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Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick in the second half to help his side fight back to claim a hard-fought 4-2 win on Monday over visitors Valencia, who were leading 2-1 when they were reduced to 10 men just before the break. With five games remaining, Barca moved back to second in LaLiga on

Leicester City cruised to the Championship title with a 3-0 victory at mid-table Preston North End on Monday. A goal in each half from Jamie Vardy plus one from Kasey McAteer in the 67th minute sealed the points for the Foxes, who had already secured promotion to the Premier League last week, returning to the

Jeff Kassouf Apr 29, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation have withdrawn their bid to jointly host the 2027 Women’s World Cup and will instead focus on securing the 2031 Women’s World Cup, the federations announced on Monday. The U.S.-Mexico joint bid was one of three finalists

Apr 29, 2024, 01:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League clubs have taken a step towards implementing a spending cap, voting on Monday for the league to complete the economic and legal analysis needed for such a model. The model will be presented to clubs before a final vote at the league’s Annual General

Open Extended Reactions The Premier League‘s Independent Key Match Incidents Panel has ruled that there was only one VAR error of three incidents Nottingham Forest complained about following their controversial 2-0 defeat at Everton on April 21. Forest reacted angrily to a series of penalty decisions which went against them, calling into the question the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 29, 2024, 01:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MUNICH, Germany — Carlo Ancelotti has insisted Real Madrid will not take Bayern Munich lightly in their Champions League semifinal despite their poor domestic season and labelled the German side “dangerous” ahead of the first leg at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday. Bayern have

Cesar Hernandez Apr 29, 2024, 12:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hollywood stars and Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have bought a minority stake in Liga MX’s Necaxa, a source has confirmed to ESPN. According to the source, the deal was in the works “for months and finalized recently.” – Stream on ESPN+:

Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 29, 2024, 10:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In a four-hour court appearance on Monday, former Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales denied receiving any illegal payments as part of the deal which took the Spanish Supercopa to Saudi Arabia. Rubiales, 46, faced questioning as part of an investigation

Apr 29, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Orlando Pride’s Luana has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Orlando Pride midfielder Luana has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the club announced on Monday, with the Brazil international set to begin chemotherapy treatment immediately. “As a professional athlete I have faced many challenges, on and

Open Extended Reactions PORTO, Portugal — Rúben Amorim has had better weeks. The Sporting CP coach began it as the leading candidate to replace Jürgen Klopp as Liverpool manager, but it ended with the 39-year-old apologising for a meeting with West Ham United in London prior to dropping two points against FC Porto in the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 29, 2024, 08:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MUNICH, Germany — Joshua Kimmich says Bayern Munich cannot let uncertainty surrounding the club’s next manager affect their bid to get past Real Madrid in the Champions League semifinals. Thomas Tuchel is set to leave the post at the end of the season, though

Graham Hunter, Spain writerApr 29, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions On the face of it, Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal is a collision between two clubs who, across their European history, have usually despised

Apr 29, 2024, 06:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Thiago Silva lifting the Champions League in 2021. Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images Thiago Silva is to leave Chelsea after a four-year spell at the end of the season, the club announced on Monday. The former Brazil international’s finest moment for the club came

Apr 29, 2024, 03:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has set a personal best for goals in a season, taking his total to 42 goals in all competitions with a brace against Eintracht Frankfurt as he eyes Robert Lewandowski‘s infamous single-season record. Kane netted from a cross inside the opening

ESPN News Services Apr 28, 2024, 08:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rose Lavelle, making her first appearance for Gotham FC, scored seven minutes into stoppage time for a 1-1 draw with Racing Louisville on Sunday in the NWSL. After a stalemate in regulation, rookie Reilyn Turner‘s goal gave Louisville (1-0-6) the lead earlier in

Apr 28, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s another weekend of exciting action across Europe and here we are again to bring you a review of everything you missed. In the Premier League, Arsenal are back on top, and even sweeter, they got there by beating their North London rivals in Tottenham. Meanwhile,

Apr 28, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A superb second-half brace by Mary Fowler set Manchester City on course for a 4-0 away win over Bristol City on Sunday that moves them six points clear at the top of the Women’s Super League table, relegating Bristol City in the process. In the second-tier