Month: November 2023

Associated Press Nov 2, 2023, 02:12 PM ET Colombia‘s government said Thursday that the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, known as ELN, was responsible for the weekend kidnapping of the father of Liverpool and Colombian national soccer team forward Luis Díaz. The peace delegation of the government, which is currently in negotiations with ELN, said

Jeff Kassouf Nov 2, 2023, 12:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions From the outside, NJ/NY Gotham FC‘s mere presence in the National Women’s Soccer League semifinals, where they’ll face the Portland Thorns on Sunday, is a remarkable achievement. A year ago, Gotham endured one of the worst seasons in league history, losing a record 12

ESPN News Services Nov 2, 2023, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta United striker Giorgos Giakoumakis was named the 2023 MLS Newcomer of the Year on Thursday, beating Inter Miami star Lionel Messi to the award. Greece international Giakoumakis, 28, tallied 17 goals and three assists in 27 matches (21 starts) this season. –

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentNov 2, 2023, 10:32 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Angel City FC named Becki Tweed to be the club’s manager on Thursday, removing the interim tag that had accompanied her since she took over for the fired Freya

Adriana Garcia Nov 2, 2023, 11:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazilian forward Rodrygo has extended his contract at Real Madrid until June 2028, the LaLiga giants announced on Thursday. Rodrygo, 22, joined Madrid in 2019 from Brazilian club Santos and has scored 39 goals in 179 appearances for the club since. – Stream on

Open Extended Reactions Ange Postecoglou said Tottenham fans will show Mauricio Pochettino “nothing but respect” upon his return to the club next week but insisted there would be no guard-of-honour-style staged show of gratitude. Pochettino will make his first appearance at Spurs on Monday night when Chelsea travel to N17, having previously managed the club

Open Extended Reactions Referee Rebecca Welch will be in the technical area for Fulham’s game against Manchester United. Chris Vaughan – CameraSport via Getty Images Rebecca Welch will become the first woman referee to be involved in a Premier League game when she acts as fourth official for Saturday’s game between Fulham and Manchester United at

Open Extended Reactions BIRMINGHAM, England — There’s a tough crowd at Birmingham City and Wayne Rooney has already experienced the wrath of the club’s long-suffering supporters, who booed him at the end of his first home game (a 2-0 loss to Hull City) as manager last month. Birmingham are a blue-collar team and proudly so,

Leading players from the U.S. women ‘s national team and across Europe have joined forces in an effort to tackle rising mental health issues within football through a new initiative called “Create the Space.” USWNT stars Naomi Girma, Sophia Smith and Sofia Huerta are among the stars to back the project, which aims to provide

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 1, 2023, 07:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag admitted his Manchester United team are “in a bad place” after another humiliating defeat to Newcastle United, but insisted he’s “a fighter” as questions mount about his job at Old Trafford. United lost 3-0 at Old Trafford for the second time

Associated Press Nov 1, 2023, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Getafe and Real Betis both scored 12 goals against lower-division clubs in the first round of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday. Getafe routed sixth-tier Tardienta 12-0, with Mason Greenwood scoring a goal in each half and Óscar Rodríguez getting a hat trick. –

Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has said he is disappointed Arsenal failed to heed his warning about the task they faced at West Ham United after losing 3-1 at London Stadium on Wednesday to exit the EFL Cup and now his side is “feeling the pain.” The Gunners were knocked out at the fourth-round stage

ESPN News Services Nov 1, 2023, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Newcastle United‘s reward for knocking out Carabao Cup holders Manchester United will be a trip to take on Chelsea in the quarterfinals, while record nine-time winners Liverpool will host West Ham United. In the two other ties drawn Wednesday, Everton will welcome Fulham

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 1, 2023, 07:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Midway through the first half, with Manchester United already 1-0 down, the 9,000 Newcastle fans inside Old Trafford started singing to United manager Erik ten Hag: “You’re getting sacked in the morning.” With the score at 2-0 before the end of

Manchester United were humbled 3-0 at home by Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup fourth round as their dismal start to the season took a serious turn for the worse on Wednesday. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag looked shocked on the sidelines as his team were booed off the pitch, with the Dutchman under

Darwin Núñez came off the bench to score a go-ahead goal for Liverpool in a 2-1 Carabao Cup fourth-round win over AFC Bournemouth at The Vitality Stadium on Wednesday night. Cody Gakpo opened the scoring for Liverpool just after 30 minutes when he put back the short rebound from his own shot — a deflected