Multiple contributors Feb 26, 2025, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It was a thrilling Wednesday evening of Premier League action, as we saw multiple heavyweights face each other in matches that could go some way to ironing out the title race, the top four and everything beyond that. Liverpool extended their lead top of
Month: February 2025
Open Extended Reactions Matt Beard has been sacked as manager of Liverpool’s women’s team. Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Liverpool have confirmed that women’s first team manager Matt Beard will leave his post with immediate effect. Beard first joined LFC Women in 2012, winning back-to-back Women’s Super League (WSL) titles in 2013 and 2014 before
Open Extended Reactions Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk insists “nothing is decided yet” in the Premier League title race despite his team moving 13 points clear with a 2-0 win over Newcastle United. Goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister helped Liverpool ease past Eddie Howe’s side at Anfield on Wednesday night, with second-place
Feb 26, 2025, 08:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Empoli knocked Juventus out of the Coppa Italia with a dramatic 4-2 penalty shootout win after a 1-1 draw in regular time, leaving coach Thiago Motta ashamed by the Bianconeri’s shock exit. Empoli initially led with a first-half goal by Youssef Maleh, while Juventus struggled to
Feb 27, 2025, 03:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he hopes to have wingers Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli back from injury when they host Fulham on April 1 after the club’s misfiring attack cost them more points in the Premier League title race on Wednesday. Saka and Martinelli are
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta was left frustrated by Arsenal’s lack of spark upfront at City Ground. Getty Mikel Arteta has refused to concede the Premier League title, despite seeing Arsenal fall 13 points behind leaders Liverpool with a 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest. Arsenal have dropped five points in their last two games and have
Japan beat the United States 2-1 at the SheBelieves Cup in San Diego on Wednesday to end the Americans’ streak of five-straight trophies at the annual tournament and hand manager Emma Hayes her first defeat since taking charge of the USWNT. The result will feel like a measure of revenge for first-time winners Japan, which
Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has admitted fans will never see “the old Manchester City” again this season but vowed they will be back to their best after beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 on Wednesday. Erling Haaland’s 20th Premier League goal of the season on 12 minutes was enough to secure a win which takes City
Open Extended Reactions Alexis Mac Allister (centre) scored Liverpool’s second goal against Newcastle. Carl Recine/Getty Images Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has praised his team’s mentality after they moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United on Wednesday. Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring for the
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 26, 2025, 06:16 PM ET Real Madrid‘s Copa del Rey game at Real Sociedad was briefly suspended on Wednesday, following chants from the crowd aimed at Madrid defender Raúl Asencio. The cup semifinal first-leg at the Reale Arena was paused just before halftime, when referee José María Sánchez Martínez was
Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim said he will speak to Alejandro Garnacho after the Manchester United forward walked straight down the tunnel following his substitution during their 3-2 win over Ipswich Town. Garnacho was recalled to the starting XI by Amorim, but was substituted before half-time in response to Patick Dorgu’s red card. Editor’s Picks
Lizzy Becherano Feb 26, 2025, 02:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Concacaf has launched an investigation into an incident that occurred in the final minutes of the Concacaf Champions Cup match between Los Angeles FC and the Colorado Rapids after Sergi Palencia allegedly called Chidozie Awaziem a derogatory term. Confusion arose at BMO Stadium in
ESPN Feb 26, 2025, 02:04 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions On Wednesday, four Premier League matches could go some way to ironing out the title race, the top four and everything beyond that. Our reporters are at all four and will provide play-by-play from Liverpool against Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester City,
Associated Press Feb 26, 2025, 09:46 AM ET Former Chelsea and Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba weighed in on the racism row involving his old coach Jose Mourinho on Wednesday, saying the Portuguese coach “is not a racist and history is there to prove it.” Mourinho, who coaches Fenerbahce in Turkey, was accused by Galatasaray of
Graham HunterFeb 25, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions Antony Matheus dos Santos has such powerful first-hand experience in fighting his way out of hellish circumstances that it might explain why the Brazilian winger
Feb 26, 2025, 05:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag has said this generation of professional footballers find criticism offensive and demotivating in direct contrast to players of his era. Ten Hag had a number of high-profile clashes with first-team players during his stint at Old Trafford, including
Open Extended Reactions Liverpool manager Arne Slot has been given a two-match touchline ban and fined £70,000 by the Football Association after his red card amid fractious scenes at the end of the Merseyside derby on Feb. 12. Slot admitted to the charge of acting “in an improper manner and/or used insulting and/or abusive words
Adriana Garcia Feb 26, 2025, 04:56 AM ET A Granada fan who racially abused former Cádiz defender Carlos Akapo during a LaLiga game three years ago has been given a one-year prison sentence by a Spanish court. The court in Granada also handed the supporter a 14-month stadium ban. In Spain, prison sentences of less
Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim said on Tuesday that his Manchester United players are taking criticism “personally” and believes it’s hampering their ability to perform. United are 15th in the Premier League table ahead of Ipswich Town‘s visit to Old Trafford on Wednesday and on a run of just one win in their last four
Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick was angry at letting a two-goal lead slip against Atlético Madrid but happy with the overall performance as Tuesday’s Copa del Rey semifinal first leg ended in a remarkable 4-4 draw. Barça led 4-2 heading into the final stages of the game but an 84th-minute strike from Marcos
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