Jan 30, 2025, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim insisted that despite his difficult start as Manchester United manager, his side must target winning the Europa League after booking their round-of-16 spot with a 2-0 victory at Steaua Bucharest on Thursday. Amorim became the first United manager to lose five of his first
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Bill ConnellyJan 30, 2025, 01:55 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The payoff was worth it, right? When the UEFA Champions League‘s first-ever League Phase began this season — with an expanded field, no groups and just one giant, 36-team table — it was a little bit
Jan 30, 2025, 04:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former National Women’s Soccer League Rookie of the Year Jenna Nighswonger has joined Arsenal, the club announced on Thursday. Nighswonger will join Arsenal fpr undisclosed fee. She was on the United States squad that won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics last summer. She joins
Manchester United cruised through to the Europa League knockout stages after goals from Diogo Dalot and Kobbie Mainoo earned the Premier League side a 2-0 victory over Steaua Bucharest on Thursday. Coming into their trip to Romania, United knew victory would guarantee them a top-eight finish in the league phase of the new-look Europa League,
Jan 30, 2025, 10:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A record $15.6 million was spent on international women’s football transfers in 2024 according to the latest FIFA report, more than doubling the previous mark set in 2023. The research shared FIFA on Thursday showed that last year saw fees in the women’s game grow by
Jeff CarlisleJan 30, 2025, 01:43 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions PSV Eindhoven and United States men’s national team striker Ricardo Pepi could be looking at an extended spell on the sidelines after injuring his knee Wednesday in a Champions League match against
Jan 30, 2025, 10:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Miguel Almirón has left Newcastle United after five years at the club. Getty Miguel Almirón has rejoined former side Atlanta United from Newcastle United on a permanent deal, the MLS side confirmed. It brings an end to the forward’s five-year spell at St. James’ Park, where he
Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur have had a €60 million ($62.5m) offer accepted by Bayern Munich on Thursday for their French forward Mathys Tel, sources have told ESPN. Tel, 19, has decided to leave the German side and is attracting a lot of interest from English clubs. Bayern wanted €60m for the France under-21 international
Jan 30, 2025, 06:19 AM ET Former Premier League referee David Coote has insisted that his drug use had no influence on his on-pitch decisions as he opened up on his sacking and why he said he is ashamed of his actions. Coote was fired by England’s referee body PGMOL last month after being suspended
Jan 30, 2025, 04:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ricardo Pepi has scored 18 goals this season. Photo by Photo Prestige/Soccrates/Getty Images West Ham United have had a €25 million ($26m) bid rejected for PSV and United States forward Ricardo Pepi, sources have told ESPN. The Premier League club are in the market for a striker
Jan 30, 2025, 04:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The first season of the new 36-team, single-league table UEFA Champions League built to a crescendo on Wednesday night with all the final games kicking off at the same time — and it delivered the drama and chaos we crave. Much of the focus, naturally, fell
Multiple Contributors Jan 30, 2025, 04:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After eight matches played across four months, we finally know the 24 teams who will continue in the new UEFA Champions League format through to the knockout rounds. It’s been a big departure from the old way, with those eight four-team groups having become
Associated Press Jan 29, 2025, 07:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said Wednesday that Nigerian striker Victor Boniface is set to stay at the club following reports of a possible transfer to Saudi Arabia. Boniface had been left out of the squad in Leverkusen’s preparations for their 2-0 win over
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 29, 2025, 06:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Thibaut Courtois said Real Madrid “aren’t afraid of anyone” as they await Friday’s Champions League playoff draw, which will see them face Manchester City or Celtic for a place in the round of 16. Madrid beat Brest 3-0 on Wednesday — forward
Inter Miami CF kicked off the South American portion of its 2025 preseason tour with a penalty shootout win against Universitario after the game ended 0-0 in front of a sold out crowd of 80,000 fans at the Estadio Monumental “U” in Lima, Peru. Manager Javier Mascherano led the team in just his second game
Open Extended Reactions Liverpool head coach Arne Slot backed teenager Amara Nallo to bounce back from his disappointing senior debut in which he was shown a red card just four minutes after entering the pitch. Substitute Nallo was dismissed for a last man challenge on Johan Bakayoko in Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven in
Tom HamiltonJan 29, 2025, 06:41 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said he does not want Ollie Watkins to leave the club amid
Multiple contributors Jan 29, 2025, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Well, what a dramatic final day that was! Manchester City snuck into the playoff round with a come-from-behind win over Club Brugge, Paris Saint-Germain thrashed VfB Stuttgart to keep themselves in the competition, Liverpool lost at PSV Eindhoven with a second-string team but still
Open Extended Reactions Ollie Watkins has scored 10 Premier League goals this season for Aston Villa. Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty Images Aston Villa have rejected a formal offer from Arsenal for Ollie Watkins, sources have told ESPN. Arsenal want to sign a forward before Monday’s transfer deadline and are pursuing alternative options after
Jan 29, 2025, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City scraped through to the playoff knockout round of the Champions League with a 3-1 win over Club Brugge at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. The result means Pep Guardiola maintains his record of progressing from the opening stage of the competition in every year of
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