Open Extended Reactions Arsenal‘s Premier League clash with Liverpool on Sunday represents a battle for the present and the future. In an instant, Jürgen Klopp’s decision to step down as Reds boss at the end of the season changed the dynamic of this and forthcoming campaigns. Part of the reason it came as such a
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Ed Dove, Special to ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 11:33 AM ET Close Ed Dove is a writer and scout who has a deep and enduring passion for African sport, politics and literature. Instagram: @EddyDove22, Facebook: @EddyDoveAfrica The poor behaviour of journalists at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the Ivory Coast has prompted the
Feb 2, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlético Madrid boss Diego Simeone has told ESPN he “understands” Jurgen Klopp’s decision to leave Liverpool, and said that club management is a “continuous struggle” where a coach can reach “breaking point” if they don’t have the energy to carry on. Klopp announced last week that
Associated Press Feb 2, 2024, 02:42 PM ET LaLiga said Friday that it will look into a complaint filed by Getafe that Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham allegedly called Getafe forward Mason Greenwood a “rapist” during a game. The incident allegedly occurred during Madrid’s 2-0 win at Getafe on Thursday. Spanish radio station Cadena SER
Feb 2, 2024, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After scoring an injury-time equaliser before triumphing in extra time of their Asian Cup quarterfinal against Australia, South Korea‘s play has been dubbed “zombie football” by their fans, a team that refuses to die. It’s a moniker coach Jurgen Klinsmann is happy with, even if he’d
Kylian Mbappé missed a first-half penalty and scored one of the simplest goals of his career a few minutes later as Paris Saint-Germain unconvincingly beat Strasbourg 2-1 to remain top of Ligue 1 on Friday. Mbappé saw his seventh-minute spot kick parried for a corner by Strasbourg goalkeeper Alaa Bellarouch. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
ESPN News Services Feb 2, 2024, 04:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions National Women’s Soccer League expansion team Bay FC continued to build its roster ahead of its inaugural season, announcing Friday that it had completed the signing of defender Jen Beattie from Arsenal in the Women’s Super League. Beattie is the latest in a
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 2, 2024, 10:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández has said that one of the main reasons he has decided to step down at the end of the season is that he does not enjoy his job from Monday to Friday. Xavi, 44, announced after last weekend’s
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentFeb 2, 2024, 05:29 AM ET Xavi unexpectedly announced he would not continue as Barcelona manager after this season, citing the unique pressure around the club. So where do they go from here? David S.Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images On Saturday, the starting gun sounded on the search for the next Barcelona manager after another coach
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 2, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s usually a lot for a manager to get through at the first news conference of the summer, and when Man United’s Erik ten Hag sat down in a private school auditorium in rural New Jersey in July, it was no different. But among