Month: January 2025

Jan 27, 2025, 05:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea defender Lucy Bronze has said that her side “want to go the season unbeaten” after their win over title rivals Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The 1-0 win against their London rivals has strengthened Chelsea’s position at the top of the table, extending the

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Marcus Rashford has one week to save his career, but it might be too late before he finally realises what is at stake. The Manchester United forward either seals a move away from Old Trafford before Monday’s transfer deadline, or he accepts Ruben Amorim’s brutal assessment of his situation at

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jan 26, 2025, 06:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praised his team’s hunger for goals as they routed Valencia 7-1 in LaLiga on Sunday. Fermín López scored twice, with Frenkie de Jong, Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski also on target as Barça bought up 101 goals

Jan 26, 2025, 05:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Postecoglou is facing immense pressure after another difficult defeat for Tottenham as they endure their worst-ever Premier League run. Julian Finney/Getty Images Another topsy-turvy weekend of European football is in the books, and there are talking points galore across the big leagues. In the Premier League, Tottenham’s

Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has said he would rather play his 63-year-old goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital in his Manchester United team than Marcus Rashford unless the out-of-favour forward starts to “give the maximum every day in training and in life.” England international Rashford was left out of the team for the 11th successive game

The police have launched investigations into “threats and abuse” aimed at referee Michael Oliver and his family after Myles Lewis-Skelly‘s controversial red card in Arsenal‘s 1-0 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. Oliver sent off Lewis-Skelly in the 43rd minute, with the Arsenal full-back deemed to have committed a serious foul play challenge on Matt

Multiple Contributors Jan 26, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It has been coming for some time, but the women’s game finally has its first $1 million transfer. United States defender Naomi Girma is now the most expensive player in women’s soccer history as her $1.1m move to Chelsea from the San Diego Wave,

Open Extended Reactions Chelsea have confirmed the signing of United States women’s national team defender Naomi Girma for a world record fee on a long-term deal from San Diego Wave, as first reported by ESPN. The deal sees Girma become the first player to break the $1 million mark in the women’s game. ESPN revealed

Tom Fenton Jan 26, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United ponder a loan move for Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku, while PSV’s Johan Bakayoko attracts interest from Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s January

Open Extended Reactions Enzo Maresca has said Chelsea continue to “trust” error-prone goalkeeper Robert Sánchez but warned he wants to see a positive reaction from the 27-year-old after his latest mistake in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol had cancelled out Noni Madueke‘s third-minute opener before Sánchez gifted Erling Haaland a chance to

Jan 25, 2025, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Everton manager David Moyes celebrated his 700th game in the Premier League with a gritty 1-0 win at Brighton, but has been left to sweat over the fitness of two key players in Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Orel Mangala. A penalty from Iliman Ndiaye gave Everton the