Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCFeb 21, 2024, 10:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There are basic conventions when it comes to running not just a football club, but any sort of sports team — heck, any kind of business. Namely, when you choose to fire the guy in charge, you strip him of responsibility
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Feb 21, 2024, 04:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel will leave at the end of the season, the club announced on Wednesday. Tuchel’s future had been subject to ongoing speculation with the club eight points adrift of Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Bayern
Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are under new management. The owners haven’t changed — the Glazer family still owns more than 50% of the club — but following the approval of the Premier League and English Football Association last week, Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS group will now control all football operations at Old Trafford. On
Olivia Moultrie scored twice in her first national team start and the United States defeated the Dominican Republic 5-0 on Tuesday night in the inaugural CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup tournament. Moultrie, 18, making just her third appearance with the national team, scored her first goal in the seventh minute when she stretched to tap the ball
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 20, 2024, 04:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sir Jim Ratcliffe has formally completed a deal to acquire a minority stake in Manchester United, the club announced Tuesday. The British billionaire, 71, has bought 25% of the Premier League club in a deal worth £1.03 billion ($1.3bn). He has also pledged future
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 20, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland shut his critics up by scoring the only goal in Manchester City‘s 1-0 win over Brentford. Haaland had nine attempts without scoring in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Saturday and missed a golden chance with
Feb 20, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The MLS Players Association on Tuesday urged a quick resolution to the lockout of the league’s referees and cautioned that the use of replacement game officials during the labor dispute could jeopardize the health of players. Barring a sudden agreement, the 2024 MLS season opener on
ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. women’s national team forward Mia Fishel suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament injury in training, with veteran Alex Morgan called up as a replacement to the roster for the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup, U.S. Soccer said on Tuesday. Chelsea‘s Fishel tore
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 20, 2024, 01:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong says he’s angry and irritated by the “lies” he says have been reported about his future. De Jong, 26, has been at the centre of various stories in recent months, with claims he could leave Barça this
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta called Arsenal‘s history of failure in the Champions League knockout stages “irrelevant” and challenged his players to create their own dream final at Wembley. The Gunners face FC Porto at Estadio do Dragao in Tuesday’s round-of-16, first-leg clash, aiming to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2010. –