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Open Extended Reactions Manchester United said on Thursday that they are “in danger” of breaching the Premier League‘s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR). The club made the admission in a letter sent to fans groups in response to concerns over rising ticket prices. United have reported losses before tax of £312.9 million over the last

Jeff CarlisleJan 23, 2025, 09:51 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The annual January camp for the U.S. men’s national team has reached its conclusion, and while the full scope of its success or failure won’t be known for some time, the initial

Jan 22, 2025, 06:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain pulled off a stunning comeback to overturn a 2-0 deficit and seal a 4-2 win against Manchester City that revived their UEFA Champions League qualification hopes and left Pep Guardiola’s team facing a humiliating exit. Two goals in three minutes from Jack

ESPN Jan 22, 2025, 10:51 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Welcome to matchday seven of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season! Europe’s premier club competition continues in its new format with nine matches across the continent on Wednesday, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the games as

Open Extended Reactions Are we witnessing the end of Manchester City‘s incredible period of dominance, and have recent weeks exposed the first cracks in the winning empire built by Pep Guardiola? When the Champions League fixture list for the new 36-team league phase was released in September, nobody could have seriously predicted that Wednesday’s clash

Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL, England — It took Mohamed Salah just 34 minutes to weigh in on a debate that had been raging for days in the build-up to Liverpool‘s UEFA Champions League clash with Lille. After the Egyptian’s teammate Curtis Jones, during a grilling by former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, admitted that he

ESPN Jan 21, 2025, 11:09 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Welcome to Matchday 7 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 as

Rodrigo Faez, Madrid correspondentJan 21, 2025, 07:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti has denied that he has made his mind up to leave Real Madrid this summer, saying “I won’t decide my departure date from this club.” Spanish radio station Onda Cero had reported on Monday that Ancelotti — whose contract runs until

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 20, 2025, 09:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Another European soccer weekend is in the books, and as always, we have plenty to unpack. Manchester United turned in another brutal home performance in defeat to Brighton, a result that prompted Ruben Amorim to take the criticism for a team

Jan 20, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Al Hilal forward Neymar is still recovering from a hamstring injury he picked up in November but is set to leave the club after his coach, Jorge Jesus, recently said that the 32-year-old “can no longer play at the level we are used to” and would

Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim thought he was taking charge of one of the world’s biggest football teams when he accepted the role of head coach at Manchester United last November. But now he has pulled back the curtain at Old Trafford, he has discovered the reality of a club that have been allowed to

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 19, 2025, 12:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has said his Manchester United team might be the worst in the club’s history following their 3-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday. United failed to register a shot on target in open play as Brighton dominated at Old Trafford.

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 19, 2025, 12:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — The most shocking aspect of Manchester United‘s dismal 3-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday is that there was little surprise at all. Anyone who watched the first 80 minutes against Southampton — the Premier League‘s worst team —

Danny Lewis Jan 18, 2025, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Al Hilal have identified Mohamed Salah and Rodrygo as possible replacements for Neymar, while Manchester United are reportedly ahead of Manchester City in the race to sign Nuno Mendes. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers

A heavily-rotated United States men’s national team earned a 3-1 victory over Venezuela in the first of its two international friendlies this month. Saturday’s U.S. squad was made up almost entirely of players from Major League Soccer due to the game falling outside of a FIFA international window. Jack McGlynn and Patrick Agyemang scored about

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJan 18, 2025, 11:01 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Chicago Red Stars goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher has been voted the 2024 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year, capping off a year that saw her win an Olympic gold

Lizzy Becherano Jan 17, 2025, 04:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino insists American players can compete with the likes of Spain and Argentina in terms of talent, but must be “a little more arrogant” with their mentality when approaching the game. “There is still a gap

Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJan 17, 2025, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Friday morning in some areas of Paris, you could already see some PSG shirts with his name on it. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia‘s move to the French capital from Napoli hadn’t yet been made official, yet some of the fans could not wait. The thirteen