ESPN Feb 21, 2025, 07:19 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have been drawn to face Real Sociedad in the Europa League round of 16, while Tottenham Hotspur will take on AZ Alkmaar. Elsewhere, Rangers will face Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce, AS Roma go up against Athletic Club and Ajax drew Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Open Extended Reactions The path to the 2025 Champions League final is now mapped out following Friday’s draw for the round of 16, and there will be some titanic clashes on the way to the showpiece game in Munich on May 31. Defending champions Real Madrid, Premier League leaders Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal must
Feb 21, 2025, 04:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions England goalkeeper Mary Earps has said she appreciates having the space to grow as a footballer away from the spotlight after her move to Paris Saint-Germain last year. Earps, who won the FIFA Best goalkeeper award in 2022 and 2023, made a move to the French
Sam MarsdenFeb 21, 2025, 06:20 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of 16, while holders Real Madrid face local rivals Atlético Madrid. Elsewhere in Friday’s draw, there will be an all-German tie as Bayern Munich meet Bayer Leverkusen, while Arsenal will take
Jeff CarlisleFeb 21, 2025, 12:23 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes said she felt “pride” at Catarina Macario’s return to the USWNT, one that the Chelsea forward celebrated with a goal in a 2-0
Lizzy Becherano Feb 20, 2025, 10:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Concacaf has disciplined referee Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava after he was seen appearing to ask Lionel Messi for his shirt following Inter Miami CF‘s Concacaf Champions Cup win over Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday night at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City. After the
Jeff CarlisleFeb 20, 2025, 11:04 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Since the start of the year, there had been a lot of talk about head coach Emma Hayes’ desire to “bridge the gap” within the U.S. women’s national team. The first tier
Adriana Garcia Feb 20, 2025, 08:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva expects his club to make changes at the end of a “very frustrating” season. City suffered their earliest Champions League elimination since the 2012-13 campaign on Wednesday when they fell 3-1 at Real Madrid following their 3-2 reverse in
Associated Press Feb 20, 2025, 07:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Milan goalkeeper Yann Sommer has a broken right thumb ahead of key games in Serie A and the Champions League. Inter said the Swiss ‘keeper’s injury was revealed in tests on Thursday and “necessary therapy will be decided in the coming days.” Thumb
Feb 20, 2025, 07:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is “100%” safe from the sack this season despite a drop in form, according to club director Jonathan Goldstein. Maresca, after arriving from Leicester City, enjoyed a fine start to life in west London and Chelsea were battling Liverpool and Arsenal in
Lizzy Becherano Feb 20, 2025, 10:41 AM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami‘s 2024 season came to an abrupt end with elimination in the first round of the MLS playoffs, but the team had reasons to be optimistic about the future. The Herons had just lifted the 2024 Supporters’ Shield, set the league record
Adriana Garcia Feb 20, 2025, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Vitor Roque has scored seven goals for Real Betis this season. Fran Santiago/Getty Images Palmeiras have not given up hope of signing Barcelona loanee Vitor Roque before the transfer window closes in Brazil on Feb. 28, ESPN Brasil have reported. However, Palmeiras are aware that
Feb 20, 2025, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Spanish referee José Luis Munuera Montero has been cleared of any wrongdoing after the country’s football federation (RFEF) looked into a possible conflict of interest between his refereeing and a private sports consultancy company that he co-owns. The RFEF released a statement on Thursday that said
Feb 20, 2025, 06:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Vinícius Júnior had the last laugh in his fd with Manchester City fans with a pointed post on X after Real Madrid knocked Pep Guardiola’s side out of the Champions League on Wednesday. Ahead of the first leg at Etihad Stadium in the playoff clash, City
Open Extended Reactions Christian Pulisic has denied there is a rift between himself and AC Milan head coach Sérgio Conceição after reports emerged that he had demanded to leave the club should the Portuguese manager remain next season. Italian media claimed on Thursday that Pulisic and midfielder Youssouf Fofana had irreparably fallen out with Conceição
Adriana Garcia Feb 20, 2025, 07:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF captain Lionel Messi was presented with an unusual request following his team’s 1-0 win at Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday as the game’s referee asked him for his jersey. Messi’s shirt is arguably the most sought after in world football, with
ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2025, 07:36 AM ET Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of kissing Jenni Hermoso without her consent after the 2023 World Cup final. OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images Former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso on Thursday for kissing her without
Feb 20, 2025, 03:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said Kylian Mbappé has the potential to reach the same level as club great Cristiano Ronaldo after he scored a hat-trick in a 3-1 win over Manchester City on Wednesday that took the Champions League holders into the round of 16.
Feb 20, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s 27.7% purchase of a minority stake in Manchester United — a deal that gave Britain’s richest person control of football operations at the Premier League‘s most successful club — but it has been a turbulent 12 months
Premier League leaders Liverpool needed Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s second-half equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa on Wednesday that lifted them eight points clear at the top. Liverpool had the incentive of opening up a 10-point lead with a victory and led through Mohamed Salah‘s 28th-minute opener before Villa turned the game on its