Month: February 2025

Open Extended Reactions Savinho has said Manchester City will have no fear when they line up against Real Madrid and revealed there was “calm” in the dressing room when they found out they were facing a blockbuster tie against the Spanish giants. The Champions League playoff, which kicks-off at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, will
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Feb 9, 2025, 01:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Adana Demispor walked off the pitch after going behind to a penalty. Seskim Photo/MB Media/Getty Images Turkish side Adana Demirspor walked off the pitch 30 minutes into their Super Lig game at Galatasaray on Sunday as they trailed 1-0 to a penalty. The decision to walk off
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Feb 9, 2025, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Marcus Rashford made his debut for Aston Villa on Sunday, coming on as a substitute against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup fourth round. Rashford hadn’t played since Manchester United‘s Europa League league phase win over Viktoria Plzen on Dec. 12 as he was frozen out
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Feb 9, 2025, 12:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Plymouth Argyle‘s player of the match Nikola Katic praised his goalkeeper Conor Hazard‘s heroics as they dumped Liverpool out of the FA Cup, revealing he “used to hate” his teammate owing to Old Firm rivalries before the shock 1-0 win. Katic and Hazard were the standout
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 9, 2025, 06:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick says his team are only focusing on themselves after they beat Sevilla 4-1 on Sunday to move within two points of LaLiga leaders Real Madrid. Robert Lewandowski, Fermín López, Raphinha and Eric García were all on target as
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Barcelona enjoyed an emphatic win over Sevilla on Sunday. Fran Santiago/Getty Images Barcelona earned a hard-fought 4-1 win at struggling Sevilla on Sunday thanks to goals by Robert Lewandowski, Fermin Lopez, Raphinha and Eric Garcia to edge them closer to the top of the LaLiga standings. The win lifted third-placed Barca to 48 points, one
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Plymouth Argyle pulled off an enormous shock on Sunday as they dumped Liverpool out of the FA Cup at the fourth-round stage with a 1-0 win. Ryan Hardie‘s 53rd-minute penalty after Harvey Elliott‘s handball proved to be decisive as Arne Slot’s team lost for only the fourth time this season in all competitions. Slot rested
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Feb 9, 2025, 08:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has aimed a dig at on-loan forward João Félix, saying his team “don’t miss” the now-AC Milan player despite their growing injury list. The west London club were knocked out of the FA Cup by Brighton on Saturday with Christopher Nkunku
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Feb 9, 2025, 08:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Teams in League One have spent record amount on transfer fees in the last year due to the influence of the American owners, including those at Wrexham and Birmingham City. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney run Wrexham, while Tom Brady is part of Knighthead Capital’s ownership
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Inter Miami concluded the Central American portion of the 2025 preseason tour with a stunning 5-0 win over Olimpia at the Olímpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Lionel Messi opened the scoreboard with a goal in the 27th minute of the match, connecting with longtime teammate Luis Suárez to complete the left-footed strike into
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Feb 9, 2025, 03:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone said his team paid the price for missed opportunities in a heated LaLiga derby at Real Madrid on Saturday after Kylian Mbappé cancelled out Julián Álvarez‘s opener for the visiting side. Atletico were unable to make the most of the chances
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 8, 2025, 06:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti said “football people don’t understand” penalties like the one awarded to Atlético Madrid in their 1-1 derby draw with Real Madrid on Saturday. Julián Álvarez converted the 35th minute spot kick — given by VAR after Aurélien Tchouaméni was adjudged
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Kaoru Mitoma sealed Brighton & Hove Albion‘s 2-1 comeback home victory over Premier League rivals Chelsea to send the south coast club into the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday. Brighton keeper Bart Verbruggen gifted Chelsea a fifth-minute lead when he bundled a cross by Cole Palmer into his own net under no pressure. The
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Real Madrid salvaged a 1-1 draw against city rivals Atlético Madrid in LaLiga on Saturday with Kylian Mbappé scoring a second-half goal to cancel out Julián Álvarez‘s first-half opener for the visiting side. That kept Real top of LaLiga on 50 points, one ahead of Atletico in second who missed a chance to leapfrog them.
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Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Real Madrid‘s 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in Saturday’s derby means there’s no change at the top of the table, with just one point still separating the two teams. Julián Álvarez‘s first-half penalty had Atletico hoping they might secure their first win at the Santiago Bernabéu since 2016, but Kylian
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