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Jan 19, 2025, 06:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has admitted he is “very worried” about William Saliba‘s injury after the Arsenal defender missed Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday. Arsenal’s squandering of two Premier League points was compounded by concerns about Saliba, who was not even in the squad after

Tom Chambers Jan 18, 2025, 01:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Switch off the alarms, turn the dials back from “panic” mode: Liverpool‘s title charge is back on track. After all, they had the Premier League‘s best get-out-of-jail-free card: send on Darwin Núñez. With the fourth official still holding up the board showing

Tom Chambers Jan 18, 2025, 01:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Arne Slot said Darwin Núñez‘s knack of scoring vital late goals for Liverpool is “nice to have” after the forward did so again to earn his team a crucial victory over Brentford on Saturday. Núñez struck twice in added time to secure

Associated Press Jan 18, 2025, 06:00 PM ET Alejandro Balde said he was targeted by racist abuse from fans in the first half. Alvaro Medranda/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Barcelona defender Alejandro Balde said he was racially abused by Getafe supporters during Saturday’s 1-1 draw at the Coliseum. Balde, who is Black, revealed the incidents took place

Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta admitted his envy at Liverpool’s greater strength in depth after Arsenal lost ground in the Premier League title race with a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa. Hours after Liverpool struck twice in stoppage-time to beat Brentford 2-0, Arsenal surrendered a two-goal advantage at Emirates Stadium to fall six points behind

Leon Goretzka scored once in each half to help Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich to a 3-2 victory over visiting VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday and open up a seven-point advantage over champions Bayer Leverkusen in second place. Bayern hit the crossbar through Leroy Sane after three minutes before Goretzka fired them into a 20th-minute lead with

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 18, 2025, 07:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti said he feels “supported” at Real Madrid after a week which saw them beaten 5-2 by rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Supercopa, prompting a meeting with CEO José Ángel Sánchez. ESPN reported that Ancelotti’s talks with Sánchez this week were

Jan 17, 2025, 10:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Christian Pulisic will not feature for AC Milan in their crucial Serie A clash against Juventus due to injury, head coach Sérgio Conceição confirmed on Friday. The United States winger was forced off holding his thigh during Milan’s 2-1 victory over Como in midweek. While Conceição

ESPN News Services Jan 17, 2025, 08:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Ander Herrera has joined Argentinian giants Boca Juniors, the club announced on Friday. Herrera, 35, left Athletic Club as a free agent and signed a contract with Boca through the end of 2026. “As a fan,

Adriana Garcia Jan 17, 2025, 04:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of Napoli‘s star winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Sources told ESPN that Kvaratskhelia’s move is worth €60m ($61m) with a further €10m in add-ons. The 23-year-old has signed a contract with the Ligue 1 champions until June 2029 after passing

Associated Press Jan 17, 2025, 09:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions United States national team defender John Tolkin said he has regrets over his past activity on social media after joining Holstein Kiel in Germany. Kiel said Friday it was responding to controversy over posts Tolkin had “liked” in the past on social media concerning

Jan 17, 2025, 12:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United will deliver a decision on whether it intends to redevelop Old Trafford or build a new 100,000-seater stadium by the summer, the club have announced. United had been expected to have made that decision by the end of 2024, but the club said on

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 17, 2025, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has said Erling Haaland‘s huge new contract shows the striker has “trust” in Manchester City. On Friday, Haaland penned a record-breaking 9½-year deal which will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until 2034. Editor’s Picks 2 Related It comes at a time

Adriana Garcia Jan 17, 2025, 05:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Al Hilal coach Jorge Jesus fears Neymar “can no longer play at the level we are used to.” Editor’s Picks 2 Related Neymar, 32, becomes a free agent at the end of the season and Jesus has claimed he is in the dark over

Matt Foster Jan 16, 2025, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out has sent a letter to FIFA and CONMEBOL over the investigation into Enzo Fernández after the Argentina star posted an allegedly racist and anti-gay chant on social media last summer. Chelsea midfielder Fernández, 23, posted a video of the

ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2025, 10:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil striker Neymar said his former Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappé became “a little jealous” after superstar Lionel Messi joined the French club in August 2021 in a free transfer. Speaking in a podcast hosted by World Cup winner Romário released Thursday, the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 16, 2025, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim said he was thankful that Amad‘s late hat trick against Southampton ‘helped’ a post-match conversation with Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe go smoothly. United were facing defeat to the Premier League‘s bottom club before Amad scored three times in 12 minutes

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 16, 2025, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City have reached a verbal agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt for forward Omar Marmoush, a source has told ESPN. Editor’s Picks 1 Related City and the Bundesliga side reached a compromise over a fee following talks on Thursday. The source added that the final

ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2025, 02:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Defender John Tolkin transferred Thursday to Holstein Kiel of the Bundesliga from Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls. The 22-year-old Tolkin made his MLS debut in 2021 and has seven goals and 12 assists in 114 MLS appearances, including 107 starts. Tolkin

Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 06:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Police are investigating online abuse received by the wife of Arsenal forward Kai Havertz. Sophia Havertz shared on social media direct messages that were sent to her after Arsenal were knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester United on Sunday. “Officers have received