Feb 22, 2025, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim criticized his players for starting matches slowly after they recovered from a 2-0 halftime deficit at Goodison Park to earn a point against Everton. Beto and Abdoulaye Doucouré both scored after suspect defending from the visitors before Bruno Fernandes‘ well-placed
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ESPN News Services Feb 22, 2025, 09:48 PM ET Former United States national team and MLS goalkeeper Tony Meola is recovering from a heart attack. Meola suffered the heart attack Thursday, one day prior to his 56th birthday. Meola underwent an unspecified procedure following the heart attack. He told Front Row Soccer that he ran
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has accused his Arsenal players of lacking the standard required to win the Premier League after Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat to West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen’s 44th-minute diving header was enough to secure a surprise win for the visitors at Emirates Stadium as Arsenal mustered just two shots on target
Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of 16, while holders Real Madrid face local rivals Atlético Madrid. Elsewhere in Friday’s draw, there will be an all-German tie as Bayern Munich meet Bayer Leverkusen. Arsenal will take on PSV Eindhoven, and Barcelona will play Benfica. Aston Villa
Feb 21, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Find out who is missing through injury, who’s in a race against time to prove their fitness and who has been ruled out through suspension for the next round of Premier League fixtures. And as you plan your fantasy team for the next gameweek, check out
Open Extended Reactions It shouldn’t be that difficult. Real Madrid are the world’s most successful club, the reigning LaLiga and European champions. Vinícius Júnior is one of their brightest stars, last year’s Ballon d’Or runner-up and FIFA’s The Best winner. His goals helped Madrid win two of the last three Champions League finals. So why
Jeff CarlisleFeb 20, 2025, 11:04 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Since the start of the year, there had been a lot of talk about head coach Emma Hayes’ desire to “bridge the gap” within the U.S. women’s national team. The first tier
ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2025, 07:36 AM ET Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of kissing Jenni Hermoso without her consent after the 2023 World Cup final. OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images Former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales was found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso on Thursday for kissing her without
Open Extended Reactions Christian Pulisic has denied there is a rift between himself and AC Milan head coach Sérgio Conceição after reports emerged that he had demanded to leave the club should the Portuguese manager remain next season. Italian media claimed on Thursday that Pulisic and midfielder Youssouf Fofana had irreparably fallen out with Conceição
Lizzy Becherano Feb 19, 2025, 11:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF head coach Javier Mascherano labeled the conditions as “inhumane” after the team triumphed 1-0 over Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup first round at Children’s Mercy Park in freezing temperatures. “I’m very proud because I
Feb 19, 2025, 06:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID, Spain — Kylian Mbappé sealed Real Madrid‘s 6-3 aggregate victory over Manchester City with a hat trick at the Santiago Bernabéu as the reigning European champions booked their place in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Real, seeking their sixteenth Champions League title, went
Open Extended Reactions Pulisic is one of Milan’s best players this season, but in the wake of a midseason coaching change and a UEFA Champions League exit, he’s having to prove himself all over again. ESPN Illustration MILAN, Italy — Once again, Christian Pulisic finds himself with something to prove at AC Milan. Maybe it shouldn’t
Open Extended Reactions MILAN, Italy — Who knows exactly what thoughts lurked inside the head of Theo Hernández, just beneath his shocking pink tufts of hair, when he made the most boneheaded of decisions five minutes into the second half of AC Milan‘s Champions League playoff second-leg clash against Feyenoord? Games don’t often turn on
Feb 18, 2025, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tuesday marks the first day of the knockout phase playoff second legs for the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season. Europe’s premier club competition is now whittling down teams as the round of 16 awaits the winners. Enjoy the play-by-play from all of Tuesday’s games: Bayern Munich
Open Extended Reactions Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has backed Marcus Rashford to turn his career around at Aston Villa and said he was “really impressed” by the forward when he faced him for the first time. Rashford joined Villa on loan from Manchester United in January, having fallen out of favour at Old Trafford
Open Extended Reactions If you don’t shoot, you don’t score. It’s a basic mantra you probably heard from your under-8s coach. Well, there are 139 players in the Premier League alone who shoot more than the center forward of Manchester United. That’s right: One hundred one footballers who have played as many minutes or more
Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick confirmed Jules Koundé was dropped for Monday’s 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano after arriving late for a pre-match meeting. It’s the second time this season Koundé’s tardiness has cost him his place in the side. He was also benched against Alavés in October for the same reason. Kounde
Open Extended Reactions Liverpool could move 10 points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League if they beat Aston Villa in midweek, but if they lose then Arne Slot’s team could travel to Manchester City on Sunday with their lead cut to four and the first signs of a title wobble developing.