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Sam Marsden Alex Kirkland Apr 21, 2024, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen and manager Xavi Hernandez slammed the “embarrassing” lack of goal-line technology in Spain after Sunday’s 3-2 loss to Real Madrid in El Clásico. LaLiga is one of the few top-flight leagues in Europe not to implement the

Sam Marsden Alex Kirkland Apr 21, 2024, 06:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Jude Bellingham scored a late winner as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-2 in a thrilling edition of El Clasico on Sunday, leaving Madrid 11 points clear at the top of the table and — with six games left — closing

LaLiga leaders Real Madrid‘s pursuit of a record-extending 36th Spanish title gathered momentum after Jude Bellingham scored a goal in added time to secure a 3-2 comeback win over defending champions Barcelona on Sunday. Madrid twice fought back from a goal down and before Bellingham smashed in the winner at the far post from about six

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 21, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag admitted Manchester United “got away with it” after they threw away a three-goal lead against Coventry before needing a penalty shootout to win their FA Cup semifinal at Wembley on Sunday in London. United were 3-0 up midway through the second

Open Extended Reactions Jurgen Klopp said he gambled on six changes to his Liverpool team at Fulham in order to save his players from burn-out in their bid to win the Premier League title. Having dropped five points in their last two league games, drawing 2-2 at Manchester United before a 1-0 home defeat against

LONDON — Manchester United are into the FA Cup final, but the manner with which they scraped past Coventry City will do nothing for Erik ten Hag’s prospects of remaining as manager. If anything, the supporters who streamed out of Wembley and back to Manchester after watching their team win a penalty shootout at the

Liverpool climbed level on points with Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table with a 3-1 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday, thanks to goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ryan Gravenberch and Diogo Jota. Liverpool trail Arsenal on goal difference with both on 74 points with five games remaining, however holders Manchester

Apr 21, 2024, 11:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Nottingham Forest have slammed the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) for ignoring their concern that the Video Assistant Referee for their 2-0 defeat at Everton on Sunday was a Luton Town supporter. Forest had three potential claims for a penalty waved away by referee Anthony

Aston Villa stormed back from a goal down to beat Bournemouth 3-1 on Sunday, with strikes from Morgan Rogers, Moussa Diaby and Leon Bailey helping them to strengthen their grip on fourth place in the Premier League. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) With the top four from the English top flight all

Apr 21, 2024, 10:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe made it to Wembley to watch the club’s FA Cup semifinal on Sunday just hours after finishing the London Marathon. Ratcliffe, 71, completed the iconic race — which finishes outside Buckingham Palace — in 4:30:42s before making the journey across

Apr 21, 2024, 10:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergino Dest’s loan spell with PSV Eindhoven has been a success. Joris Verwijst/BSR Agency/Getty Images United States international defender Sergiño Dest suffered a knee injury in PSV Eindhoven training on Saturday, casting his place at this summer’s Copa America into doubt. Dest, 23, is on loan at

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bernardo Silva has said he “didn’t sleep” after his penalty miss against Real Madrid but credited the “unbelievable” support of his Manchester City teammates as helping him through. Silva bounced back from his miss in the shootout which contributed to City’s Champions League exit

Lizzy Becherano Apr 20, 2024, 11:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inter Miami head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino rued another addition to the team’s lengthy injury list but said the team continued to meet its “objectives” after Lionel Messi scored twice and added an assist in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Nashville

Apr 20, 2024, 09:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s another weekend of European football and, as we edge towards the end of the season, every single game feels like it has so much on the line. Arsenal and Manchester City bounced back from their midweek Champions League exits with wins in the Premier League

Open Extended Reactions The Premier League title race has taken an attritional turn, and Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will hope going top of the table can breathe new life into his team. The Gunners secured a 2-0 win at Wolves on Saturday night but, despite the comfortable score line, it had “last man standing” feel

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 20, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON, England — Even tired and disappointed, Manchester City can still find a way to win. After their Champions League exit to Real Madrid on Wednesday, following 120 minutes and a penalty shootout, City turned up at Wembley three days later for an FA

Goals from Leandro Trossard and Martin Ødegaard gave Arsenal a gritty 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers that sent them back to the top of the Premier League table on Saturday after a game that otherwise won’t live long in the memory. Arsenal lead on 74 points, one point ahead of Manchester City, who have a

Bernardo Silva scored the winning goal for Manchester City. Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images Holders Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 with a late Bernardo Silva goal on Saturday to reach the FA Cup final after an intense, end-to-end Wembley semifinal. Silva side-footed the ball home in the 84th minute after Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje

Bayern Munich‘s Thomas Müller scored twice on his 400th Bundesliga start and Harry Kane bagged his 33rd league goal of the season in a 5-1 victory at Union Berlin on Saturday. Leon Goretzka and 18-year-old Mathys Tel were also on target as coach Thomas Tuchel capped a successful week with a Champions League semifinal place

An Erin Cuthbert strike gave Chelsea a shock 1-0 win over defending champions Barcelona in their Women’s Champions League semifinal first leg at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday. Barcelona, who have not lost at home since February 2019, dominated early on but it was Chelsea who took the lead in the 40th minute as Sjoeke