Juventus secured a 2-1 win at bottom-placed Monza on Sunday, with goals from Weston McKennie and Nicolas Gonzalez helping their side end a four-match Serie A stalemate streak. The result put Juve into sixth place with 31 points, nine behind leaders Atalanta, while Monza remain bottom of the table in 20th place with 10 points.
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Dec 22, 2024, 02:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Liverpool booked top spot in the Premier League at Christmas with a commanding 6-3 victory at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Arne Slot’s side moved four points clear of Chelsea with a game in hand after easing to a win that began with two smart
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 22, 2024, 01:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Ruben Amorim wasn’t kidding when he said “the storm will come.” Marcus Rashford, set pieces, missed chances, conceding the first goal in games — the Manchester United head coach can take his pick of problems at the moment. His biggest worry
Dec 22, 2024, 07:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Gareth Southgate has revealed he had decided to step down as England manager before the team’s defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2024 in July, saying “it was time for change on all sides.” Southgate, 54, resigned two days after England’s 2-1 loss in
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 21, 2024, 07:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hansi Flick said Barcelona need a break after Atlético Madrid inflicted a third straight home league defeat on them to replace them at the top of LaLiga on Saturday. Alexander Sørloth scored a 96th-minute winner at the Olympic Stadium after Rodrigo De
Associated Press Dec 21, 2024, 06:09 PM ET Four River Plate women’s players were arrested by Sao Paulo police and accused of making a racial slur, Sao Paulo’s public security secretariat told The Associated Press on Saturday. On Friday, a Brazil Ladies Cup semifinal between Argentina’s River Plate and Brazilian team Grêmio was stopped in
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentDec 21, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BARCELONA, Spain — Atlético Madrid were 10 points behind Barcelona at the start of November but will end the year three points clear of them at the top of LaLiga, and with a game in hand after Alexander Sørloth‘s 96th-minute winner capped a
Aston Villa inflicted more misery on Manchester City on Saturday, defeating them 2-1 in the Premier League with goals from Jhon Duran and former City forward Morgan Rogers. Villa leap-frogged City into fifth place in the Premier League table, while Pep Guardiola’s shell-shocked holders dropped provisionally to sixth — and could drop as low as
Dec 21, 2024, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erling Haaland criticised himself after Manchester City fell to another chastening defeat on Saturday but said the players are still backing manager Pep Guardiola. City looked devoid of confidence, ideas and fight in a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa which deepened their surprising crisis. The reigning
Dec 21, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ivan Juric was head coach of Roma earlier this season. Elianton/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Southampton confirmed the hiring of Ivan Juric as their new head coach on Saturday ahead of their clash with Fulham on Sunday. Juric replaces Russell Martin, who was sacked after the 5-0