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Adriana Garcia Nov 29, 2024, 10:50 AM ET A minor who racially abused Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior during a Spanish league game at Rayo Vallecano last season has apologised to him, the club said on Friday. The teenager was identified and reported by LaLiga for hurling racist insults at the Brazil international during a

Nov 29, 2024, 06:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Frank Lampard was confirmed as Coventry manager on Thursday. Bradley Collyer/PA Images via Getty Images Newly appointed Coventry City manager Frank Lampard said he was ready to prove the doubters wrong after joining the Championship side on Thursday, his first managerial job since a interim spell at

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 28, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has said his Manchester United side are causing him to be “anxious” and “nervous” while the players get to grips with his tactical demands. Amorim recorded his first victory as United boss with a 3-2 win over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League

Open Extended Reactions Arne Slot has said that Pep Guardiola is “the best manager in the world” and has backed the Manchester City boss to “find solutions” to his team’s recent struggles ahead of this weekend’s clash with Liverpool. Slot’s side have an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League table, having won

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 28, 2024, 10:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid‘s bus was involved in a collision on Thursday on its return trip from Liverpool to Spain after the team’s Champions League defeat, sources have told ESPN, with the incident leaving no-one seriously hurt. Madrid were beaten 2-0 at Anfield —

Nov 28, 2024, 05:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Frank Lampard has been named as manager of Coventry City. Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images Frank Lampard has been appointed as manager of Championship side Coventry City, the club confirmed on Thursday. Lampard, who has signed a 2 ½ year deal, replaces Mark Robins, who was sacked on

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 28, 2024, 05:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Manchester United forward Ruud van Nistelrooy is in line to take the head coach role at Premier League strugglers Leicester City, sources have told ESPN. Talks between Leicester and Van Nistelrooy, who has also been linked with Hamburg, are ongoing but there is

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 27, 2024, 01:56 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher said she was “nervous” to tell manager Emma Hayes about her intention to retire from international soccer, but that it was

Lizzy Becherano Nov 27, 2024, 06:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAFC declined the contract option for Carlos Vela, but remains in discussions with the Mexican forward about his future. Vela initially stepped away from the Los-Angeles based team after the conclusion of the 2023 season when his contract expired, before resigning with LAFC mid-season

Nov 27, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arne Slot celebrated Liverpool’s 2-0 Champions League win against Real Madrid by saying the Spanish giants had become a “pain in the a–” for the club after ending a 15-year winless run against the reigning European champions. Second-half goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 27, 2024, 06:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti said Kylian Mbappé is suffering from “a lack of confidence” after the forward missed a penalty in Real Madrid‘s 2-0 Champions League defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday. Mbappé had the chance to level the game at 1-1 in the 61st

ESPN News Services Nov 27, 2024, 01:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich apologised to Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi after the German club’s fans displayed a banner that personally attacked him during Tuesday’s Champions League game between the two teams at the Allianz Arena. The banner questioned how Qatari Al-Khelaifi could be a

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nov 27, 2024, 10:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has won the 2024 Golden Boy award on Wednesday — the youngest winner of the prize for the best under-21 men’s player in the world — while Barça Femení star Vicky López scooped the Golden Girl award. Yamal,

Nov 27, 2024, 07:18 AM ET Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has apologised for suggesting he wanted to hurt himself after his side threw away a three-goal lead against Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday. Guardiola sat down at a news conference after the 3-3 draw with Feyenoord with a cut on his nose

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 27, 2024, 03:35 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 David Coote had already been suspended by PGMOL and UEFA for alleged misconduct. Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty

ESPN News Services Nov 26, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Thiago Messi, the eldest son of the Argentina star, has made his debut in the “Newell’s Cup” tournament in the countryside city of Rosario. The 12-year-old Messi played with the No. 10 jersey of an Inter Miami youth team, which lost 1-0 on

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 26, 2024, 06:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said Manchester City are in for a “tough” season after Feyenoord launched a stunning comeback to condemn his team to a sixth straight game without a win. On the back of five straight defeats, City threw away a three-goal lead in the

Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta said Tuesday’s 5-1 thrashing of Sporting CP is a “landmark win” and the best European away performance of his five-year tenure as Arsenal manager. Sporting were previously unbeaten in 19 matches across all competitions this season, but were hammered at the Estadio Jose Alvalade as goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Kai

Manchester City squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Dutch side Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday in another calamitous performance from Pep Guardiola’s stuttering side. Erling Haaland bagged a brace for the hosts, but huge defensive blunders in the dying minutes saw them fall to 15th in the Champions League table on

AC Milan earned their third successive Champions League win with a 3-2 victory at Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday, hanging on after the home side sought to stage a late comeback. Milan arrived on the back of a 3-1 win at Real Madrid while Slovan were beaten 4-1 by Dinamo Zagreb last time out in the