Open Extended Reactions The Premier League spent two years testing a number of artificial intelligence-based semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) providers, and now it’s ready to be rolled out. UEFA was first to introduce SAOT in the Champions League from the start of the 2022-23 season group stage, quickly followed by FIFA for the World Cup
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Feb 28, 2025, 03:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The French referees union has said its members would exercise their right to withdraw if they or their families are put at risk after a match official faced an “outpouring of hate” following comments by Marseille president Pablo Longoria. Local media reported that Longoria had objected
Feb 27, 2025, 11:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Iraq want their World Cup qualifier against Palestine next month moved from the Jordanian capital of Amman, having also knocked back a Palestinian proposal to stage the match just outside Jerusalem. The last soccer international played in the Palestinian territories was in October 2019 and Palestine
Open Extended Reactions The script looked written for Spain to dominate international football when they followed up World Cup success in 2023 by winning the inaugural UEFA Women’s Nations League in 2024. However, the following 12 months have not quite lived up to the narrative, with Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat by England at Wembley adding to
AC Milan‘s Serie A top-four hopes were dealt a significant blow when they lost 2-1 at Bologna on Thursday after the hosts fought back from a goal down. Milan are eighth in the standings with 41 points, eight behind Juventus in fourth with 12 rounds remaining. Bologna are sixth on 44. The top four teams
Feb 27, 2025, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea‘s squad at the end of the 2024 financial year was the most expensive ever in terms of transfer fees per the annual European Club Finance and Investment Landscape report, commissioned by UEFA. The publication analyses all of Europe’s top leagues through submissions and detailed reviews.
ESPN News Services Feb 27, 2025, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho was handed a four-match ban and fined by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) on Thursday following his comments about Turkish referees after a match at Istanbul rivals Galatasaray. The TFF fined the 62-year-old Portuguese 1,617,000 Turkish lira ($44,000) after
Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 08:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Claudio Echeverri will join Manchester City’s squad. Photo by JoaquÃn Camiletti/Getty Images Argentina youth international Claudio Echeverri has completed his permanent move to Manchester City more than a year after signing for the English champions before staying at River Plate on loan. The 19-year-old will
Lizzy Becherano Feb 27, 2025, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mexico national team head coach Javier Aguirre confirmed he contacted dual-national Richard Ledezma ahead of the March international window to discuss his future with El Tri. Ledezma, born in Phoenix, Arizona, to Mexican parents, has exclusively featured for the United States men’s national team,
Open Extended Reactions SAN DIEGO — United States women’s national team coach Emma Hayes played down the significance of the team’s first loss since she took charge last year, saying after Wednesday’s 2-1 defeat to Japan in the SheBelieves Cup that “development isn’t linear.” “We’ve won the gold medal in the summer, and we are
Open Extended Reactions NUUK, Greenland — This weekend, Greenland’s football team will travel over 6,000 miles for a game. They will swap the snow-covered playing fields of Nuuk, the territory’s capital, for the Brazilian city of Curitiba and hope that their passion for the game will, for a short time at least, remove the distraction
Feb 27, 2025, 08:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull’s new head of global football Jürgen Klopp will have his own float at the Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz but it may not be to the former Liverpool coach’s liking. The float, at a parade known for its political satire, shows Klopp, a
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
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