Month: May 2024

Arsenal sprung a late shock on Women’s Super League (WSL) leaders Manchester City on Sunday, scoring twice after the 89th minute to win 2-1 at the Joie Stadium and reignite the division’s title race. City had looked comfortable for much of the game having taken the lead through England international Lauren Hemp in the 17th

Chelsea boosted their chances of European football next season, thumping West Ham 5-0 in the Premier League, with Cole Palmer, Conor Gallagher, Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson all getting on the scoresheet on Sunday. The 21-year-old Palmer latched on to a loose ball after a Madueke cross in the 15th minute and shot into the far

Lizzy Becherano May 5, 2024, 09:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — No one inside Chase Stadium on Saturday night could have predicted what was to come at halftime. Inter Miami CF were losing 1-0 at home to New York Red Bulls as the teams came back out after the break. Forty-five minutes later,

PSV Eindhoven’s players celebrate the club’s 25th Eredivisie title win after beating Sparta Rotterdam. Photo by ANP via Getty Images PSV Eindhoven secured a 25th Dutch league title with a 4-2 victory over Sparta Rotterdam at a jubilant Philips Stadion on Sunday, ending a six-year wait for the trophy. Needing a point to clinch the

May 5, 2024, 06:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp is confident that the Premier League club is well set up to continue improving once he has handed over the reins to his successor at the end of the season. Klopp, who announced in January that he would leave the Merseyside outfit

Lizzy Becherano May 4, 2024, 11:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi set the Major League Soccer record for most goal contributions and assists in a single match during Inter Miami CF‘s triumphant 6-2 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night at Chase Stadium. Messi’s six goal contributions and five assists

Lionel Messi scored a goal and had five assists as Inter Miami CF trounced the New York Red Bulls 6-2 on Saturday night. Messi, who earned the MLS Player of the Month Award for April, has now scored and assisted in six consecutive league matches. His five assists and six goal contributions against Red Bulls

Field Level Media May 4, 2024, 09:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Legendary goalkeeper Tim Howard, who played in 121 matches for the United States men’s national team, was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco, Texas on Saturday. Howard played in the 2010 and 2014 World Cups during his stint on

Associated Press May 4, 2024, 06:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo scored his fourth hat trick of the Saudi Pro League season on Saturday as Al Nassr thrashed Al Wehda 6-0. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner now has 32 league goals this season, two short of Abderrazak Hamdallah‘s record tally of 34 back

May 4, 2024, 06:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions What a Saturday across European soccer! Real Madrid took down Cádiz and were able to celebrate clinching LaLiga when Girona rallied to beat Barcelona later in the day. That’s one title race done and dusted! Meanwhile, in England, Arsenal and Man City both won to keep

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens May 4, 2024, 04:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Xavi Hernández said Saturday’s crushing 4-2 defeat at Girona was emblematic of Barcelona‘s shortcomings this season, but insisted his team have been the better side in their four games against their Catalan rivals and Real Madrid. Girona’s win at Montilivi sealed their

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 4, 2024, 01:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag in, or Erik ten Hag out? Manchester United fans are either one or the other. A miserable season at Old Trafford has prompted a referendum on the Dutchman’s future, and the former Ajax coach is at risk of being sacked this

Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland struck four times as the club remained on course to win a fourth successive Premier League title with a 5-1 thrashing of Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday. Hours after Arsenal‘s 3-0 win over Bournemouth, Pep Guardiola’s men responded with a resounding victory that pulled them to within a point of the north

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez May 4, 2024, 12:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid won the LaLiga title on Saturday, beating Cádiz before rivals Barcelona lost at Girona and gave Madrid an insurmountable lead at the top. Madrid’s comfortable 3-0 win over Cádiz at the Bernabéu means they’ve taken 87 points from 34 games.

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 4, 2024, 01:24 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions IPSWICH, England — Manager Kieran McKenna could walk on the River Orwell which flows past

Stuttgart substitutes Jeong Woo-yeong and Silas scored late goals to snatch a 3-1 win over visitors Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Saturday, spoiling the Bavarians’ preparations for their Champions League semifinal return leg against Real Madrid. Bayern, who are in second place on 69 points, two ahead of Stuttgart in third with two games

Borussia Dortmund demolished Augsburg 5-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday in a perfect dress rehearsal ahead of next week’s Champions League semifinal second leg at Paris Saint-Germain. Dortmund, who face PSG on Tuesday after their 1-0 first leg win in Germany earlier this week, enjoyed a whirlwind start with three goals in the first 29