PSV Eindhoven drew 1-1 with FC Utrecht on Sunday to drop points in the Eredivisie for the first time this season and fall one match short of becoming the first Dutch top-flight team to start the season with 18 straight victories. The team’s run of 17 straight victories matched a winning streak set by another
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Tim Vickery, South America correspondentJan 21, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Left-back Valentín Barco joining Brighton from Boca Juniors is the latest example of the Premier League club’s unique and impressive recruitment strategy in signing young talents. (Photo by Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images) The voyage will be delayed — first comes the South
Danny Lewis Jan 20, 2024, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The winter transfer window is now open in Europe, and there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Man Utd plan
Jan 20, 2024, 04:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There might be a winter break in the English Premier League with games stretched across weekends, but there are still plenty of talking points happening in Serie A, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and more. On Saturday, we saw Bayer Leverkusen‘s fairytale season continue with a stoppage-time
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 20, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are set to appoint Manchester City executive Omar Berrada as their new chief executive, a source has told ESPN. Berrada has resigned his role as chief football operations officer at City Football Group and is expected to take up the job as
Jan 20, 2024, 03:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Serie A game between Udinese and AC Milan was briefly suspended on Saturday due to alleged racist chants directed towards Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan. Maignan, who alerted the referee before leaving the pitch after the half-hour mark, was followed by his team mates to the
The U.S. men’s national team suffered a defeat in its opening match of 2024, as an inexperienced lineup was beaten 1-0 by Slovenia in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday. Nejc Gradisar scored in the 26th minute of his international debut following an American giveaway, and Slovenia extended the United States’ winless streak against European opponents
Associated Press Jan 20, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ivan Toney spent the last eight months envisioning a moment like this. He needed just 19 minutes to make that vision a reality. In his first game back from an eight-month ban, Toney scored from a free kick to help Brentford beat Nottingham Forest
ESPN News Services Jan 20, 2024, 07:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami has suffered a major blow after announcing that rising star Facundo Farías is set to miss the entirety of the 2024 season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered in its opening preseason game on Friday. Farias went down grabbing his
Ed Dove, Special to ESPNJan 20, 2024, 06:39 PM 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 Open Extended Reactions The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) have lodged an official complaint with the Confederation of African Football (CAF)