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Joseph Lowery Oct 7, 2024, 10:36 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

Adriana Garcia Oct 7, 2024, 05:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca expressed his confusion over Christian Pulisic not stepping up for his side’s penalties in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at Fiorentina despite being the team’s designated penalty taker. The Rossoneri had two spot-kicks awarded during the encounter in Florence and to

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 6, 2024, 01:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick lauded the “unbelievable” attack of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal after the LaLiga leader’s 3-0 win at Alavés on Sunday. Lewandowski netted a first-half hat trick at Mendizorroza, with two of the goals set up by Raphinha,

Lizzy Becherano Oct 5, 2024, 07:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami stands just one victory away from breaking the record for most points earned in a single Major League Soccer regular season after a last-minute 1-0 win over Toronto FC on Saturday at BMO Field. Forward Leonardo Campana broke the draw in the

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 5, 2024, 02:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona roared back from a 1-0 deficit at half-time to hammer Madrid CFF 8-1 in Liga F on Saturday and maintain their 100% record at the start of the season. Madrid remain the last team to beat Barça in the league, back

James McClean played a key role for Wrexham as they beat Northampton. Jess Hornby/Getty Images Wrexham kept up their impressive start to life in English football’s third tier with a comprehensive 4-1 victory against Northampton Town on Saturday. That win leaves Wrexham, who are co-owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, second in

Adriana Garcia Oct 4, 2024, 10:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Spain coach Luis de la Fuente is concerned by reports that the country could be stripped of its 2030 World Cup hosting rights because the Spain football federation (RFEF) has yet to elect a new president. FIFA is due to ratify Spain, Portugal, and

Oct 4, 2024, 09:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola spoke evocatively of his “deep” bond with Manchester City and said that he sees winning games as the best way to defend the club. City are being tried for 115 alleged breaches of the Premier League‘s financial regulations in front of an independent hearing

Open Extended Reactions Milutin Osmajic has been banned for eight games by the FA. Dave Howarth – CameraSport via Getty Images Preston North End forward Milutin Osmajic has been handed an eight-game suspension for biting Blackburn’s on-loan Liverpool defender Owen Beck during an EFL Championship match last month. Osmajic, a Montenegro international, was shown a yellow

Oct 3, 2024, 03:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FIFA’s disciplinary committee will be asked to look into allegations of discrimination raised by the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) after it submitted a proposal to suspend Israel in May, world soccer’s governing body said on Thursday. The PFA had proposed getting Israel suspended over the war

Adriana Garcia Oct 3, 2024, 07:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan forward Álvaro Morata has expressed his anger after the mayor of the Italian town of Corbetta revealed his new residence there. As a result, Morata has announced on Instagram he will “move house immediately” saying that his right to privacy in the

Liverpool‘s Mohamed Salah set up one goal before bagging his 49th in the Champions League in a 2-0 win over Italian side Bologna at Anfield on Wednesday that kept Arne Slot’s team perfect with their second win in the competition. A rousing atmosphere greeted Slot and his players in their first game at Anfield in

Francisco Conceição scored late to seal Juventus’ win against RB Leipzig. Ten-man Juventus twice came from a goal down to stun hosts RB Leipzig 3-2 on Wednesday thanks to Francisco Conceição‘s 83rd-minute winner, making it two wins from two matches in the Champions League. Dusan Vlahovic twice had to cancel out Leipzig’s lead after forward

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 2, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTO, Portugal — Erik ten Hag has insisted he retains the faith of Manchester United‘s leadership, but admitted his players must show a reaction to the defeat to Tottenham when they play FC Porto. Ten Hag has come under severe pressure following the chastening

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 2, 2024, 07:27 AM 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 Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins said he hopes to put down an England marker when

Oct 1, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said he has no idea how long it will take to turn his side back into a European force after a humbling 2-0 Champions League loss at Arsenal on Tuesday. The French champions, who lost their talisman Kylian Mbappé to Real

Associated Press Oct 1, 2024, 03:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is set to be available for the Champions League match against Aston Villa on Wednesday after making a quick recovery from a left ankle injury. Kane trained with Bayern on Tuesday, three days after limping off the field late

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 30, 2024, 09:26 AM 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 England star Harry Kane has become a shareholder in German-British oats company 3Bears. The porridge-producing

Sep 30, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal full-back Jurriën Timber has become the latest player to criticise the fixture schedule, saying he totally agrees with comments made by injured Manchester City midfielder Rodri. Spain‘s Rodri, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Premier League clash against Arsenal earlier this month, warned

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCSep 29, 2024, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions 68:30 was the time on the stadium scoreboard — just before 10:30 p.m. local time — when Sunday’s derby between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid was suspended. Four minutes earlier, Éder Militão had put Real Madrid 1-0 up at the Metropolitano. Now, both