Open Extended Reactions What next for Paris Saint-Germain‘s Kylian Mbappé? It is the question that will dominate the transfer market in 2024, with one of the best players in the world due to become a free agent when his contract expires at the end of this season. Real Madrid are the long-term front-runners to sign
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Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 8, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It was a cup weekend in England and Spain, but the FA Cup and Copa del Rey offered plenty of talking points. In the big game of the weekend, Arsenal missed a slew of chances and were knocked out by Liverpool,
Jan 8, 2024, 11:44 AM ET Franz Beckenbauer, a World Cup winner with West Germany as a player and coach who was regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, has died at the age of 78. German news agency DPA said the family confirmed Beckenbauer’s death via statement. “It is with deep
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJan 8, 2024, 09:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappé will decide his club future in the next few weeks, sources told ESPN, with Real Madrid and Liverpool the most likely destinations should he opt to leave the French capital. The France international’s contract at PSG expires in June
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has said his five-month break from football due to injury may end up being a blessing in disguise for both himself and his club. De Bruyne made his return from hamstring surgery in the 5-0 win over Huddersfield
ESPN News Services Jan 8, 2024, 12:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Rapids have signed their second United States international of the MLS offseason after announcing the arrival of midfielder Djordje Mihailovic from Dutch club AZ Alkmaar on Monday. Mihailovic, 25, will be a designated player with the Rapids and follows in the
Wrexham defeated local rivals Shrewsbury at New Meadow to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup for the second season in a row, much to the delight of their Hollywood owners and famous friends. Ryan Reynold’s and Rob McElhenney’s side defeated Shrewsbury, who play in the division above Wrexham, in a tense affair
ESPN News Services Jan 7, 2024, 05:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Coach Dorival Júnior is leaving Brazilian club Sao Paulo to take charge of Brazil‘s national team, the club said in a statement on Sunday. “It is the realization of a personal dream, which was only possible because I received recognition for the work
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has said it “does not look realistic” for Arsenal to sign a striker in January as he admits his team’s goalscoring woes have become a psychological problem. The Gunners were knocked out of the FA Cup at the third-round stage on Sunday as Liverpool won 2-0 at Emirates Stadium courtesy
Paris Saint-Germain trounced sixth-tier side Revel in the French Cup on Sunday with France international Kylian Mbappé leading the way. Mbappe netted a hat trick to take his French Cup goals tally for PSG to 30, as the Ligue 1 leaders scored at will against the club from the southwest of France in a 9-0