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Atalanta progressed to the Europa League semifinals despite losing 1-0 to Liverpool on Thursday as they triumphed 3-1 on aggregate to move one step closer to a first ever European final for the Serie A side. Atalanta had stunned the Premier League club 3-0 in the first leg of their quarterfinal last week at Anfield,

World Cup winner Emiliano Martínez produced more shootout heroics against French opposition, saving twice to help Aston Villa beat Lille 4-3 on penalties to reach the Europa Conference League semifinals in France on Thursday. Martínez denied Nabil Bentaleb and, with the final kick, Benjamin André, to give Villa victory after the quarterfinal tie had finished

Adriana Garcia Apr 18, 2024, 10:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo has declined to respond to teammate Ilkay Gündogan‘s criticism of his sending off against Paris Saint-Germain. Gündogan was frustrated with Araújo’s 29th minute red card in Barça’s 4-1 loss to PSG in Wednesday’s Champions League quarterfinal return leg, saying it

Apr 18, 2024, 07:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round next season as part of a six-year agreement with the Premier League to strengthen the domestic competition, the English Football Association (FA) announced on Thursday. The FA added that all FA Cup rounds will be played

Apr 18, 2024, 06:37 AM ET Wrexham midfielder James McClean has confirmed he joined in singing an anti-monarchy chant during the club’s promotion celebrations last weekend. Wrexham secured automatic promotion to League One — English football’s third-tier — with an emphatic 6-0 victory over Forest Green. After the match, the former Republic of Ireland international

Open Extended Reactions MUNICH — Mikel Arteta says his Arsenal players are feeling the pain of their Champions League exit to Bayern Munich but insists it will not wreck their season. The Gunners were knocked out at the quarterfinal stage as Joshua Kimmich scored the only goal in Wednesday’s second leg to hand Bayern a

Apr 17, 2024, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Juventus are reviewing a decision made by an arbitration court which ordered the club to pay former striker Cristiano Ronaldo around €9.8 million ($10.46m) in owed wages, the Serie A side said on Wednesday. Ronaldo, who now plays for Saudi side Al Nassr, had claimed he

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCApr 17, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti praised his Real Madrid team’s resilience in their penalty shootout win over Manchester City in the Champions League, saying “everybody gave us up for dead, but Real Madrid never die.” Madrid went ahead early through Rodrygo in Wednesday’s quarterfinal second leg

Open Extended Reactions Arsenal were far from convincing in their loss against Bayern Munich, resulting in the Gunners’ elimination from the Champions League. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images) MUNICH — Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel said his team’s Champions League experience would give them an advantage over Arsenal and he was right. Bayern advanced to the

Apr 17, 2024, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for the quarterfinals! Europe’s premier club competition returns with two high-stakes, heavy-weight matches on Wednesday, providing exciting storylines, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from both of the games as Arsenal play Bayern Munich after drawing 2-2 in the first

Open Extended Reactions MUNICH — Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal reaching the Champions League semifinals at the expense of Bayern Munich would have a transformative effect on the club. After a 2-2 draw in the first leg last week, the Gunners face Bayern in Allianz Arena on Wednesday evening aiming to reach the last four for

Adriana Garcia Apr 17, 2024, 05:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil legend Romario, 58, has registered himself as a player for America Football Club in Rio de Janeiro, where he also serves as club president. After his registration was approved on Tuesday, the 1994 World Cup winner is available to play for the club

Apr 16, 2024, 04:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham‘s promotion won’t come with silverware in tow after the Welsh side were pipped to the League Two crown by Stockport County, who sealed the title with a 5-2 win over Notts County on Tuesday. The Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney owned side had sealed promotion

ESPN News Services Apr 16, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Marcel Sabitzer scored late and set up two goals to send Borussia Dortmund into the Champions League semifinals with a helter-skelter 4-2 win over Atlético Madrid on Tuesday. After losing the first leg of their quarterfinal 2-1 in Madrid, Dortmund had to come

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentApr 16, 2024, 06:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández fumed about the decision to send Ronald Araújo off as his side were eliminated from the Champions League after Tuesday’s 4-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain at the Olympic Stadium. Xavi said Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs was a “disaster” and

Paris Saint-Germain‘s Kylian Mbappé scored twice in the second half to help guide his side to a 4-1 comeback win at 10-man Barcelona in their Champions League quarterfinal second leg to wrap up a 6-4 aggregate victory on Tuesday. PSG took advantage of a first-half red card to Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo to keep their

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 16, 2024, 01:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham said Vinícius Júnior and other players need more support in dealing with the “massive problem” of racism in Spanish football, describing the abuse some players receive as “disgusting.” TV images showed a fan making racist gestures towards Bellingham’s Real Madrid

Open Extended Reactions Harry Kane has said he is still motivated by proving his critics wrong but admitted Bayern Munich‘s season will be a failure if they cannot win the Champions League. Bayern host Arsenal in Wednesday’s quarterfinal, second leg at the Allianz Arena with the tie evenly poised at 2-2 from last week’s first

ESPN News Services Apr 15, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ante Budimir missed what may be the worst penalty kick of his career — and indeed of the entire LaLiga season — as his embarrassing stumble cost Osasuna in a 1-0 home loss to Valencia on Monday. Budimir was awarded the disputed spot

ESPN News Services Apr 15, 2024, 07:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A 6-0 win — including a four-goal night by one of his star players in Cole Palmer — should have left Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino with no issues following the game. But that was far from the case, as the Argentine took his