Month: February 2025

Feb 22, 2025, 02:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ange Postecoglou has poured scorn over the notion that Tottenham Hotspur could have been relegated this season, dismissing the subject as nothing more than “hysteria” that was “framed around putting pressure on me and the club.” Spurs had been in a downward spiral over the festive

ESPN News Services Feb 22, 2025, 09:48 PM ET Former United States national team and MLS goalkeeper Tony Meola is recovering after suffering a heart attack Thursday, one day before his 56th birthday. Meola underwent an unspecified procedure after the heart attack. He told Front Row Soccer that he ran four miles last Saturday and

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 22, 2025, 06:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said his side must “improve a lot,” despite winning 2-0 away at Las Palmas on Saturday to return to the top of LaLiga. Atlético Madrid leapfrogged Barça by beating Valencia earlier in the day, but second-half goals from

Feb 22, 2025, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim criticized his players for starting matches slowly after they recovered from a 2-0 halftime deficit at Goodison Park to earn a point against Everton. Beto and Abdoulaye Doucouré both scored after suspect defending from the visitors before Bruno Fernandes‘ well-placed

Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has accused his Arsenal players of lacking the standard required to win the Premier League after Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat to West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen’s 44th-minute diving header was enough to secure a surprise win for the visitors at Emirates Stadium as Arsenal mustered just two shots on target

Open Extended Reactions Everton manager David Moyes has described the controversial decision to overturn a late penalty for his side in their 2-2 draw with Manchester United as “surprising.” United came back from 2-0 down at Goodison Park thanks to second-half goals from Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte after Beto and Abdoulaye Doucouré had scored

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 22, 2025, 07:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti said the LaLiga title race has “reached a point where you can’t slip up” as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid go into this weekend’s games with just a point between them at the top of the table. Atlético, who

Open Extended Reactions ALGARVE, Portugal — It was an all too familiar story for England in the opening match of their Nations League campaign, starting the road to Switzerland 2025 on the back foot as worrying form persists. The Euros are five months away, and the Nations League acts as a perfect tournament to prepare

Feb 21, 2025, 10:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There is a widespread understanding across German football of the compound word Bayern-Dusel. It dates back to the 1970s and relates to Bayern Munich‘s habit of somehow getting seemingly fortunate breaks to win a game near the end. Are Bayern often just plain lucky? The term

Associated Press Feb 21, 2025, 10:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lorenzo Lucca‘s argument with teammates about him taking a first-half penalty scarred Udinese‘s 1-0 win at Lecce in Serie A on Friday. Captain Florian Thauvian is Udinese’s regular penalty-taker but Lucca grabbed the ball and pushed away teammates who came to discuss his decision.

Open Extended Reactions Spain and Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos is scheduled to make his Liga MX debut for Monterrey on Saturday and will sport the captain’s armband for the Mexican top flight side. “Sergio Ramos will play from the start,” said Monterrey manager Martin Demichelis on Friday ahead of the Week 8 home game