Leagues

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 26, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti ruled out Arda Güler leaving Real Madrid on loan next season after the teenage playmaker scored the winning goal in the league leaders’ 1-0 win at Real Sociedad on Friday. Güler, 19, struck in the 29th minute — guiding Dani

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have moved a step closer to appointing Arne Slot as manager at Anfield after reaching an agreement with Dutch club Feyenoord for the highly-rated coach, sources confirmed to ESPN. Slot, 45, confirmed on Thursday that he was keen to move to Liverpool after being identified as the Premier League team’s preferred

Apr 26, 2024, 04:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Leicester City have been promoted back to the Premier League from the Championship after second-placed Leeds United lost 4-0 to Queens Park Rangers on Friday. Leeds’ defeat means that they are four points behind Leicester with only one match left to play, thereby ensuring that they

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentApr 26, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The semiannual matchup between AC Milan and Juventus is one of those fixtures that fans make note of at the start of the season. After all, these are two

Apr 26, 2024, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich‘s outgoing manager Thomas Tuchel said on Friday that he is not bothered by a fan petition calling for him to stay at the club, despite the number of signatures reaching over 14,000 since its creation on Tuesday. Tuchel and Bayern agreed to part ways

Emily Keogh Apr 26, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Emma Hayes said on Friday that she hopes the large crowd headed to Stamford Bridge will help her team beat Barcelona in the second leg of the Women’s Champions League semifinal on Saturday. After securing a 1-0 victory in the first leg

ESPN News Services Apr 26, 2024, 01:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said the league currently has no plans to take games to the United States, though suggested that could change pending a lawsuit in Manhattan. FIFA has shifted its long-time policy of blocking domestic league games being played

Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta said on Friday that Arsenal need to “put their rivalry with Tottenham aside” and focus on securing the victory they need to stay in the Premier League title race. Arsenal will face a hostile atmosphere on Sunday at the home of their fiercest enemies as they aim to temporarily return

Lizzy Becherano Apr 26, 2024, 10:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino shut down artificial turf doubts when confirming the availability of Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez for selection vs. the New England Revolution on Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. “The players are all available, and

Apr 26, 2024, 09:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pedro Rocha was named as president of the Spanish Football Federation on Friday by its electoral commission after a majority vote, despite a Spanish judicial corruption probe targeting Rocha and former RFEF president Luis Rubiales. Spain’s sports authority said on Thursday it will step in to

Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerApr 26, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most

Apr 26, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has refused to give up on the title race despite his team’s defeat to Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday, saying he is in “no mood” to concede the league yet ahead of the trip to West Ham on Saturday. The Merseyside

Apr 26, 2024, 05:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sweden’s top leagues will not look to implement a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system after clubs voiced their opposition to the technology, Swedish Football Association (SvFF) chairman Fredrik Reinfeldt said. VAR has consistently been at the centre of controversy in leagues where it has been introduced,

Apr 26, 2024, 06:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil‘s all-time top scorer in both men’s and women’s football, Marta, will retire from internationals this year, the 38-year-old striker said on Thursday. Marta, who has been playing in the United States with Orlando Pride since 2017, hopes to make her sixth appearance at the Olympics

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 26, 2024, 04:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has labelled the criticism he has received this season as “abuse.” Rashford has come under fire from fans and pundits following a disappointing campaign during which he managed just eight goals in 40 appearances. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,

Open Extended Reactions What happens next at Manchester United? It is a question that has hovered over Old Trafford since Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos group purchased a minority stake in the club in February. That 27.7% share secured control of football operations at the Premier League‘s biggest, and most underperforming team. The only certainty at

Apr 26, 2024, 03:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Enzo Fernández will play no further part in Chelsea’s season due to injury. Getty Images Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández has undergone groin surgery and will miss the remaining six games of the season, the Premier League club said. The Argentina international, who suffered a hernia in December,

Jeff Kassouf Apr 25, 2024, 08:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sophia Smith of the Portland Thorns was the NWSL’s MVP in 2022. Is she on track for another MVP-worthy season this year? Troy Wayrynen/USA TODAY Sports The 2024 National Women’s Soccer League season is five matchweeks old. Too early to start talking about contenders for

Tony Mabert, Senior Editor, ESPN FCApr 25, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City enjoyed a comfortable 4-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion, closing the gap with Premier League leaders Arsenal to one point with a game in hand. (Photo by Zac Goodwin/PA Images via Getty Images) BRIGHTON & HOVE, England — Manchester

Jeff Kassouf Apr 25, 2024, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Diego Wave forward Alex Morgan will miss Saturday’s National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) match against Bay FC due to an ankle injury, Wave head coach Casey Stoney confirmed on Thursday. “She’s got an ankle injury and she’s out for this weekend, and then