Soccer

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCNov 11, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Before we head into the final two-week international break of 2024, the European soccer weekend gave us plenty to talk about! For the first time in his coaching career, Pep Guardiola has lost four straight games in all competitions: what does

Nov 10, 2024, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions If you thought the recent surprises in the Premier League were just a blip, this weekend proved the up-is-down feeling is here to stay for a while longer. Manchester City lost again, this time to Brighton, Manchester United actually looked kind of good in a win

Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola is discovering the meaning of “crisis” at Manchester City. It is a new sensation for the 53-year-old manager, who has transformed the fortunes of every club he has coached and influenced football like no other in the modern game. But cracks are beginning to appear in his empire at the

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes bagged one goal and created two more in his team’s spirited 3-0 Premier League victory over Leicester City on Sunday, a victorious send-off for Ruud van Nistelrooy in his finale as interim manager. United, who have had three wins and a draw across all competitions since manager Erik ten Hag

Lizzy Becherano Nov 9, 2024, 10:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami suffered a stunning first-round elimination from the 2024 Major League Soccer playoffs after falling 3-2 against Atlanta United in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference series at Chase Stadium on Saturday night. Lionel Messi looked to have rescued

ESPN News Services Nov 9, 2024, 03:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola is enduring the worst statistical run of his managerial career after Manchester City lost their fourth straight game on Saturday. Brighton came from behind to beat the English champions 2-1 in the Premier League for City’s worst streak since Guardiola took

Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior scored a hat trick to help the LaLiga champions snap a two-game winless run in all competitions with a commanding 4-0 victory over Osasuna on Saturday. The Brazil international opened the scoring in the 34th minute after taking a Jude Bellingham pass in his stride to beat the offside trap and

Associated Press Nov 9, 2024, 12:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barbra Banda scored two goals and the Orlando Pride opened the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs on Friday night with a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Red Stars. Haley McCutcheon and Marta also scored for the Pride, who won a playoff game for the

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCNov 8, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s time for a logical and decisive step to rebalance — and, to some degree, future-proof — Real Madrid. What does that mean? With news that they’re already considering big moves in the winter transfer window, it’s time to go big

Associated Press Nov 8, 2024, 12:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Outspoken Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho has been issued a one-match ban and fined following his diatribe about Turkish football, when he said he was fighting “the system” and suggested officials are biased against his team. The Turkish Football Federation’s disciplinary board described Mourinho’s comments

Nov 6, 2024, 09:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Matchday 4 of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League is in the books and the 36-team table is starting to take shape. Shock losses for Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have set alarm bells ringing, while Viktor Gyökeres‘ three-goal performance against Manchester City has made the entire

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 7, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Ruben Amorim still has to prepare for one more Sporting Lisbon game before taking over as Manchester United‘s new head coach, but Amad Diallo can only hope his soon-to-be boss was watching his performance against PAOK FC. The 22-year-old winger struggled

Open Extended Reactions When Arsenal announced Mikel Arteta had signed a new contract on Sept. 12, the Premier League club’s manager was effusive in his praise of sporting director Edu Gaspar. “He was the first one to knock on my door before I joined and he made a big call to put all the trust

Open Extended Reactions MILAN — The uncertainty around Arsenal grows. Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat to Internazionale is not a severe blow to their UEFA Champions League hopes, but it does make a top-eight finish and the automatic qualification that comes with it more doubtful. It continues a difficult week where uncertainty arose off the field in

ESPN Nov 6, 2024, 02:38 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Welcome to Matchday 4 of the 2024-25 Champions League season! Europe’s premier club competition returns in its new format with nine matches across the continent Wednesday, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the games as Internazionale host

Jeff Kassouf Nov 6, 2024, 09:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Just like the top four teams in the NWSL were vastly superior to the rest of the pack this season, there are (in this humble writer’s opinion) a few obvious choices for individual awards. That has been the story of this campaign: last year’s

Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL, England — Xabi Alonso said he “didn’t have time for tourism” ahead of his return to Liverpool as Bayer Leverkusen coach, but if he was planning for a happy homecoming, a 4-0 defeat and a humbling at the hands of the man who claimed the job that many wanted him to

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCNov 5, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ten days after losing 4-0 in El Clásico, Real Madrid did not just need to beat AC Milan on Tuesday, they needed a statement win. There needed to be proof that this team was starting to gel, that coach Carlo Ancelotti had the