Multiple Contributors Jan 30, 2025, 04:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After eight matches played across four months, we finally know the 24 teams who will continue in the new UEFA Champions League format through to the knockout rounds. It’s been a big departure from the old way, with those eight four-team groups having become
Month: January 2025
Associated Press Jan 29, 2025, 07:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said Wednesday that Nigerian striker Victor Boniface is set to stay at the club following reports of a possible transfer to Saudi Arabia. Boniface had been left out of the squad in Leverkusen’s preparations for their 2-0 win over
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 29, 2025, 06:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Thibaut Courtois said Real Madrid “aren’t afraid of anyone” as they await Friday’s Champions League playoff draw, which will see them face Manchester City or Celtic for a place in the round of 16. Madrid beat Brest 3-0 on Wednesday — forward
Inter Miami CF kicked off the South American portion of its 2025 preseason tour with a penalty shootout win against Universitario after the game ended 0-0 in front of a sold out crowd of 80,000 fans at the Estadio Monumental “U” in Lima, Peru. Manager Javier Mascherano led the team in just his second game
Open Extended Reactions Liverpool head coach Arne Slot backed teenager Amara Nallo to bounce back from his disappointing senior debut in which he was shown a red card just four minutes after entering the pitch. Substitute Nallo was dismissed for a last man challenge on Johan Bakayoko in Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven in
Tom HamiltonJan 29, 2025, 06:41 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said he does not want Ollie Watkins to leave the club amid
Multiple contributors Jan 29, 2025, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Well, what a dramatic final day that was! Manchester City snuck into the playoff round with a come-from-behind win over Club Brugge, Paris Saint-Germain thrashed VfB Stuttgart to keep themselves in the competition, Liverpool lost at PSV Eindhoven with a second-string team but still
Open Extended Reactions Ollie Watkins has scored 10 Premier League goals this season for Aston Villa. Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Aston Villa have rejected a formal offer from Arsenal for Ollie Watkins, sources have told ESPN. Arsenal want to sign a forward before Monday’s transfer deadline and are pursuing alternative options after
Jan 29, 2025, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City scraped through to the playoff knockout round of the Champions League with a 3-1 win over Club Brugge at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. The result means Pep Guardiola maintains his record of progressing from the opening stage of the competition in every year of
Jan 29, 2025, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo might be the “GOAT” to many fans across the football world, but not everyone in his household agrees, with the Portugal star admitting that his own son prefers Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé. Ronaldo scored twice in Al Nassr‘s comfortable Saudi Pro League win
ESPN Jan 29, 2025, 10:24 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Welcome to Matchday 8 of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season! Europe’s premier club competition has its final day in its new format with 18 matches happening at the same time across the continent on Wednesday, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama.
Open Extended Reactions Ange Postecoglou has brushed off mounting speculation over his future as winger Dejan Kulusevski backed the beleaguered Tottenham boss by insisting he’s the “right man” for the job. Spurs are 15th in the Premier League after suffering their 13th defeat of the campaign on Sunday as they lost 2-1 at home to
Open Extended Reactions This is no ordinary January transfer window for Manchester City, but then this is no ordinary season for manager Pep Guardiola. His team — winners of the past four Premier League titles — are 12 points adrift of leaders Liverpool in this season’s race, with fixtures against Arsenal, Newcastle, Liverpool and Tottenham
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 29, 2025, 05:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Spanish football federation [RFEF] president Rafael Louzán has claimed Florentino Pérez told him he’d like to bring English referees to Spain, to improve the quality of LaLiga’s refereeing. Real Madrid president Pérez has frequently criticised the quality of Spanish officials, saying in
Open Extended Reactions Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said the club are already working on strengthening in the summer transfer window but insists he is happy with his squad. Slot signed just two players after arriving at Anfield from Feyenoord Rotterdam last summer; forward Federico Chiesa and goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, who is spending this
Open Extended Reactions After over two decades away, Neymar has sealed an emotional return to boyhood club Santos after spending the past 18 months with Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Neymar said his goodbyes on Tuesday in a statement posted on social media, thanking all at the Saudi club
Danny Lewis Jan 28, 2025, 07:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United and Chelsea are both considering a late move for Bayern Munich speedster Mathys Tel, while Al Nassr are eying two of Europe’s top strikers. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done
Jeff CarlisleJan 28, 2025, 11:05 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Raúl Sanllehí joined Inter Miami last summer to head football operations at the club. Getty Inter Miami‘s president of football operations Raúl Sanllehí is no longer in charge of sporting matters and has
Lizzy Becherano Jan 28, 2025, 04:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States defender Crystal Dunn is free to pursue new opportunities after Gotham FC announced on Tuesday that she would be leaving the club. “Crystal is an accomplished player who has achieved so much in her career,” said Yael Averbuch West, general manager of
Wrexham lost ground in the League One promotion race after a 3-2 home defeat to Stevenage in England’s third division on Tuesday. The Welsh side is attempting to earn a third straight promotion under the ownership of actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. The visitors grabbed an early 2-0 lead at the Racecourse Ground on goals
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