Month: December 2023

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 26, 2023, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag called Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s investment in Manchester United a “positive” turn of events for the club, but said it had no impact on the players on his team. Ratcliffe’s sporting guru, Sir Dave Brailsford, was in the stands at Old Trafford

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 26, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United‘s new era began with a reminder that there are big problems at Old Trafford but ended with hope that the future might be bright after all. In their first game since the announcement that Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS

ESPN News Services Dec 26, 2023, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno appeared to push a ball boy during his team’s 3-0 loss at Bournemouth in the Premier League on Tuesday, but his manager insisted that was not the case. The incident took place in the second-half, when in a hurry

ESPN News Services Dec 26, 2023, 05:32 PM ET An alleged racist comment was made by a fan toward Luton Town player Carlton Morris during his team’s Premier League match against Sheffield United. Luton manager Rob Edwards said the police had talked to Morris after the game at Bramall Lane, which Luton won 3-2. Morris

Rasmus Hojlund’s first Premier League goal secured a 3-2 win for Manchester United over Aston Villa after Alejandro Garnacho had scored a brace to claw their way back from two goals down in a breathless encounter on Tuesday. Erik ten Hag’s team, who had fans booing them off the Old Trafford pitch at half-time, climbed

Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mané scored two goals each as Al Nassr overcame an early deficit to beat Karim Benzema and Al Ittihad 5-2 in the Saudi Pro League on Tuesday. Abderrazak Hamdallah opened the scoring for the hosts, but Ronaldo’s penalty and a goal from Anderson Talisca put Al Nassr back in front before

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 26, 2023, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City are closing in on the signing of midfielder Claudio Echeverri from River Plate, a source has told ESPN. City have held formal talks with the Argentine side and are nearing an agreement for the 17-year-old midfielder. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,

Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League as Darwin Nunez‘s first league goal for almost two months helped them to a 2-0 victory at struggling Burnley on Tuesday. Nunez’s precision finish after six minutes gave Liverpool a flying start at Turf Moor but Jurgen Klopp’s side were unable to kill off the hosts

Open Extended Reactions Kyle Walker is among several Manchester City players who have excelled for the club during the 2023 calendar year. Marc Atkins/Getty Images It has been a year of incredible achievements and records, with Manchester City achieving a Champions League-Premier League-FA Cup treble and Erling Haaland rewriting the history books by scoring 52 goals

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 26, 2023, 10:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sir Jim Ratcliffe has written to Manchester United fans to ask for “time and patience” following the announcement of his minority investment at Old Trafford. Ratcliffe, chairman of chemical company INEOS, has agreed a deal to buy a 25% stake for around £1 billion

Dec 26, 2023, 08:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona Femení captain and two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas will undergo knee surgery, the Catalan club said on Tuesday. The Spain forward had to leave the national team training camp in Madrid last month because of a knee injury, which also kept her out of

Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood scored a superb hat trick against his former club Newcastle United at St James’ Park on Tuesday to give his struggling side a much-needed 3-1 victory in the Premier League. Forest’s first win under new coach Nuno Espirito Santo lifted them to 16th in the table on 17 points, five

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 26, 2023, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has warned Manchester City‘s rivals that it would be a mistake to write them off in the Premier League title race. City are back in action against Everton on Wednesday after returning from Saudi Arabia where they won the Club World Cup,

ESPN News Services Dec 26, 2023, 06:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FIFA warned Brazil on Sunday it could suspend its national teams and clubs from international competitions if an intervention by its football federation (CBF) leads to the election of a new president in January. FIFA said in a letter to a Brazilian football

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 25, 2023, 03:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Happy holidays to one and all! The gift of soccer kept giving this weekend, with the title race in the Premier League taking shape. Arsenal played Liverpool at Anfield to an entertaining 1-1 draw, and Manchester City sit six points off

Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNDec 25, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After months of negotiations, British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe (chairman and CEO of chemical company INEOS) has finally completed a deal to acquire a 25% stake in Manchester United for around £1.25 billion ($1.6bn). Sources told ESPN’s Rob Dawson that the deal will give

Dec 24, 2023, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Estevao of Brazil celebrates scoring the opening goal during the FIFA U-17 World Cup Round 16 match against Ecuador on Nov. 20. (Photo by Masashi Hara – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) The winter transfer window hasn’t re-opened in Europe yet, but there are moves in the works