Month: June 2023

The seeds for the 2023-24 Champions League group stage draw have been set after Manchester City beat Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul in the final of this year’s competition. Man City will take their place in Pot 1 as titleholders along with Sevilla, who won the Europa League last month. The rest of the top

ISTANBUL — Whatever else they might say about Manchester City‘s first-ever treble (first of many? We’ll find out…) let them not say that it was painless. Or that it didn’t involve suffering. And maybe even a smattering of self-doubt. We got to the conclusion most expected: a City win over Inter Milan. But the journey

Jun 10, 2023, 09:57 PM ET Carles Gil had a goal and two assists to lead the New England Revolution to a 3-1 win over visiting Inter Miami CF on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass. Matt Polster and Bobby Wood also scored for the Revolution (8-3-6, 30 points), who ended a five-game winless streak (0-2-3) in

ISTANBUL — It was mission accomplished for Pep Guardiola on Saturday night at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, and he did it with the big boss watching from the stands. By delivering Manchester City‘s first Champions League title, Guardiola has done precisely what he was hired to do by owner Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan,

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 10, 2023, 07:22 PM ET Pep Guardiola said Manchester City‘s first Champions League title was “written in the stars” and praised the club for sticking with him when others might have sacked him for taking so long to become champions of Europe. Guardiola lifted the trophy in Istanbul on Saturday after a

Jun 10, 2023, 06:05 PM ET By Fernando Kallas ISTANBUL, June 10 (Reuters) – Pep Guardiola became the first manager in Europe to win two trebles as Manchester City completed a dream season by beating Inter Milan 1-0 to secure their first Champions League title on Saturday. City completed the treble of Champions League, Premier

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 10, 2023, 04:59 PM ET Manchester City lifted the Champions League trophy with a 1-0 win over Internazionale at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium. After a goalless first half, Rodri scored the only goal of Saturday’s game as Pep Guardiola’s side completed the treble, having also secured the Premier League title and the

Jun 10, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Midfielder Youri Tielemans will join Aston Villa next season, the Premier League club said on Saturday. After the expiration of his contract with Leicester City, the 26-year-old Belgium international is set to join the club on July 1. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Leicester’s relegation last

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJun 10, 2023, 03:47 PM ET Manchester City were dealt a major blow when Kevin De Bruyne was forced off injured during the first half of Saturday’s Champions League final against Inter Milan. It is the second time De Bruyne’s participation in the Champions League final has been cut short after he was

Jun 10, 2023, 02:00 PM ET This is it. Europe’s premier club competition has arrived at its showpiece event. It’s the Champions League final on Saturday (8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET) at Turkey’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul. Manchester City dominated reigning continental kings Real Madrid in the semifinals to reach their second final in

Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 11:54 AM ET Brahim Diaz is returning to Real Madrid from AC Milan, the Spanish club said Saturday. Diaz, 23, spent three seasons on loan at Milan, helping them win a Serie A title in 2022 and reach the Champions League semifinals this season. He joined Madrid from Manchester City

Arsenal defender William Saliba is set to sign a new four-year contract with the club, sources have told ESPN. Saliba, 22, was a key part of the Arsenal team that finished runners-up in the Premier League last season. However, his campaign was ended in March by an injury picked up during the Europa League defeat

Jun 10, 2023, 08:14 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said on Saturday that he is not part of a potential Qatari-based bid to buy Manchester United. Speaking in Istanbul ahead of the Champions League final, Al-Khelaifi distanced himself from countryman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani’s proposed takeover of the storied Premier League

Jun 10, 2023, 07:34 AM ET Lionel Messi arrived in Beijing on Saturday for Argentina‘s friendly match against Australia ahead of joining Major League Soccer side Inter Miami as a free agent. Messi’s arrival was announced in a post on the organising International Football Invitation’s official Weibo social media site with a video of players

Jun 9, 2023, 06:02 PM ET Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun said Gareth Southgate had no impact on his decision to switch allegiance and play for the United States after the England manager had urged him to be patient in waiting for a place with the senior national team. The sought after 21-year-old, who has been

Jun 9, 2023, 05:31 PM ET Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani has reached an agreement to sell his stake in the club to 49ers Enterprises, the second-tier English side said Friday. 49ers Enterprises, the investment arm of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, has been a shareholder at Leeds, recently relegated from the Premier League, since

ISTANBUL — Pep Guardiola said it is his “dream” and “obsession” to win Manchester City‘s first Champions League title as the Premier League champions bid to achieve a ‘treble’ by defeating Inter Milan in Saturday’s final in Istanbul. City, who were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea in their only preview Champions League final appearance in 2021,

Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNJun 9, 2023, 12:49 PM ET Each week, Luis Miguel Echegaray discusses the latest from the soccer world, including standout performances, what you might have missed and what to keep an eye on in the coming days. ONSIDE Lionel Messi is coming to America This is huge. To call Messi’s move to