Month: October 2023

Liverpool thrashed Toulouse 5-1 at Anfield on Thursday, asserting their control over their Europa League section with a perfect record at the halfway mark of the group stage. Diogo Jota opened the scoring for the hosts after nine minutes, embarking on a solo run that saw him navigate past four defenders before planting the ball

Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNOct 25, 2023, 11:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — The gray clouds hover above the autumn morning in the northwest of England. I am outside Manchester’s busy city center, an area of council homes on one side and a chain of shops across the road. Then I turn to

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 26, 2023, 04:04 PM ET André Onana has defended Manchester United teammate Alejandro Garnacho after the English FA launched an investigation into a social media post made by the Argentinian featuring two gorillas above a picture of the Cameroon goalkeeper. Garnacho made the post on X, formerly Twitter, after Onana saved a

ESPN News Services Oct 26, 2023, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi was named on Thursday as one of three finalists for MLS‘ Newcomer of the Year award, despite playing in just six league matches during his debut season with Inter Miami. Messi is nominated alongside Atlanta United striker Giorgos Giakoumakis and St.

Oct 26, 2023, 05:55 AM ET Criminal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his dealings with former Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber have been closed, Swiss prosecutors said on Thursday, a decision Infantino hailed as a vindication of “the new FIFA.” Infantino was elected in 2016 to clean up football’s world governing body FIFA

Oct 26, 2023, 10:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League football will be played on Christmas Eve for the first time in 28 years when Wolves host Chelsea at Molineux Stadium, it was announced on Thursday. The decision to reschedule the game, that was originally slated to be played on Dec. 23 but has

Oct 26, 2023, 08:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona host Real Madrid on Saturday in the first Clasico of the 2023-24 LaLiga season. Who will win and get an early edge in the title race? Illustration by ESPN Saturday is a special day in LaLiga as we get our first Clasico of the 2023-24 season

Oct 26, 2023, 09:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions New Birmingham City manager Wayne Rooney has said he is not concerned after his side were booed off in his first home game in charge following a 2-0 defeat to Hull City on Wednesday. Rooney left his role at MLS side D.C. United to join Birmingham

Adriana Garcia Oct 26, 2023, 07:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Argentina under-20 coach Javier Mascherano said he “would love” Lionel Messi to represent his nation at next summer’s Olympics Games. The Inter Miami forward has already expressed his desire to compete at the 2024 Copa America which will be staged in the United States

Oct 26, 2023, 07:26 AM ET Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali will be banned from football for 10 months over breaches of rules on betting on matches in Italy, the head of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said on Thursday. Italy midfielder Tonali, 23, who joined Newcastle from AC Milan in a deal worth €70

Open Extended Reactions The UEFA Champions League has reached the halfway stage, with all eight groups starting to take shape. This is the final season of the multigroup format, before it becomes a 36-team competition with all clubs in one league table. We take a look at who can seal their places on matchday four,

Oct 26, 2023, 04:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 Champions League group stage is underway, and matchday three is all wrapped up, with Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Barcelona the only teams to maintain a 100% record. After a thrilling round of games, we asked our writers Gab Marcotti, Rob Dawson

Oct 26, 2023, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said people want Erling Haaland to fail after the striker ended his goal drought in the team’s Champions League win at Young Boys on Wednesday. The 23-year-old scored for the first time in six Champions League games with his double helping

Daniel Salloi converted Sporting Kansas City‘s decisive penalty kick as SKC defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 in the tiebreaker after a scoreless 90 minutes on Wednesday in the Western Conference wild-card match at Kansas City, Kan. Johnny Russell, Erik Thommy and Gadi Kinda also converted for Sporting in the shootout, though Alan Pulido‘s attempt

Elias Manoel scored a hat trick for the first goals of his MLS Cup playoff career and the New York Red Bulls romped to a 5-2 victory over Charlotte FC on Wednesday in the Eastern Conference Wild Card game in Harrison, New Jersey. John Tolkin also scored and had two assists for the Red Bulls,