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Late goals from Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson lifted Chelsea to a 3-2 Premier League victory at Nottingham Forest on Saturday that left the hosts mathematically still in danger of relegation. Mykhailo Mudryk also scored for Mauricio Pochettino’s team, who are seventh in the table with two games remaining. Forest are 17th and three points

Noah Davis, ESPNMay 11, 2024, 11:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In many respects, March 24, 2023 looked like just another game for the United States men’s national team. Weston McKennie and Ricardo Pepi tallied twice, Christian Pulisic added a goal and two assists, and the Americans beat Grenada 7-1 to move to the top

Real Madrid celebrated their LaLiga title in style with a comfortable win at Granada. Newly-crowned LaLiga champions Real Madrid earned an emphatic 4-0 win over relegated Granada on Saturday, extending their unbeaten league run to 28 games. Carlo Ancelotti’s side continued their superb form following their midweek Champions League semi-final win over Bayern Munich, reaching

Burnley were relegated to the Championship following their loss to Tottenham on Saturday. Burnley were relegated from the Premier League after a 2-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday left Vincent Kompany’s side five points from the safety zone with one game remaining. The result left 19th-placed Burnley with 25 points from 37 games, giving

May 5, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sheffield United have set an unwanted record for the number of goals conceded by a team in a single Premier League season. Abdoulaye Doucouré’s first-half strike for Everton on Saturday took Sheffield’s goals against total to 101, surpassing Swindon Town’s mark of 100 goals conceded in

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 11, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON, England — Glance at the Premier League table and it looks like there’s a title race going on, but it’s days like this when Manchester City make it look more like a forgone conclusion. Heading into the final week of the season, City

Gvardiol double sends Man City top of the table Manchester City hit the top of the Premier League with one week of the season left as two goals by Josko Gvardiol and one each from Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez sealed an emphatic 4-0 victory at Fulham on Saturday. May 11, 2024, 09:37 am –

May 11, 2024, 07:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AC Milan players will wear their mothers’ surnames on the back of their jerseys during Saturday’s Serie A fixture against Cagliari, the club announced, as part of an initiative to bring attention to personal identity rights. It comes following an Italian law passed on June 1,

May 11, 2024, 08:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said he was proud to have had Kylian Mbappé in his team and understood the club’s all-time leading scorer’s decision to end his seven-year stay. Mbappé, whose contract expires this season, announced his departure in a video on Friday after months

May 11, 2024, 07:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he hoped Kylian Mbappé would play in this year’s Paris Olympic Games. The France striker confirmed on Friday that he would leave Paris Saint-Germain and he has been strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid. “I have no

Associated Press May 10, 2024, 11:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Thierry Henry was in the stadium to see his investment in Como pay off when the Italian second-tier club won promotion to Serie A on Friday. Como, coached by Henry’s former Arsenal teammate Cesc Fabregas, drew with Cosenza 1-1 to clinch second place in

Open Extended Reactions Jorginho has urged Arsenal to tie down Mikel Arteta to a new contract and said he believes the Spaniard is ready to commit his long-term future to the club. Arteta has just over a year remaining on his existing deal but he insisted last month there were no updates on a possible

High-profile veteran players Guillermo Ochoa, Hirving “Chucky” Lozano, Raúl Jiménez and Henry Martín have been left out of Mexico‘s 31-man preliminary roster for this summer’s Copa América. With an eye towards the 2026 World Cup, the squad list includes a total of 10 players that are 23 or younger, signifying a generational change for the

May 10, 2024, 12:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Feyenoord coach Arne Slot said on Friday that the deal for him to succeed Jürgen Klopp as Liverpool manager will be done “in a matter of days.” Sources have confirmed to ESPN that Liverpool have reached an agreement with the Dutch club that will see Slot

May 10, 2024, 02:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé has announced he is leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, after which he is expected to join Real Madrid. The announcement brings Real Madrid closer to ending their years-long pursuit of the France international, who is widely regarded as one of

Adriana Garcia May 10, 2024, 12:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil coach Dorival Júnior has included Endrick in his 23-man squad for the Copa América while Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus, Tottenham‘s Richarlison and Manchester United midfielder Casemiro are among the high-profile absentees. Dorival also confirmed that Richarlison had missed out on the squad after

Lizzy Becherano May 10, 2024, 10:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF head coach Gerardo Martino confirmed Jordi Alba will miss the match against CF Montréal on Saturday at Saputo Stadium and also shut down transfer rumors amid injury concerns. The Spaniard has been absent since the 3-2 win over Sporting Kansas City

May 10, 2024, 11:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Malik Tillman helped PSV win the Eredivisie title while on loan this season. Photo by Photo Prestige/Soccrates/Getty Images United States forward Malik Tillman has made a permanent move to PSV Eindhoven after spending this season on loan from Bayern Munich, it was announced on Friday. Tillman scored

May 10, 2024, 09:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Treble-chasing Bayer Leverkusen are offering fans free club tattoos to commemorate their Bundesliga-title winning season and record unbeaten run, the club said Friday. Xabi Alonso’s team, who are undefeated across all competitions this season, reached the Europa League final after a 2-2 comeback draw against Roma

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 10, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Erik ten Hag said on Friday that he believes Manchester United‘s new owners have the “common sense” to see that he should be allowed to continue as manager. Ten Hag has overseen a disappointing second season at Old Trafford leading to