Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 22, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has said he wants to manage a national team at a major tournament before he retires from coaching. Guardiola has a contract at Manchester City until 2025 and has not ruled out signing an extension. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
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Feb 22, 2024, 08:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso would not be drawn on reports linking him with a potential move to the Premier League or Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich, saying on Thursday he had nothing new to add. The Spanish coach has a contract with Leverkusen until 2026, and
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 22, 2024, 09:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Toni Kroos will return to the Germany national team ahead of this summer’s European Championship, the Real Madrid midfielder confirmed on social media on Thursday. Kroos, 34 — who retired from international football in 2021 — had revealed earlier this month that
Adriana Garcia Feb 22, 2024, 09:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced the renewal of men’s national team manager Luis de la Fuente’s contract until 2026 on Thursday. De La Fuente’s previous deal with Spain was due to expire this summer but the RFEF activated a renewal clause in his
Adriana Garcia Feb 22, 2024, 05:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Uruguay forward Luis Suárez has said he believes Inter Miami can lift their first MLS Cup this year as he embarks on his debut season at the club. Suárez, who joined Miami in December as a free agent, made his MLS debut in Wednesday’s
Open Extended Reactions Declan Rice has urged Arsenal to show more “savviness” after admitting their Champions League inexperience cost them in Wednesday’s round-of-16 defeat to Porto. Arsenal were beaten 1-0 in the first leg at Estadio do Dragao as Galeno curled in a stunning 94th-minute winner following a passage of play in which the visitors
ESPN News Services Feb 21, 2024, 10:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi‘s first full season in Major League Soccer started with replacement officials Wednesday when Inter Miami CF beat Real Salt Lake in the opening match of 2024, and Commissioner Don Garber said the league is not sure what will happen next. The
Lionel Messi helped set up both goals and Inter Miami survived extended second-half pressure from Real Salt Lake to earn a 2-0 victory in Major League Soccer’s season opener on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Robert Taylor scored late in the first half, and Diego Gomez added another in the second for Miami, which was
FC Porto snatched a shock last-gasp 1-0 victory against Arsenal with Galeno netting a sublime effort deep in stoppage time in their Champions League round-of-16 tie on Wednesday. A drab clash was deadlocked until the fifth minute of added time when Galeno curled an unstoppable effort past David Raya to send the Estadio Do Dragao
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 21, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United fear Luke Shaw could be set for months on the sidelines with an injury that cut short his involvement in the 2-1 win over Luton Town, a source has told ESPN. Shaw started the game at Kenilworth Road on Sunday, but was