Month: November 2023

ESPN news services Nov 3, 2023, 02:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF have agreed a deal with Grêmio’s Luis Suárez, sources have confirmed to ESPN in Uruguay. As confirmed last month by his current coach at Grêmio, Renato Gaucho, Suárez, 36, will depart the Porto Alegre-based club at the end of the
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Open Extended Reactions Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino insists his affection for Tottenham Hotspur will remain intact no matter what reception he receives on his return to the club — and even joked that he considered wearing a disguise to watch his former team after leaving. Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham in November 2019 after five-and-a-half
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Nov 3, 2023, 12:43 PM ET French club Lille said on Friday that their fans had been banned from travelling to Marseille this weekend, due to fears of crowd trouble after hooligans forced last week’s match between Marseille and Lyon to be abandoned. “If the authorities finally decided this morning that they would not be
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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 3, 2023, 12:24 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Rapids‘ search for a new manager has reached its final stage, with current Charlotte FC assistant coach Pa-Modou Kah one of four finalists, sources told ESPN. Sources
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Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNNov 3, 2023, 10:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to Onside/Offside! Each week, Luis Miguel Echegaray discusses the latest from the soccer world, including standout performances, games you might have missed, what to keep an eye on in the coming days and of course, certain things that probably deserved extra love
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Open Extended Reactions Everton are in talks with Tottenham Hotspur over restructuring their deal for Dele Alli to avoid paying £10 million ($12.2m) when he plays 20 games for the club, sources have told ESPN. Alli moved to Merseyside in January 2022 in a complicated agreement which included no initial transfer fee but a series
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 3, 2023, 10:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Erik ten Hag has hit back at suggestions his Manchester United players are lacking the character to bounce back from a disastrous start to the season. United’s 3-0 defeat to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday was their eighth in
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Nov 3, 2023, 08:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich‘s shock DFB-Pokal loss to third division Saarbruecken was painful but the team are confident of winning Saturday’s Bundesliga clash at Borussia Dortmund, head coach Thomas Tuchel said on Friday. Bayern were eliminated in the second round of the German Cup on Wednesday, conceding a
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nov 3, 2023, 09:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Xavi Hernández said he agrees with Ilkay Gündogan after the midfielder slammed Barcelona for not showing enough anger or emotion after last week’s El Clásico defeat to Real Madrid. Gündogan’s comments have drawn headlines in Spain and beyond, but Barça coach Xavi
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ITALIANO STUDIA L’11 ANTI-JUVE 03/11/2023 15:51 In vista della grande partita contro la Juventus, prevista domenica sera nella cornice dell’Artemio Franchi, la compagine viola continua a lavorare sul campo del Viola Park. Mister Vincenzo Italiano non sembra aver grossi dubbi per quanto riguarda il possibile undici da mandare in campo, soprattutto per centrocampo e difesa.
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Associated Press Nov 3, 2023, 08:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Football’s most prestigious individual prize, the Ballon d’Or, will be co-organised by UEFA from next year, giving the European governing body a global event that traditionally out-ranks FIFA’s own world awards. The deal comes seven years after a previous partnership between the French organisers
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 3, 2023, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United‘s disastrous season continued with a 3-0 home defeat to Newcastle United on Wednesday, and the problems are mounting at Old Trafford. Manager Erik ten Hag said after their Carabao Cup exit that he’s “a fighter,” but he’s under pressure after a run
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Open Extended Reactions Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has said Tottenham are genuine Premier League title contenders after their unbeaten start to the season. Spurs sit top of the table after 10 games having amassed 26 points to move two clear of Arsenal and Manchester City, who contested a two-horse race for the championship last year.
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nov 3, 2023, 06:13 AM ET Six people have been arrested for the pitch invasion that followed Espanyol’s defeat to Barcelona at the end of last season, local police have announced. The arrestees are all men aged between 23 and 46 and have been charged with causing damages worth over €30,000
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Adriana Garcia Nov 3, 2023, 05:41 AM ET CONMEBOL has called for “peace and harmony” following a brawl between Boca Juniors and Fluminense fans at Copacabana beach ahead of Saturday’s Copa Libertadores final. Images posted on social media appeared to show Boca and Fluminense supporters clashing near the fan zone on the beach in Rio
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Nov 3, 2023, 04:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mamadou Sakho has left Ligue 1 club Montpellier following an incident at the training centre last week, the defender said on Thursday. French media reported that the 33-year-old former Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool centre-back allegedly had an altercation with manager Michel Der Zakarian. – Stream on
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Nov 2, 2023, 02:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions So who saw Saarbrücken becoming a serious part of the narrative this week? Bayern Munich‘s Blamage (a great German word for “disgrace”) in the DFB-Pokal has only added another layer of interest and complexity to assessing how Saturday’s showpiece event might go. Internationally, the Borussia Dortmund-vs.-Bayern
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Nov 2, 2023, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FC Dallas midfielder Alan Velasco sustained a torn ACL in his left knee in Monday’s 2-0 playoff loss at Seattle Sounders FC, an injury that ends his season. Velasco also has a partial tear in his LCL and will undergo surgery in the near future, the
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Nov 2, 2023, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt has been ruled out for an unspecified period of time after suffering a knee ligament injury in Wednesday’s 2-1 German Cup loss to third-tier Saarbruecken, the club said on Thursday. The Dutch international had to be taken off in the
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