Month: January 2025

Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has admitted he does not know if Marcus Rashford has played his last game for Manchester United as the forward continues to be linked with a move away from the club. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Rashford was once again absent from the matchday squad as United reached the FA Cup
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Jan 12, 2025, 07:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There was no Premier League fixtures as the FA Cup took center-stage in England this weekend, with Manchester United‘s thrilling shootout win over Arsenal stealing the headlines. The Bundesliga returned with a bang, while Atletico Madrid quietly sealed Spain’s “Winter Champions” crown in Barcelona‘s and Real
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 12, 2025, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan are leading the chase for Kyle Walker, sources have told ESPN, after he told Manchester City he wants to leave the club. Walker was left out of the squad for the 8-0 FA Cup victory over Salford City on Saturday after informing
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 12, 2025, 05:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti said he was “sad and disappointed” after Real Madrid‘s 5-2 Supercopa final defeat to Barcelona in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, while admitting his team “didn’t defend well.” Kylian Mbappé put Madrid ahead in the fifth minute before Lamine Yamal
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Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has described Arsenal‘s FA Cup third-round defeat to Manchester United as a “one in a thousand” occurrence after losing in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at Emirates Stadium. Bruno Fernandes put the visitors in front on 52 minutes before Diogo Dalot was sent off nine minutes later for a late tackle
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Barcelona came from an early goal down to beat Real Madrid 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday, scoring four goals in a dominant first half and surviving having their goalkeeper sent off to clinch a record-extending 15th trophy. France forward Kylian Mbappe put Real in front after five minutes, finishing a solo
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Jan 12, 2025, 01:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League leaders Liverpool will travel to the Championship’s bottom club Plymouth Argyle in the fourth round of the FA Cup, with Leyton Orient or Derby County drawn to face Manchester City. Manchester United‘s reward for beating Arsenal on penalties is an opportunity to face Leicester
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Joshua Zirkzee scored the winning penalty for 10-man Manchester United against Arsenal after their hectic FA Cup third-round tie finished 1-1 after extra time at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Arsenal’s Kai Havertz was the only one of the first four penalty takers to miss, denied by a brilliant stop from Altay Bayindir, before Zirkzee
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Open Extended Reactions Vivianne Miedema celebrates her goal with Manchester City teammates. Carl Recine/Getty Images Vivianne Miedema scored on her return to Manchester City‘s squad for the Women’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Ipswich Town following a three-month absence due to a knee injury. The Netherlands international was subbed on in the 61st minute of the
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Jan 12, 2025, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions West Ham United striker Niclas Füllkrug will be sidelined for weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury during Friday’s 2-1 FA Cup loss at Aston Villa, the Premier League club said on Sunday. Editor’s Picks Fullkrug, who joined from Borussia Dortmund in August, missed two months due
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Bundesliga top scorer Harry Kane netted a 68th-minute penalty to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory at Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday in their first league match after the winter break, keeping them four points clear of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen. The England captain sent Gladbach keeper Moritz Nicolas the wrong way to break the deadlock and
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Jan 11, 2025, 09:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Napoli coach Antonio Conte has confirmed Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has asked to leave the club amid reported interest from Premier League leaders Liverpool and Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain. Kvaratskhelia, who won the Serie A title with Napoli in 2023, has a contract that runs until 2027
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 11, 2025, 12:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona midfielder Pedri has denied that the club’s players considered boycotting the Spain national team over the row surrounding Dani Olmo‘s registration. Olmo — and fellow Barça player Pau Víctor — were granted a temporary reprieve this week, while Spain’s sports ministry
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Alvaro Morata gave Milan the lead early in the second half. AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw at home by relegation-battlers Cagliari on Saturday in new coach Sergio Conceicao’s Serie A debut. The hosts dominated the entire match but the game was goalless at halftime before Alvaro Morata broke the deadlock in the
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Manchester City avoided a potential FA Cup banana skin with a 8-0 home thrashing of fourth-tier Salford City on Saturday — a club with strong connections to local rivals Manchester United. A much-changed City side were totally dominant with Divin Mubama marking his senior debut with a goal and James McAtee bagging a second-half hat-trick.
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJan 11, 2025, 04:52 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Jaedyn Shaw will not play under new San Diego Wave head coach Jonas Eidevall. Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images United States women’s national team forward Jaedyn Shaw is set
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