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Open Extended Reactions Edu Gaspar (L) left Arsenal last month. Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Mikel Arteta has said Arsenal‘s January transfer plans will not be affected by the absence of a permanent sporting director following Edu Gaspar’s sudden departure. Edu stepped down in November after five years at the club and agreed a deal

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 13, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has said Manchester City are in a “better place” than Manchester United ahead of the derby on Sunday despite Pep Guardiola’s team losing seven of their last 10 games. City’s Champions League defeat to Juventus on Wednesday means the Premier League champions

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said striker Darwin Núñez wants to score goals “almost too much” amid ongoing criticism of his performances for the club. Núñez has struggled for form this season, scoring just three goals in 19 appearances for Slot’s side. He has started eight of Liverpool’s last eleven games

Tom Chambers Dec 12, 2024, 06:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLASGOW, Scotland — Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou gave a scathing assessment of Timo Werner’s performance in the team’s 1-1 Europa League draw with Rangers on Thursday, saying the forward’s performance “wasn’t acceptable.” Werner, who is playing in his second season on loan

Tom Chambers Dec 12, 2024, 06:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLASGOW, Scotland — There is a certain irony to the fact that Ange Postecoglou’s return to Scotland has coincided with the most testing days of his reign as Tottenham Hotspur boss. In fairness, a match at Ibrox was never going to feel like a

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 12, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PLZEN, Czechia — Ruben Amorim said it was a “good sign” to see Rasmus Højlund and Amad involved in a heated row after the 2-1 win over FC Viktoria Plzen because it shows they care. Højlund scored twice as United came back from a

Chelsea continued their fine recent form with a 3-1 win over Kazakh side FC Astana despite Enzo Maresca ringing the changes for the Conference League clash. Maresca made 10 changes from the starting XI that beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 on Sunday, with Axel Disasi and Pedro Neto the most experienced players to begin the game

Dec 12, 2024, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City have condemned online racist abuse of defender Kyle Walker following their 2-0 defeat to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 34-year-old shared abusive messages he received via Instagram and called upon the app to clamp down on the amount of racist trolling

Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 08:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After more than a year, Gio Reyna has finally started a game for Borussia Dortmund again. A lot has changed for the team and for the American attacking midfielder, who could be a valuable player for the United States at its home World Cup

Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 04:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Swedish prosecutors on Thursday dropped a rape investigation that was launched in connection with football star Kylian Mbappé‘s visit to Stockholm in October. ESPN had previously reported that Mbappé’s representatives said the allegations of rape were “totally false” and “a slanderous rumour.” In a

ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck was carried off on a stretcher with what seemed to be a severe ankle injury near the end of his team’s loss to Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday. It leaves last season’s Champions League runner-up without

Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said he is questioning himself as Manchester City manager after his team’s nightmare run extended to a seventh defeat in 10 games as goals from Dusan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie sealed a 2-0 Champions League victory for Juventus in Turin. City travel to Paris Saint-Germain on matchday seven next month

Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Manchester City are facing elimination and Pep Guardiola now looks as vulnerable and troubled as any other manager who has suffered a seventh defeat in 10 games. Both statements would have seemed unthinkable just a month ago, but after Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League loss against Juventus, the old certainties

Arsenal took a giant step towards the Champions League knockout stage as Bukayo Saka‘s double helped them to a 3-0 victory over AS Monaco on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta’s side began the fixture outside the top eight in the expanded league stage but jumped up to third with Saka again the catalyst. He tucked in a

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 11, 2024, 02:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PLZEN, Czechia — Ruben Amorim has admitted that Dan Ashworth’s shock departure from Manchester United is “not the best situation,” but insisted Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s vision for the future of the club remains on track. Ashworth was heralded by Ratcliffe as a key addition

Dec 11, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2034 World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia and the 2030 World Cup will be held across Morocco, Portugal and Spain with three one-off matches held in three South American countries, FIFA confirmed in an extraordinary general congress on Wednesday. The decision was announced

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 11, 2024, 06:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has been handed a two-game touchline ban following his red card in Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Real Betis in LaLiga. The suspension will be served in the upcoming league games against Leganés and Atlético Madrid. A source has

Adriana Garcia Dec 11, 2024, 05:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson hopes that teammate Mohamed Salah remains at the club next season. Salah becomes a free agent in June 2025 and recently indicated that he had not received a former offer from Liverpool to continue at the club, stating that he was

Open Extended Reactions The 2034 World Cup is set to be held in Saudi Arabia. Ulrik Pedersen/Defodi Images via Getty Images FIFA is facing a new battle against Europe’s major leagues, including the Premier League and LaLiga, over plans for a winter World Cup in Saudi Arabia in 2034 with sources telling ESPN that “concrete agreement”

Dec 10, 2024, 08:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique praised his side after their 3-0 win at RB Salzburg in the Champions League on Tuesday, but said they must improve if they want to stay in the competition. The Ligue 1 leaders endured a terrible start to their Champions League