Dec 18, 2023, 05:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions José Mourinho has said he told Manchester United that they couldn’t succeed with some of the players and staff that remain at the club during his tenure there. Mourinho managed United from 2016 to 2018, winning the Europa League and Carabao Cup in his first season
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 18, 2023, 06:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona Femení’s Champions League-winning coach Jonatan Giráldez has confirmed he will leave the club after receiving an offer from “outside of Europe” amid reports he will move to the NWSL next year. Giráldez, 32, will remain in charge of Barça until the
Dec 18, 2023, 06:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Boca Juniors legend Juan Román Riquelme was elected to be president of the club on Sunday following a fiercely fought campaign between himself and Andrés Ibarra, whose candidacy was supported by former president of Argentina Mauricio Macri. According to Boca, Sunday’s vote saw 43,637 ballots placed
Dec 18, 2023, 08:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Virgil Van Dijk has insisted he isn’t arrogant after his comments in the aftermath of Liverpool‘s goalless draw against Manchester United drew criticism from United legend Roy Keane. Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Van Dijk said: “There was only one team trying to win
Dec 18, 2023, 06:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Holders Manchester City will play FC Copenhagen in this season’s Champions League round of 16, while 14-time winners Real Madrid face RB Leipzig. Copenhagen, who earned a memorable win against Manchester United on their way to finishing second in Group A, are the lowest-ranked side left
Open Extended Reactions The path to Wembley for the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League final has now opened up, with the draw for the Round of 16 taking place on Monday. Reigning champions Manchester City and rivals Bayern Munich have been handed comfortable routes into the latter stages with ties against FC Copenhagen and Lazio respectively.
Club América have extended their record tally of Liga MX titles to 14 after defeating Tigres 4-1 on aggregate in the 2023 Apertura final. Following a 1-1 draw in Thursday’s first leg at Tigres’ Estadio Universitario, Club América closed out Sunday’s second leg at their Estadio Azteca home ground with a 3-0 win through extra
Dec 17, 2023, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti said he’s “never seen three cruciate ligament injuries in four months” after David Alaba joined Thibaut Courtois and Éder Militão on Real Madrid‘s long-term injury list, with the coach admitting the club could now consider a move for a defender in January. Centre-back Alaba
Open Extended Reactions Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool were more dominant against Manchester United in Sunday’s 0-0 draw than in last season’s 7-0 Anfield victory against Erik ten Hag’s team after watching his side miss the chance to leapfrog Arsenal at the top of the Premier League. Liverpool created 34 shots against United, who had just
Bundesliga top scorer Harry Kane struck once in each half to steer Bayern Munich to a 3-0 victory over VfB Stuttgart on Sunday and cut the gap to leaders Bayer Leverkusen to four points with a game in hand. The England captain, the league’s all-time record signing after his €100-million ($108.94-million) move from Tottenham Hotspur