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Real Madrid slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Real Betis after their former player Isco converted a second-half penalty on Saturday, denying the visitors the chance to top LaLiga. he loss leaves Real Madrid level on 54 points with leaders Barcelona, who host mid-table Real Sociedad on Sunday. Third-placed Atletico Madrid, who have 53, could

Mar 1, 2025, 11:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Both sets of fans at the Vitality Stadium were up in arms during Saturday’s FA Cup fifth-round clash between Bournemouth and Wolves after the newly-introduced semi-automated offside system did not work, leading to an eight-minute VAR check. Hosts Bournemouth were already a goal up just around

Mar 1, 2025, 08:30 AM ET Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta was taken to hospital after a wildly reckless challenge from Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts just eight minutes into Saturday’s FA Cup fifth-round clash. Palace chairman Steve Parish confirmed to the BBC at half-time that Mateta had a gash behind his ear and was at

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Mar 1, 2025, 05:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid comfortably overcame Manchester City in the Champions League playoff earlier this month. Getty Real Madrid have been hit with a €30,000 ($31,130) fine and a partial stadium closure — suspended for two years — by UEFA over “discriminatory behaviour” by fans

Feb 28, 2025, 06:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour is making waves beyond the music industry, forcing Monterrey’s Rayados to relocate their Concacaf Champions Cup last-16 tie against Vancouver Whitecaps. With the Colombian pop icon set to perform at BBVA Stadium, the Mexican club has been left

Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola insists there’s reason for optimism at Manchester City, despite a troubled campaign that has seen the defending champions reduced to battling for a place in the top four. Following Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, a result that boosted their hopes of playing Champions League football next season, the City

Bayern Munich fought back from a goal down to maintain their place at the top of the Bundesliga with a 3-1 victory at VfB Stuttgart on Friday. The win keeps Bayern comfortably atop the Bundesliga with 61 points, 11 ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, though they have played one match more. Stuttgart took the lead in

Open Extended Reactions Son Heung-Min and Mohamed Salah were born just over three weeks apart in the summer of 1992. Both are legends at their respective clubs. But while one of them describes this season as the best of his life, with Liverpool now overwhelming favorites to win the Premier League, the other has found

Open Extended Reactions Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has revealed that Alejandro Garnacho will pay for a team dinner following his decision to walk straight to the dressing room in response to being substituted during the first half of the victory over Ipswich Town. Amorim said he would “talk” with Garnacho following the incident at

Feb 28, 2025, 05:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has responded to fan criticism over his stewardship of the club, dismissing concerns as “par for the course.” Chelsea supporters marched with banners criticising Boehly ahead of Tuesday’s 4-0 win over Southampton. Chief among their concerns was the lack of silverware since

Feb 28, 2025, 03:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The French referees union has said its members would exercise their right to withdraw if they or their families are put at risk after a match official faced an “outpouring of hate” following comments by Marseille president Pablo Longoria. Local media reported that Longoria had objected

Feb 27, 2025, 11:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Iraq want their World Cup qualifier against Palestine next month moved from the Jordanian capital of Amman, having also knocked back a Palestinian proposal to stage the match just outside Jerusalem. The last soccer international played in the Palestinian territories was in October 2019 and Palestine

AC Milan‘s Serie A top-four hopes were dealt a significant blow when they lost 2-1 at Bologna on Thursday after the hosts fought back from a goal down. Milan are eighth in the standings with 41 points, eight behind Juventus in fourth with 12 rounds remaining. Bologna are sixth on 44. The top four teams

ESPN News Services Feb 27, 2025, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho was handed a four-match ban and fined by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) on Thursday following his comments about Turkish referees after a match at Istanbul rivals Galatasaray. The TFF fined the 62-year-old Portuguese 1,617,000 Turkish lira ($44,000) after

Lizzy Becherano Feb 27, 2025, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mexico national team head coach Javier Aguirre confirmed he contacted dual-national Richard Ledezma ahead of the March international window to discuss his future with El Tri. Ledezma, born in Phoenix, Arizona, to Mexican parents, has exclusively featured for the United States men’s national team,

Open Extended Reactions NUUK, Greenland — This weekend, Greenland’s football team will travel over 6,000 miles for a game. They will swap the snow-covered playing fields of Nuuk, the territory’s capital, for the Brazilian city of Curitiba and hope that their passion for the game will, for a short time at least, remove the distraction

Multiple contributors Feb 26, 2025, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It was a thrilling Wednesday evening of Premier League action, as we saw multiple heavyweights face each other in matches that could go some way to ironing out the title race, the top four and everything beyond that. Liverpool extended their lead top of

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk insists “nothing is decided yet” in the Premier League title race despite his team moving 13 points clear with a 2-0 win over Newcastle United. Goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister helped Liverpool ease past Eddie Howe’s side at Anfield on Wednesday night, with second-place

Feb 27, 2025, 03:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he hopes to have wingers Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli back from injury when they host Fulham on April 1 after the club’s misfiring attack cost them more points in the Premier League title race on Wednesday. Saka and Martinelli are

Japan beat the United States 2-1 at the SheBelieves Cup in San Diego on Wednesday to end the Americans’ streak of five-straight trophies at the annual tournament and hand manager Emma Hayes her first defeat since taking charge of the USWNT. The result will feel like a measure of revenge for first-time winners Japan, which