Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerDec 20, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and Raphaël Guerreiro look delighted to be modelling their club’s holiday knitwear. Bayern Munich It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and football clubs have once again piled the shelves of their online stores with a wide selection
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Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The celebrations revealed more than Chelsea‘s performance did. For almost all of Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup quarterfinal, the Blues were a familiar sight: errant at the back, ponderous in possession and largely toothless in attack. Trailing to Callum Wilson‘s 16th-minute strike — a product of some calamitous defending — Chelsea
Mauricio Pochettino and Eddie Howe have both condemned a Chelsea fan who confronted Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka during the Blues’ EFL Cup quarterfinal win on Tuesday night. A supporter entered the field of play and ran into Dúbravka seconds after Mykhailo Mudryk scored a stoppage-time equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw and take the game
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 19, 2023, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have told fans not to expect a busy January transfer window, in part, because Financial Fair Play rules (FFP) have “real teeth.” Everton were docked 10 points in November for breaching the Premier League‘s financial rules while United were hit with a
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 19, 2023, 04:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Pep Guardiola has told his Manchester City players they will get a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to win the Club World Cup on Friday. City reached the final with a dominant 3-0 win over Urawa Red Diamonds in their
Getafe fought back to grab a 3-3 draw at 10-man Atletico Madrid on Tuesday as Borja Mayoral scored his second of the night with a stoppage-time penalty to level a pulsating LaLiga encounter in which Antoine Griezmann equalled the hosts’ all-time scoring record. France international Griezmann also bagged a brace to draw level with Luis
Dec 19, 2023, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto FC selected Lipscomb forward Tyrese Spicer with the first overall pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft on Tuesday. Spicer, 23, finished his college career with 29 goals and 18 assists over 57 matches. He was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year in
Cesar Hernandez Dec 19, 2023, 05:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mexico will take part in summer friendlies against Uruguay on June 5, and Brazil on June 8, ahead of the 2024 Copa America, the federation announced on Tuesday. Host cities and venues have yet to be announced. Following the friendlies, all three sides will
Chelsea booked their place in the semi-finals of the League Cup on Tuesday, defeating Newcastle United 4-2 in a penalty shootout at Stamford Bridge after substitute Mykhailo Mudryk kept the Blues alive with a 92nd-minute equaliser. Newcastle had appeared set to snatch a 1-0 win in west London until Kieran Trippier, on as a substitute,
Dec 19, 2023, 08:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsène Wenger has endorsed the plans for an expanded FIFA Club World Cup from 2025 onwards, saying the revamped competition will help “make football really global” while downplaying concerns about player welfare. Wenger, who managed Arsenal in the Premier League from 1996 to 2018, is now