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Constantin Eckner Jan 2, 2025, 09:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Eight months ago, Bayern Munich found themselves teetering on the edge of a crisis that few could have predicted. The Bundesliga crown, typically their birthright, had slipped through their grasp. In Europe, the Bavarians fell short once again, eliminated by Real Madrid in the

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 2, 2025, 07:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti said “we’ll see” if Real Madrid can add to their squad during the January transfer window, after the LaLiga giants had an approach for Trent Alexander-Arnold rejected earlier this week. Editor’s Picks 2 Related ESPN reported on Tuesday that Premier

Wrexham’s Championship hopes took a hit on Wednesday as they dropped to third place, and out of the automatic promotion places, in the League One table after succumbing to a 2-1 defeat to Barnsley at the STōK Cae Ras. The Welsh club’s defeat and Birmingham City’s 1-1 draw with Stockport County meant Wycombe Wanderers’ narrow victory

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — At some point this month, Arsenal will have to make the same judgement call they did in the summer: do we have enough in attack to win the Premier League? Wednesday’s 3-1 win at Brentford on New Year’s Day was inconclusive. Manager Mikel Arteta has said the search for solutions

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 1, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Another year offers another chance to turn over a leaf and hope we’ll be the best versions of ourselves. And that football becomes the best version of itself too. With that in mind, here’s the 12th edition of my wishes for

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have rejected an approach from Real Madrid to sign full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold in the January transfer window, sources told ESPN. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The England international is out of contract at Anfield in June, and sources have told ESPN that he is Madrid’s top defensive target following a long-term injury

Open Extended Reactions The January transfer window opens soon — England’s Premier League, Germany’s Bundesliga and France’s Ligue 1 on Wednesday, Jan. 1, with Spain’s LALIGA, Italy’s Serie A and Portugal’s Primeira Liga opening for business 24 hours later — and this January looks set to be busier than in recent years due to several

Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? We take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. In this week’s VAR Review: Were

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 30, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — There has been a simmering discontent at Manchester United for a while now, but at Old Trafford on Monday night the dial was turned up to near mutiny in a loss to Newcastle United. With just 30 minutes gone and Man

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 30, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Marcus Rashford has returned to the Manchester United squad after a four-game exile. The forward was named on the bench for Newcastle United‘s visit to Old Trafford on Monday by head coach Ruben Amorim. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The 27-year-old hasn’t featured for United

Associated Press Dec 30, 2024, 03:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paulo Fonseca’s reign at AC Milan proved short-lived after his appointment in June. Getty Images Paulo Fonseca has been fired by AC Milan, the coach confirmed in the early hours of Monday morning as he left the San Siro stadium following a 1-1 draw with

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Liverpool need no reminders of the class of Mohamed Salah, but when the forward produced a blood-twisting shimmy while registering an assist for Cody Gakpo‘s goal in their 5-0 win at West Ham United, the 32-year-old gave his employers a nudge which basically said, “Can you really do without me?”

Liverpool thrashed West Ham United 5-0 at the London Stadium to stretch their Premier League lead to eight points on Sunday with Mohamed Salah once again in irrepressible form. Salah scored one goal to take his tally for the season to 20 and assisted for two others as Liverpool outclassed their hosts. Liverpool had to

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has said Arne Slot’s side have the “quality to achieve something special” this season and has called on his teammates to “create their own history” at the club. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Merseyside club are six points clear at the top of the Premier League table with

Dec 28, 2024, 10:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Injury issues continue to plague AC Milan with leading scorer Christian Pulisic now out of Sunday’s Serie A clash against Roma after a setback during his recovery, coach Paulo Fonseca said. However, eighth-placed Milan, who were missing eight players when they beat Verona 1-0 on Dec.

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterDec 28, 2024, 05:02 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has definitively changed the Premier League since arriving in 2016, but now he finds himself in the rare position of trying to catch up to the competition. James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images

Dec 27, 2024, 12:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that Manchester United‘s problems are not down to new manager Ruben Amorim, and believes he would be able to fix them if he was the club’s owner. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Amorim has lost five of his 10 games in charge of

Open Extended Reactions Bukayo Saka has undergone surgery on a hamstring injury and is set to be sidelined until March, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta confirmed on Friday. The 23-year-old sustained a tear to the muscle in his right leg during the first half of last Saturday’s 5-1 win at Crystal Palace. “He had a procedure,