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Open Extended Reactions Arsenal suffered a major blow on Monday after Mikel Arteta confirmed winger Bukayo Saka has been ruled out with “many weeks” with a hamstring injury. Saka picked up the injury during the first half of the 5-1 victory against Crystal Palace, signaling to the bench after a cross before being replaced by

Open Extended Reactions Manchester City might have the most productive academy in football right now, but as Pep Guardiola’s side lurches from one defeat to another during an unprecedented slump, it is their “lost team” of Cole Palmer, Michael Olise, Morgan Rogers and so many more that is compounding the misery at the Etihad. Just

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 23, 2024, 09:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The final weekend before Christmas brought plenty of gifts for us across Europe’s Big Five leagues. In LaLiga, Atlético Madrid came back from 1-0 down to stun Barcelona 2-1 and take top spot heading into a brief winter break. In the

ESPN News Services Dec 22, 2024, 02:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions If this is to be Mohamed Salah‘s final season at Liverpool, he is going out with a bang. The Egypt forward scored two goals and set up two more in Liverpool’s wild 6-3 win at Tottenham on Sunday to become the first player

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 22, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Ruben Amorim wasn’t kidding when he said “the storm will come.” Marcus Rashford, set pieces, missed chances, conceding the first goal in games — the Manchester United head coach can take his pick of problems at the moment. His biggest worry

Bournemouth thrashed Manchester United 3-0 in the Premier League at a chilly Old Trafford on Sunday thanks to goals from Dean Huijsen, Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo, climbing to fifth in the standings. Bournemouth’s fourth league victory in five matches moved them to 28 points after 17 games, while United are 13th with 22 points

Dec 21, 2024, 01:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bukayo Saka lasted just 25 minutes for Arsenal against Crystal Palace on Saturday. Alex Pantling/Getty Images Bukayo Saka was forced off injured for Arsenal early on in their Premier League game against Crystal Palace on Saturday. The England winger, 23, held his hamstring after attempting a cross

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 21, 2024, 07:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hansi Flick said Barcelona need a break after Atlético Madrid inflicted a third straight home league defeat on them to replace them at the top of LaLiga on Saturday. Alexander Sørloth scored a 96th-minute winner at the Olympic Stadium after Rodrigo De

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerDec 21, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City slumped to yet another defeat on Saturday as the defending Premier League champions fell to a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa that, just to rub salt into the wound, saw their opponents leapfrog them in the table. The four-time reigning

ESPN News Services Dec 20, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany and RB Leipzig counterpart Marco Rose struggled to discuss Bayern’s 5-1 victory on Friday and a planned Christmas ceremony at the Allianz Arena was cut short after a car drove into crowds at a market in the eastern German city of

Open Extended Reactions Friday, Dec. 20 marks five years since Mikel Arteta took charge of Arsenal. Over the course of his 257 games at the helm, Arteta has delivered 152 victories and restored the Premier League club as a credible contender for the game’s biggest prizes. Arteta arrived at Arsenal with a five-phase plan to

Dec 20, 2024, 09:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Netflix and FIFA have agreed a deal for the streaming giant to have exclusive United States broadcasting rights to the next two FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments, global football’s governing body confirmed on Friday. The 2027 edition of the World Cup is set for Brazil, while

Associated Press Dec 19, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States forward Trinity Rodman has opened up about her strained relationship with father, Dennis Rodman, saying he is largely absent from her life. “He’s not a dad. Maybe by blood, but nothing else,” Trinity Rodman told host Alex Cooper on the Call Her

Dec 19, 2024, 05:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Tottenham survived a second-half comeback to book their place in the Carabao Cup semifinals with a dramatic 4-3 win over Manchester United on Thursday. Dominic Solanke opened the scoring on 15 minutes through a smart finish in off the near post before two goals

Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNDec 19, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The January transfer window is just around the corner, but how much do we know about the people behind the scenes who are responsible for making things happen? Be it a sporting director, managing director or even club president, Europe’s top clubs all have

Multiple contributors Dec 18, 2024, 03:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The transfer window is set to open in the Premier League, German Bundesliga and French Ligue 1 on Jan. 1, with Spanish LaLiga and Italian Serie A a day later, as clubs are looking to do some mid-season business. ESPN’s reporters have everything you

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerDec 18, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With temperatures dipping and the winter chill beginning to bite up in the terraces, many clubs in the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga and beyond have released their official Christmas sweaters to keep their fans cosy throughout the festive period. Where once we

Dec 18, 2024, 08:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Enzo Maresca has said that Chelsea believe Mykhailo Mudryk is innocent following his positive drugs test and will continue to “support” the player. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Mudryk and Chelsea released statements on Tuesday confirming that the FA had been in contact over the Ukraine winger