Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerDec 1, 2024, 02:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As we hurtle headlong into the festive scheduling, the Premier League kicked off December with a cracker as leaders Liverpool laid out the Yuletide welcome mat for erstwhile title foes Manchester City on the first day of Advent. The marquee clash saw
Month: December 2024
Dec 1, 2024, 01:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool moved nine points clear at the top of the Premier League and opened up an 11-point gap between themselves and Manchester City after sending Pep Guardiola’s crisis-hit champions crashing to a sixth defeat in seven games with a 2-0 win at Anfield. Cody Gakpo‘s opener
Jude Bellingham converted a penalty and Kylian Mbappé added another goal before half-time to earn Real Madrid a 2-0 victory over Getafe at the Bernabéu on Sunday as they moved within touching distance of LaLiga leaders Barcelona. Bellingham stepped up to take the penalty instead of Mbappé, who missed a spot kick in Madrid’s 2-0 defeat at Liverpool
Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has reacted to Manchester City‘s six-game winless streak by dropping goalkeeper Ederson for Sunday’s Premier League clash against Liverpool at Anfield, sources have told ESPN. Reigning champions City were eight points adrift of league leaders Liverpool before the match after losing three successive Premier League games. City only ended a
Nov 30, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Justin Kluivert became the first player to score a hat trick of penalties in a Premier League match in Bournemouth‘s 4-2 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Bournemouth forward Evanilson also became the first player to win three penalties in a single
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nov 30, 2024, 12:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick feels a disconnect between defence and attack is affecting his team after their winless run in LaLiga stretched to three games with a 2-1 loss to Las Palmas on Saturday. Sandro Ramirez and Fábio Silva scored either side
CARSON, Calif. – Dejan Joveljic scored his fifth goal of the playoffs in the 86th minute and the LA Galaxy advanced to the MLS Cup final for the first time since 2014 with a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders in the Western Conference final on Saturday night. The Galaxy will host the New York Red
Associated Press Nov 30, 2024, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Harry Kane suffered an injury in the Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane went off with an injury in the first half of “der Klassiker” at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. The England captain
ORLANDO, Fla. — Andrés Reyes scored two minutes into the second half and Carlos Coronel made it stand up for first-year coach Sandro Schwarz as the New York Red Bulls beat Orlando City 1-0 in an Eastern Conference final on Saturday at Inter&Co Stadium to advance to their second MLS Cup final. The Red Bulls
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has described the first half of Arsenal‘s 5-2 win over West Ham as “crazy” after all seven goals were scored in the first 45 minutes of the game. Arsenal raced into a 4-0 lead inside 36 minutes before being pegged back twice through goals from Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Emerson. Bukayo
Nov 30, 2024, 05:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Botafogo midfielder Geregore was sent off in the first minute of their Copa Libertadores triumph over Atlético Mineiro on Saturday. Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images Botafogo beat Atlético Mineiro 3-1 to win their first Copa Libertadores title despite being reduced to 10 men after former Inter Miami midfielder Gregore