Soccer

Jeff Kassouf Nov 4, 2024, 09:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Imagine a cursed franchise or suffering fan base — say, the Cleveland Browns, to name one easy example. Now imagine that team putting together the best season in league history, rattling off 23 games without defeat. What sounds unthinkable is reality for the Orlando

Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend 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

Nov 3, 2024, 04:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Premier League season is only three months old, but this weekend may have gone some way to shaping how it will look come May. Manchester City? They’re no longer top after getting beaten by AFC Bournemouth. Arsenal? Not even in the top four following their

Open Extended Reactions Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca said Manchester United’s Lisandro Martínez should have been sent off for going “for the legs” of Cole Palmer with a reckless challenge which resulted in a yellow card for the defender during Sunday’s 1-1 Premier League draw at Old Trafford. Argentina international Martinez was booked by referee

Giuliano Simeone paid tribute to victims of the floods in the Valencia region for his goal celebration. Maria Gracia Jimenez/Soccrates/Getty Images Manager Diego Simeone’s son Giuliano netted his first LaLiga goal for Atlético Madrid and Alexander Sørloth also scored to secure a 2-0 win over Las Palmas on Sunday. Nahuel Molina‘s long ball up the

ESPN News Services Nov 2, 2024, 09:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Xande Silva scored with about a minute to go in stoppage time shortly after a goal by Lionel Messi was waved off for a clear offside, giving ninth-seeded Atlanta United a 2-1 victory over Inter Miami on Saturday night to level the best-of-three

Open Extended Reactions NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, England — The handshakes were cursory and the celebrations prolonged. Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe said Saturday’s 1-0 win over Arsenal “means so much more” because of recent poor results, but there is another reason; Alexander Isak‘s 12th-minute header not only dented the Gunners’ Premier League title hopes, but also deepened

Alexander Isak‘s early headed goal lifted Newcastle to a 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday at St. James’ Park as Eddie Howe’s men delivered a blow to Arsenal’s title chase with their first win in six Premier League outings and dented their opponent’s lofty title ambitions in the process. Mikel Arteta’s Gunners remained provisionally third

Adriana Garcia Nov 1, 2024, 08:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rúben Amorim has said he wanted to delay his move to Manchester United from Sporting CP until the end of the season but was told by the Premier League club that it was “now or never.” Man United confirmed the appointment of Amorim as

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 1, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Rúben Amorim as their new manager. He has signed a contract at Old Trafford until 2027 with the option of an additional year held by the club. The 39-year-old will work a notice period with Sporting Lisbon

Nov 1, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have agreed to a deal bringing Sporting CP coach Rúben Amorim in to replace Erik ten Hag, but what type of manager are they getting? In only his third senior job, Amorim, 39, guided Sporting to two Portuguese league titles after arriving from Braga

Jeff Kassouf Oct 31, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions If there was any doubt about how much the most recent United States women’s national team roster deviated from the historical norm of consistency, the starting lineup for Wednesday’s 3-0 victory over Argentina provided confirmation. USWNT head coach Emma Hayes followed through on her

Oct 31, 2024, 10:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Borussia Dortmund have again dominated the German football headlines this week, and sadly not for the right reasons. The sense that Schwarzgelben are falling hard continues apace on the back of successive defeats at FC Augsburg and VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal, respectively. That,

Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER — It was one of the weirdest scenes of a strange season at Manchester United. Moments after sealing a 5-2 Carabao Cup win against Leicester City at Old Trafford in the first game following the firing of manager Erik ten Hag, the players performed a lap of honour before leaving the

Connor O’Halloran Oct 30, 2024, 08:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — You could feel the relief in the stands at the final whistle when Tottenham fans lept from their seats, as head coach Ange Postecoglou strolled calmly onto the pitch and the song “Glory, Glory Tottenham Hotspur” rang out of the stadium speakers.

Associated Press Oct 30, 2024, 06:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jürgen Klopp has defended his decision to head up Red Bull’s group of football clubs, saying he “didn’t want to step on anybody’s toes” after his decision prompted a backlash from fans of his former teams in Germany. Klopp is taking over as the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 30, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Before the Abu Dhabi takeover in 2008 transformed Manchester City into a European superpower, things were very different for the youngsters growing up with dreams of playing for the first team. Thomas Krucken is City’s youth academy director, but for a year in the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 29, 2024, 09:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag craved control at Manchester United but it meant that, with problems piling up, there was nowhere to hide. In the end, his fingerprints were all over too much of the failure — there were no excuses left — and Sunday’s 2-1