ESPN News Services Dec 17, 2023, 04:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Aston Villa called for an investigation after striker Ollie Watkins said he was abused by a Brentford fan on Sunday. Watkins, who used to play for Brentford, scored the winning goal in Villa’s 2-1 victory at GTech Community Stadium. – Stream on ESPN+:
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Luka Modric demonstrated his enduring value to Real Madrid by providing a goal and a brilliant assist in their 4-1 home win over Villarreal in LaLiga on Sunday. The 38-year-old Croatia midfielder lifted a fine first-touch cross from the edge of the box in the 25th minute to meet Jude Bellingham who leapt to nod
Dec 17, 2023, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United’s bus was damaged by a bottle. Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images Manchester United‘s team bus was hit by a glass bottle as it arrived at Anfield ahead of their Premier League game against Liverpool on Sunday. Video on social media shows a
Dec 17, 2023, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta hailed an “incredible performance” from his squad as they dismantled Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 at home on Sunday to provisionally return to the summit of the Premier League table. Goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz sealed the three points for
Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL, England — Manchester United‘s wait for a victory at Liverpool has rolled into its eighth year, but Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Anfield was a win for manager Erik ten Hag. It was a day when his players slammed the brakes on their nine-game losing streak against top 10 opponents away from
Dec 17, 2023, 10:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FIFA’s revamped Club World Cup planned for 2025 and set to feature 32 teams will be played from June 15 to July 13, while a new Intercontinental Cup will be played annually from next year, Gianni Infantino, the head of world football’s governing body, said on
Gabriel Jesus scored his third Premier League goal of the season in Arsenal’s win over Brighton. Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images A dominant Arsenal side beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 at home on Sunday with second-half goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz, as the north London side provisionally moved back
Jan-Carlo Simic came off the bench to score on his debut for AC Milan. Photo by Claudio Villa/AC Milan via Getty Images AC Milan eased to a 3-0 home win over Monza in Serie A on Sunday, with 18-year-old Jan-Carlo Simic scoring on his debut. Milan raced into the lead in the third minute when
Dec 16, 2023, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There are only a couple of weeks until we ring in the new year but, before that, there is some football action to be decided all across Europe to finish off 2023 on a high. As always, this weekend saw some shocking results, drama, and excitement
A 92nd minute game-winner from Real Salt Lake forward Andres Gomez secured a 3-2 victory for Colombia over Mexico in Saturday’s friendly at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. With both teams featuring experimental rosters due to the match landing on a non-FIFA date, the friendly kicked off in energetic fashion with dangerous first-half opportunities for