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Lizzy Becherano Feb 28, 2025, 11:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano confirmed Lionel Messi will train as normal ahead of the match against the Houston Dynamo on Sunday, dispelling injury rumors. Concern arose after the captain was subbed off in the second half during the Concacaf Champions League second

Feb 28, 2025, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Omar Marmoush is one of many Muslim players in action over the weekend. Marc Atkins/Getty Images The FA Cup matches taking place this week will briefly pause to allow Muslim players to break their fast for Ramadan. The holy festival, which will run through March this year,

AC Milan‘s Serie A top-four hopes were dealt a significant blow when they lost 2-1 at Bologna on Thursday after the hosts fought back from a goal down. Milan are eighth in the standings with 41 points, eight behind Juventus in fourth with 12 rounds remaining. Bologna are sixth on 44. The top four teams

Open Extended Reactions The script looked written for Spain to dominate international football when they followed up World Cup success in 2023 by winning the inaugural UEFA Women’s Nations League in 2024. However, the following 12 months have not quite lived up to the narrative, with Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat by England at Wembley adding to

Associated Press Feb 27, 2025, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ligue 1 handed Marseille president Pablo Longoria a 15-match ban on Wednesday after he accused French referees of corruption following a defeat last Saturday. A furious Longoria spoke about “true corruption ” following the 3-0 loss at Auxerre, claiming decisions went against his team

Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta was left frustrated by Arsenal’s lack of spark upfront at City Ground. Getty Mikel Arteta has refused to concede the Premier League title, despite seeing Arsenal fall 13 points behind leaders Liverpool with a 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest. Arsenal have dropped five points in their last two games and have

Manchester City‘s Erling Haaland became the second player to score at least 20 goals in each of his first three Premier League seasons, scoring the winner as the champions won 1-0 at Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday to return to the top four. Haaland, back after missing Sunday’s 2-0 home defeat by Liverpool because of injury,

Feb 26, 2025, 05:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag has said this generation of professional footballers find criticism offensive and demotivating in direct contrast to players of his era. Ten Hag had a number of high-profile clashes with first-team players during his stint at Old Trafford, including

Mike WiseFeb 25, 2025, 08:15 PM ET Close Mike Wise is the general editor for ESPN FC Australia and New Zealand. Open Extended Reactions Football Australia have said that they are “deeply disappointed” by the comments Triple M radio host Marty Sheargold made about the Matildas on Monday. The national federation has called for more

Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick was angry at letting a two-goal lead slip against Atlético Madrid but happy with the overall performance as Tuesday’s Copa del Rey semifinal first leg ended in a remarkable 4-4 draw. Barça led 4-2 heading into the final stages of the game but an 84th-minute strike from Marcos

Feb 25, 2025, 06:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ex-Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has said Jamie Carragher’s comments disregarding the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as a major tournament were ignorant. The incident took place in the aftermath of Liverpool‘s 2-0 win over Manchester City on Sunday, when Carragher suggested Mohamed Salah‘s chances of

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 24, 2025, 08:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is optimistic Lamine Yamal will be fit to face Atlético Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal at the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday. Yamal came off in the final stages of Saturday’s 2-0 win

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has become the first player in Europe’s top five leagues to surpass 50 direct goal involvements this season following his goal and assist in Sunday’s 2-0 win over Manchester City. Salah opened the scoring for Liverpool at the Etihad before setting up Dominik Szoboszlai later in the first

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich powered past third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 with an impressive display of high pressing football on Sunday to restore their eight-point lead in the Bundesliga over second-placed Bayer Leverkusen. The Bavarians were dominant throughout, while successfully nipping any planned Eintracht attack in the bud, and earning their first win in three matches

Liverpool took another step toward the Premier League title with a 2-0 win at Manchester City after talisman Mohamed Salah scored the team’s first goal and set up Dominik Szoboszlai for the second on Sunday. Arne Slot’s side have 64 points from 27 matches and are 11 ahead of second-place Arsenal, who have a game in

Napoli missed the chance to return to the top of Serie A in a stunning 2-1 loss to Como at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia on Sunday as the title-chasing visitors’ winless streak extended to four matches. Napoli suffered their first defeat in 11 Serie A matches and remain second with 56 points from 26 games,

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 23, 2025, 07:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Diego Simeone said it’s “hard to understand” the laws around handballs after admitting his Atlético Madrid team should have conceded a penalty in their 3-0 LaLiga win at Valencia on Saturday. Early in the second half at Mestalla — with Atletico leading

Tottenham Hotspur winger Brennan Johnson scored twice in the first half before goals from Djed Spence and Dejan Kulusevski wrapped up a 4-1 victory at relegation-threatened Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Saturday. Johnson’s double came after the hosts had twice threatened to open the scoring early on through Liam Delap, whose glancing header

Feb 22, 2025, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bundesliga top scorer Harry Kane is likely to miss Bayern Munich‘s home league game against third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday having not yet fully recovered from a calf muscle injury, coach Vincent Kompany said on Saturday. The England captain, who has netted 21 times in the

Feb 21, 2025, 01:01 PM ET The highest court in global sport dismissed an appeal by former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales on Friday after he was banned from any football-related activity for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the 2023 Women’s World Cup final. World football governing body FIFA had banned Rubiales