Soccer

Dec 15, 2024, 03:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim said he was proud of his players for believing something “magic” could happen in “Fergie time” after earning his biggest win yet as Manchester United manager with a 2-1 win against rivals Manchester City. United were trailing 1-0 before Bruno Fernandes struck an 88th-minute

Dec 15, 2024, 06:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Gary O’Neil has been sacked as Wolves head coach. Carl Recine/Getty Images Wolves have sacked manager Gary O’Neil following their last-gasp 2-1 defeat to Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Saturday. It marked their fourth league defeat in a row, following a 4-2 loss to Bournemouth,

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Maybe Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and set-pieces are not enough to win the Premier League after all. Arsenal have more about them than that, of course, but much of the frustration over Saturday’s 0-0 draw against Everton will likely be channelled toward the club’s approach to the January transfer market.

Vinícius Júnior was not able to help Real Madrid to an important victory against Rayo Vallecano. Alvaro Medranda/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Real Madrid paid for defensive mistakes as they were held to a 3-3 draw at lowly local rivals Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, missing the chance to move above leaders Barcelona in LaLiga. Rayo stunned

Dec 14, 2024, 07:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé has been handed the French Footballer of the Year award by France Football for the 2023-24 campaign, his last at former club Paris Saint-Germain. It is the fourth time the France captain has won the prize which is organised by magazine

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentDec 13, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions FIFA isn’t requiring clubs participating in the 2025 Club World Cup to release players to their national teams while the competition is taking place, according to official competition documents

Tom Chambers Dec 13, 2024, 07:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has said that he has no interest in how Timo Werner received his “assessment” of his performance in Thursday’s 1-1 Europa League draw with Rangers in which he said the forward’s display “wasn’t acceptable.” Werner was replaced by

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 13, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has said Manchester City are in a “better place” than Manchester United ahead of the derby on Sunday despite Pep Guardiola’s team losing seven of their last 10 games. City’s Champions League defeat to Juventus on Wednesday means the Premier League champions

United States men’s national team winger Alejandro Zendejas scored a 49th minute game-winner for Club América in a 2-1 victory against Monterrey in Thursday’s first leg of the Liga MX final. Held at Puebla’s Estadio Cuauhtemoc — Club América’s temporary home for the championship series — the final first kicked off with an early injury

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterDec 12, 2024, 12:17 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The first few matchdays of the 2024-25 Champions League campaign were a bit strange from a general vibes perspective. We saw plenty of interesting matches and great performances, but with the freshly expanded

Open Extended Reactions As Darwin Núñez traipsed toward the touchline at the Estadi Montilivi on Tuesday, the Liverpool striker struggled to keep the frustration from his face and cut a forlorn figure as he was replaced by Cody Gakpo. His 71-minute contribution to his team’s 1-0 UEFA Champions League win in Girona was another night

Dec 11, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Matchday six of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League is in the books as we enter the business end of the league phase and the 36-team table continues to take shape. Manchester City‘s loss to Juventus leaves Pep Guardiola’s chances of staying in the competition on a

Dec 11, 2024, 09:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to another day of matchday six of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season! Europe’s premier club competition in its new format has nine matches across the continent on Wednesday, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the games such as

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 11, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It was unseasonably bright for November when Ruben Amorim arrived at Carrington for the first time. As he stepped out of the black Mercedes van that took him straight to the training ground from Manchester Airport’s private terminal, he was met by Manchester United

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 10, 2024, 08:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BERGAMO, Italy — After the 3-0 win over Girona on Saturday, Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti announced: “We’re back.” Yeah, they’re not. At least not in terms of being a proper team, greater than the sum of its parts. And the

ESPN Dec 10, 2024, 09:33 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Welcome to matchday six of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season! Europe’s premier club competition returns in its new format with nine matches across the continent on Tuesday, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the games such

Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked, PGMOL announced on Monday, citing a “serious breach” of his contract. Coote had been under investigation after a leaked video which showed him in a expletive-laden rant about Liverpool and their former manager Jürgen Klopp. He is also under investigation from UEFA after a video published by

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 9, 2024, 09:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re inching closer to Christmas, and that makes sense, as the European soccer weekend gave us plenty this weekend. We got another Manchester United home defeat — this time to Nottingham Forest — and the exit of sporting director Dan Ashworth