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Feb 7, 2025, 09:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has insisted that new loan signing Marcus Rashford has trained “fantastically” and has “big potential” despite Manchester United‘s willingness to part ways with the forward. Following weeks of speculation after falling out of favour under Ruben Amorim, Rashford joined Villa on

Open Extended Reactions Manchester City have included injured midfielder Rodri in their updated Champions League squad for the knockout phase while there are also places for new signings Omar Marmoush, Nico González and Abdukodir Khusanov. Vitor Reis, who also arrived in January in a €35 million ($36.2m) deal from Palmeiras, has been omitted. Marmoush, González

Manchester City striker Khadija “Bunny” Shaw withdrew from Gareth Taylor’s squad for Thursday’s 2-1 League Cup semifinal win over Arsenal after facing racist and misogynistic abuse over the weekend. Shaw ruled herself out of the midweek clash for her mental well-being, and City have stated they are giving their full support for the striker after

Feb 6, 2025, 05:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LaLiga President Javier Tebas criticised Real Madrid on Thursday, saying the club had “lost their minds” after lodging an letter of complaint against the Spanish league’s referees. Madrid sent the letter following their 1-0 defeat by Espanyol on Saturday, with controversy surrounding a decision not to

Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praised Ferran Torres‘ ability to fill in for Robert Lewandowski after the forward netted a hat trick in Thursday’s 5-0 Copa del Rey quarterfinal win over Valencia at Mestalla. Fermín López and Lamine Yamal were also on target as Barça joined Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad

Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL, England — As the majority of Liverpool‘s players flocked to celebrate with Cody Gakpo after he had opened the scoring against Tottenham Hotspur, captain Virgil van Dijk had other ideas. Though there were only 34 minutes on the clock at Anfield when Liverpool drew level on aggregate in their Carabao Cup

Holders Liverpool booked their return ticket to Wembley and a Carabao Cup final against Newcastle United after dashing Tottenham Hotspur‘s dreams 4-0, and 4-1 on aggregate, at Anfield on Thursday. The favourites took the lead, to level 1-1 on aggregate against the injury-depleted visitors, when Cody Gakpo fired in a right-foot shot in the 34th

Associated Press Feb 6, 2025, 10:58 AM ET Chelsea striker Sam Kerr denied that calling a police officer “white” was used as an insult as she was cross-examined in her trial on Thursday on a charge of racially aggravated harassment. Kerr, also the Australia captain, was speaking on the fourth day of the trial at

Feb 6, 2025, 07:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales’ unsolicited kiss killed Jenni Hermoso‘s joy at winning the women’s World Cup in 2023 and she was overwhelmed, crying and exhausted in the following hours and days, three of her teammates testified on Thursday. The 2021 and 2022

Open Extended Reactions Who did well and who struggled in the winter window? ESPN Illustration Welcome back to Onside/Offside! As we say goodbye to January, Luis Miguel Echegaray shares his thoughts on last month’s transfer window in the Premier League and assesses the clubs who failed and delivered. From Arsenal‘s hesitance to Manchester City‘s gung-ho approach,

Feb 6, 2025, 03:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Newcastle United winger Anthony Gordon has called upon his teammates to “stay humble” after they beat Arsenal 4-0 on aggregate in the Carabao Cup semifinals. Gordon scored the second goal in Wednesday’s 2-0 second-leg victory at St. James’ Park that secured Newcastle’s passage to the Wembley

Open Extended Reactions Manager Carlo Ancelotti praised Real Madrid‘s youngsters after they helped the team to a 3-2 win at Leganés — with Gonzalo García, 20, scoring a 93rd minute winner — in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals on Wednesday. A much-changed Madrid side, which included young defenders Raúl Asencio, 21, and Jacobo Ramón, 20,

ESPN News Services Feb 5, 2025, 08:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After nearly 12 years playing for two of the top teams in Europe and a brief stop in Saudi Arabia, Neymar is back playing professional soccer in his native Brazil. The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain superstar came on as a substitute at

Open Extended Reactions NEWCASTLE, England — The “never” men beat the “nearly” men. Newcastle United now stand a Carabao Cup final away from ending their interminable 56-year-old wait for a major trophy while questions grow about Arsenal‘s ability to cap their progress with silverware. There was an irresistible determination about Newcastle from the outset on

Open Extended Reactions Harry Kane has a release clause in his existing Bayern Munich contract, a source has confirmed to ESPN. German newspaper Bild has reported that the 31-year-old had an agreement which could have seen him leave the club this winter for around €80 million (€83.3m) and will be active again in January 2026

Feb 5, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wolverhampton Wanderers‘ Matheus Cunha is eyeing a summer move after being linked to Arsenal in January, while Manchester United are plotting a swoop for fellow Brazilian Wesley França. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done

Associated Press Feb 5, 2025, 08:15 AM ET The brother of Jenni Hermoso and one of her teammates told a judge Wednesday there were attempts to pressure the player into downplaying the unsolicited kiss by former Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales in the awards presentation ceremony following the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Rafael Hermoso said

Feb 5, 2025, 04:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Trent Alexander-Arnold went off with injury in the second half against Bournemouth. John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images Liverpool boss Arne Slot has confirmed that Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss the second leg of their Carabao Cup semifinal against Tottenham on Thursday. Alexander-Arnold went off in the 70th

Adriana Garcia Feb 4, 2025, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan announced on Tuesday the signing of João Félix on loan from Chelsea for the remainder of the season. The Portugal international arrived in Milan on Monday and passed a medical before signing a contract with the Rossoneri. Félix, 25, had attracted interest

ESPN news services Feb 4, 2025, 12:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A police officer said he felt “belittled and upset” following an incident involving Chelsea forward Sam Kerr, but insisted he “didn’t make something up to get a charge over the line,” a court heard on Tuesday. Kerr, Australia‘s captain, is on trial charged