open Extended Reactions MLS expansion side San Diego FC has traded two draft picks as they chase a “starting center back” and possible Designated Player signing this winter ahead of their 2025 debut. “We’re really excited because we’re using that money to fund a starting center back that’s gonna be a part of this spine
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Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said he is questioning himself as Manchester City manager after his team’s nightmare run extended to a seventh defeat in 10 games as goals from Dusan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie sealed a 2-0 Champions League victory for Juventus in Turin. City travel to Paris Saint-Germain on matchday seven next month
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