Associated Press Dec 23, 2023, 10:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Napoli’s star forward Victor Osimhen signed a contract extension on Saturday, extending his deal with the Serie A champions until 2026. Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis posted pictures of him and Osimhen smiling and signing paperwork and shaking hands, along with the word “done.”
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Open Extended Reactions LONDON — It was the inevitability of this latest Manchester United defeat which is so damning for manager Erik ten Hag. After all, did anyone expect anything else from a team that haven’t scored for four games in a row across all competitions? (The first time this has happened since November 1992.)
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 22, 2023, 01:31 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions With big things expected of Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in 2024, the schedule release has every club keen to cash in. Megan Briggs/Getty Images About 20 minutes before a nearly
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 22, 2023, 05:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — If there was any doubt before, there isn’t now — Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have earned their place among the greatest club sides in history. Winning the Club World Cup on Friday was more a box-ticking exercise than a genuine
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 22, 2023, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Pep Guardiola said he has “closed a chapter” at Manchester City after winning the Club World Cup. City won their fifth trophy of 2023 with a 4-0 win over Fluminense in Jeddah while completing the set for Guardiola, who has
Manchester City were just too good and a bit lucky for overmatched Fluminense in the Club World Cup final by winning 4-0 and taking a fifth title in 2023 on Friday. City led after just 40 seconds to make it a match mostly free of tension. Julián Álvarez followed up fastest to meet a rebound
A goal deep into stoppage time by substitute Nicolò Zaniolo snatched a 1-1 draw for Aston Villa at home to Sheffield United on Friday as the Blades brought their hosts’ 15-match winning run at home in the league to an end. The draw sees Sheffield United climb off the bottom of the table to 19th
Dec 22, 2023, 07:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Uruguay striker Luis Suárez has sealed his transfer from Brazilian side Grêmio to Inter Miami, the MLS club confirmed on Friday. The 36 year-old, who joined Grêmio in December 2022, played 53 matches for the club in all competitions last season and scored 26 goals. –
Open Extended Reactions Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s £1.5 billion ($1.9b) investment in Manchester United is unlikely to be finalised until after the January transfer window, sources have told ESPN, even if the deal to buy 25% of the club is confirmed on the financial markets in the coming days. Ratcliffe and his INEOS group have been
Dec 22, 2023, 09:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has said that, while he is not in favour of the Super League project, he liked that Europe’s top court had given UEFA “a bit of a shake” when it ruled that the governing body has been “abusing a dominant position” in