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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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Niko Kovac reacts during Borussia Dortmund’s game against Stuttgart. INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images Borussia Dortmund slumped to a 2-1 defeat to visitors VfB Stuttgart on Saturday in a disappointing debut for new coach Niko Kovac that dropped his team further away from the Champions League qualification spots. Kovac took over last week after Dortmund,
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Feb 8, 2025, 12:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Xabi Alonso equalled the all-time coach record for the longest unbeaten away run in the Bundesliga on Saturday after Bayer Leverkusen stumbled to a goalless draw at VfL Wolfsburg. The result leaves the champions eight points behind leaders Bayern Munich. Xabi Alonso has coached Bayer Leverkusen
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 8, 2025, 08:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United winger Antony continued his fine start to life on loan at Real Betis with his first goal for the LaLiga side during Saturday’s game at Celta Vigo and won MVP for the second game in a row. The 24-year-old opened
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Premier League champions Manchester City survived a huge FA Cup fourth-round scare as Kevin De Bruyne came off the bench to secure a 2-1 victory at third-tier Leyton Orient on Saturday. A wretched season for Pep Guardiola’s side looked like reaching a new low as Orient held on to a 16th-minute lead given to them
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Feb 7, 2025, 08:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Luis Enrique was delighted to have been given a two-year extension with Paris Saint-Germain as he wants to make history with the French champions. The Spaniard, who arrived at PSG in 2023, expressed his gratitude for the trust the club has placed in him and said
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Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has denied that Manchester City‘s January recruitment drive was motivated by concern within the club that they could be hit with a transfer embargo. City spent £175 million ($217m) on Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez in the January window — more than any other Premier League
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Gustavo Hofman Feb 7, 2025, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid have approached Vinícius Júnior‘s agent to start talks about renewing his contract, a source has told ESPN. The Brazil forward’s contract runs until June 2027. Typically, the Spanish club only begins negotiations on renewals with star players when they have two years
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Feb 7, 2025, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said his side’s last-gasp winner against Leicester City in the FA Cup fourth-round showed the team believed until the final whistle, but it had “nothing to do with Fergie time.” In one sense, Friday night’s result brought a familiar feeling from
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Jeff CarlisleFeb 7, 2025, 01:33 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions PSV Eindhoven on Friday said United States men’s national team striker Ricardo Pepi is likely out for rest of season after undergoing meniscus surgery in the United States following a knee injury
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Two goals from Jhon Durán on his Al Nassr debut and another from Cristiano Ronaldo helped the side to a 3-0 win over Al Feiha in the Saudi Pro League on Friday. Durán took just 22 minutes to open his account for the club after joining from Aston Villa before January’s transfer deadline, striking home from
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