Month: September 2024

ESPN News Services Sep 17, 2024, 07:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Championship side Preston North End secured the biggest shock of the Carabao Cup third round on Tuesday, beating Premier League Fulham 16-15 in the longest penalty shootout in the competition’s history. The game ended 1-1 at full time with Ryan Ledson putting Preston

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool manager Arne Slot marked his 46th birthday with his first Champions League victory in a 3-1 win against AC Milan in Italy and said it was a “great way” to celebrate. Slot, who succeeded Champions League-winning coach Jurgen Klopp at Anfield this summer, saw his team overturn a third-minute Christian Pulisic

ESPN News Services Sep 17, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie became the first pair of United States internationals to score on the same day in the UEFA Champions League as Europe’s top competition returned on Tuesday. Pulisic netted AC Milan’s early opener in its Champions League match against

ESPN News Services Sep 17, 2024, 05:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MUNICH — Harry Kane scored four times on Tuesday to bring his Champions League goal total to 33, blowing past the previous record of 30 set by Wayne Rooney for the most goals by an English player in the competition. It was all

Sep 17, 2024, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Szoboszlai’s second-half goal capped a good evening for Liverpool, who rallied from an early deficit to beat Milan in their Champions League opener. Vasile Mihai-Antonio/Getty Images MILAN, Italy — Liverpool cruised to a 3-1 Champions League win against AC Milan in their opening game of the new

Associated Press Sep 17, 2024, 03:25 PM ET A Liverpool fan who traveled to Italy to watch the Champions League game against AC Milan has died following a road traffic accident, the Premier League club said Tuesday. Philip Dooley, who was described as a lifelong Liverpool supporter, was involved in an accident in Bergamo in

Doug Greenberg, ESPNSep 17, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There aren’t many surprises atop the UEFA Champions League winner odds board ahead of the 2024-25 season: Manchester City (+220) and Real Madrid (+350), who have combined to win the title in each of the past three seasons, sit well above any of the

ESPN Sep 17, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The Champions League is back! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2024-25 with six matches on Tuesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Real Madrid take on VfB Stuttgart, AC Milan

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 17, 2024, 01:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has admitted Erling Haaland‘s phenomenal goalscoring feats at Manchester City have taken him by surprise. Haaland has scored 99 goals in just 103 games at City and could make it 100 for the club when Guardiola’s side face Inter Milan in the

Associated Press Sep 17, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo’s Saudi Arabian club, Al Nassr, are looking for a new coach after firing Luis Castro on Tuesday, the second managerial change since the Portugal star’s arrival. Castro, 63, had overseen a slow start to the new Saudi Pro League season, with just

Open Extended Reactions Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou has admitted his confusion over the backlash to claiming he “always wins things” in his second season following Sunday’s home defeat to Arsenal. The 59-year-old referred to his track record of success at Celtic, Yokohama F. Marinos and Brisbane Roar where he delivered silverware during his second

Lizzy Becherano Sep 17, 2024, 10:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF head coach Gerardo Martino confirmed Lionel Messi will be available for the matches against Atlanta United on Wednesday and New York City FC on Saturday, but his level of participation remains to be determined. Messi returned to action for the first

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 17, 2024, 08:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City midfielder Rodri has suggested players are “close” to going on strike because of concerns over their increasing workload. The Spain midfielder played 63 games for club and country last season in a campaign which didn’t finish until the Euro 2024 final on

Sep 17, 2024, 05:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham were handed their first defeat of the season against Birmingham City on Monday. Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images Wrexham forward Paul Mullin has said he did not bite Birmingham City left-back Alec Cochrane‘s leg, insisting it is not what it looks like. Editor’s Picks 1 Related

Sep 17, 2024, 02:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has said football’s governing bodies must begin consulting players ahead of the Champions League’s new format that sees the introduction of an expanded league phase. Each team will play a total of eight games before the Champions League knockout stages — two

Joseph Lowery Sep 16, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our Power Rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta

Associated Press Sep 17, 2024, 12:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The MLS expansion team San Diego FC hired Mikey Varas as head coach on Monday. He most recently was interim head coach of the U.S. men’s national team. “The opportunity to build something special from the ground up, with such ambitious and committed ownership,