Soccer

Feb 16, 2025, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A title race is heating up in LaLiga. With Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid both dropping points on the weekend, can Barcelona take advantage to go top of the table in Spain? In the Premier League, Mikel Merino was the unexpected hero for an Arsenal side

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — There was a time when Manchester United chancing their luck on a rookie striker would create a moment of folklore. Most famously, think Federico Macheda against Aston Villa in 2009. Or Danny Welbeck against Stoke City two years earlier. And then there was Marcus Rashford‘s stunning full Premier League debut

Liverpool extended their lead on top of the Premier League to seven points with a trickier-than-expected 2-1 win over lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday courtesy of goals from Luis Díaz and Mohamed Salah. The Reds looked to be cruising at 2-0 after Diaz bundled in on 15 minutes and won a penalty later in the

Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Omar Marmoush might just be the missing ingredient for Manchester City and manager Pep Guardiola — but the forward’s 14-minute hat trick in a 4-0 win against Newcastle on Saturday only highlighted how long the club had been in need of reinforcements and how slowly a solution arrived. Marmoush,

Adam Brown Feb 15, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal produced a strong second-half performance to secure a 2-0 victory over Leicester City in the Premier League at the King Power Stadium. A quiet first half saw limited chances created for the Gunners, though they looked brightest when attacking through Martin Ødegaard and

Midfielder Mikel Merino scored two late goals to keep Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes alive with a 2-0 victory at Leicester City on Saturday, after the Spaniard was thrust into a makeshift centre-forward role by his club’s injury crisis up front. Arsenal move to 53 points from their 25 matches, four behind leaders Liverpool having

Feb 14, 2025, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Enzo Maresca cut a frustrated figure on the touchline as Chelsea struggled at Brighton. GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has said “everything” went wrong as his team succumbed to a 3-0 defeat at Brighton on Friday, describing it as the worst performance

Ryan Rosenblatt Feb 14, 2025, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s a new year in MLS, which means new kits. All 30 teams got a new jersey, with San Diego FC getting two of them for their expansion season and Inter Miami getting a fresh pair too because, well, that Lionel Messi guy sells

Mohamed Mohamed Feb 14, 2025, 08:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Yamal is the latest phenom to break into the soccer world, but just how far can he go? David Ramos/Getty Images In the history of the beautiful game, numerous young talents have been bestowed with the phenom label. It’s a tag that carries the gravitas

Adriana Garcia Feb 13, 2025, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vinícius Júnior‘s agents have informed Real Madrid of their client’s financial demands if he is to continue at the club beyond 2027, a source told ESPN. The player’s representatives are hopeful of meeting Madrid executives in the coming days to continue discussions. Editor’s Picks

Bruce Schoenfeld Feb 13, 2025, 09:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NOTTINGHAM, England — “Surprised?” said John O’Hare, who played 101 games for Nottingham Forest in the late 1970s and early 1980s. “I would say so. Astonished.” O’Hare was walking past the grandstand at City Ground, where Forest — who currently sit third in the

Lizzy Becherano Feb 13, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Just two days before the Vancouver Whitecaps were set to host Inter Miami at BC Place, the Canadian side made an unprecedented announcement that infuriated fans, forced newsrooms into overdrive and left Miami scrambling for a response. “While we haven’t received an official update on the availability

Feb 12, 2025, 04:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Curtis Jones and Abdoulaye Doucouré were sent off after an on-pitch brawl as Liverpool and Everton dramatically drew 2-2 in the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Wednesday, with visiting head coach Arne Slot and assistant Sipke Hulshoff also receiving red cards after an interaction

Feb 12, 2025, 05:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to the second day of the knockout phase playoff first legs of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season! Europe’s premier club competition has now reached the knockout stage as we now figure out which teams will make it to the round of 16. Enjoy the

Open Extended Reactions Manchester City suffered a night of ignominy on Tuesday, not only because they succumbed to a 3-2 home defeat at the hands of Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League but also because that followed a very public display of prematch hubris from their fans. Prior to the first leg of their

Rob Dawson Alex Kirkland Feb 11, 2025, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Real Madrid scored two late goals to beat Manchester City 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday and take a giant step towards the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League. Pep Guardiola’s side were leading 2-1 after 86

ESPN Feb 11, 2025, 11:13 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Welcome to the first day of the knockout phase playoffs of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season! Europe’s premier club competition has reached the knockout stage as we now figure out which teams will make it to the round of 16. Enjoy the

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 11, 2025, 07:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A Spanish court has rejected an appeal by Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio to end the investigation into his alleged role in distributing a sexually explicit video of a minor. Asencio — who has made 21 appearances for Madrid’s first team since