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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 26, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag says he “knows” why Marcus Rashford has suffered a drastic dip in form this season and insisted the Manchester United forward has to take responsibility for getting himself back on track. Rashford has come in for heavy criticism from some sections

Apr 26, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Juan Mata has said that Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is a “great leader” and that the “culture of the club should be built around him.” While Fernandes has been in superb form of late — he has scored six goals and registered one assist in

Apr 26, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Premier League‘s CEO Richard Masters said on Friday that the hearing over Manchester City‘s 115 alleged finance breaches will take place in the “near future.” The spotlight on City’s charges has intensified in recent months after Nottingham Forest and Everton were docked points for failing

Apr 26, 2024, 06:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Juan Mata has said Manchester United should take a leaf out of Arsenal‘s book in their attempt to challenge for top honours and added that the “future is bright” under the new stewardship of co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe. It’s been a difficult season for United, who

Megan Swanick Apr 22, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta computer ratings

PSV Eindhoven paid tribute to injured defender Sergiño Dest before putting on a show in a 8-0 thrashing of Heerenveen, in which Dest’s United States teammate Malik Tillman scored twice. The win equaled PSV’s record road victory and saw them move to within touching distance of winning their 22nd Dutch Eredivisie title. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,

Apr 25, 2024, 11:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AS Roma and relegation-threatened Udinese are to play out the final 18 minutes of their Serie A clash on Thursday, nearly two weeks after Evan Ndicka‘s on-pitch collapse caused the game to be suspended. Unlike in other leagues, where the full match would have to be

Apr 25, 2024, 07:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Thursday that Xavi Hernández’s choice to stay on as Barcelona manager is the “correct decision.” Xavi, 44, had announced in January that he would walk away from the post at the end of the season, but has now

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentApr 24, 2024, 10:05 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The San Jose Earthquakes have signed Argentine attacking midfielder Hernan Lopez to a designated player contract, sources confirmed to ESPN, paying a club record transfer fee of around $6

Jeff Kassouf Apr 24, 2024, 03:09 PM ET The Kansas City Current has fired its head of medical, Carlos Jimenez, for violating the National Women’s Soccer League’s non-fraternization policy. “We can confirm that Carlos Jimenez is no longer an employee of the Kansas City Current,” a club spokesperson said in a statement. “When we learned

Kylian Mbappé scored twice to make more history with Paris Saint-Germain and put the club on the verge of a record-extending 12th Ligue 1 title, with a 4-1 away victory against second-from-bottom Lorient on Wednesday. Luis Enrique’s side will now seal the Ligue 1 crown if they beat Le Havre at home on Saturday after

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCApr 24, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Milan’s title may have felt like an inevitability — football’s version of death and taxes — because that’s what happens when you’re crowned champions with five games to go and a 17-point lead over second place. It’s worth remembering, though,

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Apr 24, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On Sunday, Barcelona lost to Real Madrid in the 256th edition of El Clásico. It was a close game — Barça twice took the lead, only for Madrid to roar back and win 3-2 on Jude Bellingham‘s injury time goal — and

Open Extended Reactions Mauricio Pochettino admitted Chelsea “gave up” in Tuesday’s 5-0 thrashing at Arsenal, but sought to defend his players by insisting some of the game’s greats had similar off days. Leandro Trossard‘s fourth-minute strike opened the scoring before four goals in 18 second-half minutes — two each from Ben White and Kai Havertz

Apr 23, 2024, 01:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A soccer agent sent a threatening email to a senior director at Premier League club Chelsea, demanding a six-figure commission over the transfer of French defender Kurt Zouma, prosecutors told a London court on Tuesday. Saif Rubie sent an email to Marina Granovskaia, Chelsea’s director of

Apr 23, 2024, 04:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Every week, we will bring you the best performers across Europe’s top five leagues (English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish LaLiga, French Ligue 1 and Italian Serie A) using the unique WhoScored ratings system. The ratings are based on a comprehensive algorithm that uses Opta data

Apr 23, 2024, 06:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Stuart Attwell, the official at the heart of Nottingham Forest‘s frustrations with the refereeing body PGMOL following their defeat to Everton on Sunday, has been selected as one of two VARs from England for this summer’s European Championship. “UEFA Euro 2024 is the pinnacle of European

Tom Chambers Apr 22, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions “God blessed Fulham with great geography,” the Premier League club’s owner Shahid Khan said in 2021 as he discussed his vision for Craven Cottage’s new £80 million stand on the north bank of the River Thames. Once it is finally completed next season, the

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCApr 22, 2024, 12:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The weekend may be over, but European soccer left us with plenty to talk about. In LaLiga, Real Madrid shrugged off 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to beat Clasico rivals Barcelona 3-2 and more or less put the title race to bed,

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Apr 22, 2024, 07:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández has still not made a definitive decision on his future and will meet with the club’s hierarchy in the coming days as they push for him to remain in charge next season, multiple sources have told ESPN. Xavi,