Month: December 2024

Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Manchester City are facing elimination and Pep Guardiola now looks as vulnerable and troubled as any other manager who has suffered a seventh defeat in 10 games. Both statements would have seemed unthinkable just a month ago, but after Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League loss against Juventus, the old certainties

Arsenal took a giant step towards the Champions League knockout stage as Bukayo Saka‘s double helped them to a 3-0 victory over AS Monaco on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta’s side began the fixture outside the top eight in the expanded league stage but jumped up to third with Saka again the catalyst. He tucked in a

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 11, 2024, 02:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PLZEN, Czechia — Ruben Amorim has admitted that Dan Ashworth’s shock departure from Manchester United is “not the best situation,” but insisted Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s vision for the future of the club remains on track. Ashworth was heralded by Ratcliffe as a key addition

Dec 11, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2034 World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia and the 2030 World Cup will be held across Morocco, Portugal and Spain with three one-off matches held in three South American countries, FIFA confirmed in an extraordinary general congress on Wednesday. The decision was announced

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 11, 2024, 06:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has been handed a two-game touchline ban following his red card in Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Real Betis in LaLiga. The suspension will be served in the upcoming league games against Leganés and Atlético Madrid. A source has

Adriana Garcia Dec 11, 2024, 05:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson hopes that teammate Mohamed Salah remains at the club next season. Salah becomes a free agent in June 2025 and recently indicated that he had not received a former offer from Liverpool to continue at the club, stating that he was

Open Extended Reactions The 2034 World Cup is set to be held in Saudi Arabia. Ulrik Pedersen/Defodi Images via Getty Images FIFA is facing a new battle against Europe’s major leagues, including the Premier League and LaLiga, over plans for a winter World Cup in Saudi Arabia in 2034 with sources telling ESPN that “concrete agreement”

Dec 10, 2024, 08:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique praised his side after their 3-0 win at RB Salzburg in the Champions League on Tuesday, but said they must improve if they want to stay in the competition. The Ligue 1 leaders endured a terrible start to their Champions League

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has demanded more from his team after they battled to a 1-0 victory in the Champions League and said he was “far from happy” with the performance. Liverpool looked some way from their best at the Estadi Montilivi, but secured the win thanks to a Mohamed Salah

Dec 10, 2024, 04:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé was substituted after sustaining an injury in the Champions League on Tuesday. Marco Luzzani/Getty Images Kylian Mbappé was substituted because of an injury during the first half of Real Madrid‘s Champions League clash at Atalanta on Tuesday, minutes after scoring his 50th career goal in