A heavily-rotated United States men’s national team earned a 3-1 victory over Venezuela in the first of its two international friendlies this month. Saturday’s U.S. squad was made up almost entirely of players from Major League Soccer due to the game falling outside of a FIFA international window. Jack McGlynn and Patrick Agyemang scored about
Month: January 2025
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta admitted his envy at Liverpool’s greater strength in depth after Arsenal lost ground in the Premier League title race with a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. Hours after Liverpool struck twice in stoppage-time to beat Brentford 2-0, Arsenal surrendered a two-goal advantage at Emirates Stadium to fall six points behind
Open Extended Reactions Brentford head coach Thomas Frank has labelled Liverpool “the best team in the world” and believes they are “huge favourites” to win the Premier League title following their late win over his side. Substitute Darwin Núñez scored twice in stoppage time to hand Arne Slot’s men their first league victory of 2025
Leon Goretzka scored once in each half to help Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich to a 3-2 victory over visiting VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday and open up a seven-point advantage over champions Bayer Leverkusen in second place. Bayern hit the crossbar through Leroy Sane after three minutes before Goretzka fired them into a 20th-minute lead with
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJan 18, 2025, 11:01 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Chicago Red Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher has been voted the 2024 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year, capping off a year that saw her win an Olympic gold
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 18, 2025, 07:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti said he feels “supported” at Real Madrid after a week which saw them beaten 5-2 by rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Supercopa, prompting a meeting with CEO José Ángel Sánchez. ESPN reported that Ancelotti’s talks with Sánchez this week were
Justin Kluivert struck a superb hat trick as Bournemouth won 4-1 away at his father Patrick‘s former club Newcastle United in Saturday’s early Premier League kick-off, ending the hosts’ six-match winning run in the league. Ahead of the rest of the weekend’s fixtures, the victory leaves Bournemouth sixth in the league on 37 points, behind
Jan 17, 2025, 10:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Christian Pulisic will not feature for AC Milan in their crucial Serie A clash against Juventus due to injury, head coach Sérgio Conceição confirmed on Friday. The United States winger was forced off holding his thigh during Milan’s 2-1 victory over Como in midweek. While Conceição
Jan 17, 2025, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Belgium have fired coach Domenico Tedesco after a series of disappointing results in recent months, the Belgian football association said on Friday. The decision had been widely anticipated for weeks, especially after Tedesco failed to show up for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers draw in December,
ESPN News Services Jan 17, 2025, 08:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Ander Herrera has joined Argentinian giants Boca Juniors, the club announced on Friday. Herrera, 35, left Athletic Club as a free agent and signed a contract with Boca through the end of 2026. “As a fan,
Lizzy Becherano Jan 17, 2025, 04:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino insists American players can compete with the likes of Spain and Argentina in terms of talent, but must be “a little more arrogant” with their mentality when approaching the game. “There is still a gap
Adriana Garcia Jan 17, 2025, 04:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of Napoli‘s star winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Sources told ESPN that Kvaratskhelia’s move is worth €60m ($61m) with a further €10m in add-ons. The 23-year-old has signed a contract with the Ligue 1 champions until June 2029 after passing
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJan 17, 2025, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Friday morning in some areas of Paris, you could already see some PSG shirts with his name on it. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia‘s move to the French capital from Napoli hadn’t yet been made official, yet some of the fans could not wait. The thirteen
Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 09:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions United States national team defender John Tolkin said he has regrets over his past activity on social media after joining Holstein Kiel in Germany. Kiel said Friday it was responding to controversy over posts Tolkin had “liked” in the past on social media concerning
Jan 17, 2025, 02:30 PM ET Denis Law is regarded as one of the best players in Manchester United history. Photo by PA Images via Getty Images Manchester United legend Denis Law has died, his family confirmed in a statement on Friday. He was 84. Law is widely regarded as one of the greatest figures in
Jan 17, 2025, 12:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United will deliver a decision on whether it intends to redevelop Old Trafford or build a new 100,000-seater stadium by the summer, the club have announced. United had been expected to have made that decision by the end of 2024, but the club said on
Multiple contributors Jan 17, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The transfer window is open across Europe as clubs look to do some mid-season business. But what are ESPN’s reporters hearing about some of the deals that could be done, and which clubs are hoping to make moves? Every Friday during January we’ll bring
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 17, 2025, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has said Erling Haaland‘s huge new contract shows the striker has “trust” in Manchester City. On Friday, Haaland penned a record-breaking 9½-year deal which will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until 2034. Editor’s Picks 2 Related It comes at a time
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerJan 17, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A version of this article was first published in June 2020 and has been updated. Erling Haaland has signed a lucrative new 9½-year contract, until 2034, which will see him stay at Manchester City for what is likely to be his whole
Adriana Garcia Jan 17, 2025, 05:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Al Hilal coach Jorge Jesus fears Neymar “can no longer play at the level we are used to.” Editor’s Picks 2 Related Neymar, 32, becomes a free agent at the end of the season and Jesus has claimed he is in the dark over
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