An inexperienced Liverpool side rounded out their Europa League group-stage campaign with a 2-1 loss to Union St.-Gilloise in Belgium on Thursday. With 12 points to their name, Liverpool had already guaranteed top spot in Group E and a place in the round of 16 in Europe’s secondary competition. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
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Joao Pedro’s late goal earned Brighton & Hove Albion a dramatic 1-0 win over Marseille on Thursday to secure the hosts top spot in Europa League Group B. Both sides went into the final matchday of the group stage assured of a place in the next round, but Brighton needed all three points to progress
Dec 14, 2023, 03:19 PM ET The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said on Thursday its disciplinary board had imposed a permanent ban on Ankaragucu club president Faruk Koca for punching a referee after a game this week in the country’s top soccer league. The TFF board also ruled that Ankaragucu, a club in the top-tier
Rebecca Welch will become the first woman to referee a Premier League game when she takes charge of Fulham vs. Burnley on Dec. 23. Sam Allison will also become the first black referee in a game for 15 years, following in the footsteps of Uriah Rennie. Wendy Toms was the first woman assistant to run
Cesar Hernandez Dec 14, 2023, 01:37 PM ET Mexico international winger Jesús “Tecatito” Corona has been sanctioned by Liga MX’s Monterrey after sources told ESPN Mexico that he was arrested for driving under the influence on Wednesday morning. Corona, who is recovering from a left knee sprain, was stopped at a DUI checkpoint and held
Dec 14, 2023, 08:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions As quickly as women’s soccer tends to grow year over year, 2023 felt like a giant leap forward. The Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand was the most competitive iteration in the tournament’s history by many measures. Traditional powerhouses such as Germany, Brazil and
Open Extended Reactions Chelsea are ready to sanction the departure of several players including Trevoh Chalobah, Ian Maatsen and Noni Madueke to help fund their January transfer plans, sources have told ESPN. Mauricio Pochettino said after Sunday’s 2-0 defeat at Everton that his side are “missing something” and “maybe we need to do some movement”
Dec 14, 2023, 06:06 AM ET Chelsea women’s boss Emma Hayes has said Lauren James is coping with ‘disgusting’ online racist abuse directed at her in the aftermath of the side’s 4-1 loss to Arsenal in the Women’s Super League (WSL) on Sunday. James was the target of abuse on social media after appearing to
Open Extended Reactions Villarreal are interested in signing Arsenal defender Cédric Soares , sources have told ESPN. The La Liga club have been tracking Cédric since the summer and are expected to open talks over a possible January move. The 32-year-old has fallen out of favour at Emirates Stadium with Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu and
Dec 14, 2023, 04:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 Champions League group stage is all wrapped up after a dramatic final matchday across Europe. Paris Saint-Germain clinched Group F’s remaining spot in the Round of 16 as AC Milan dropped to the Europa League and Newcastle United finished bottom. Meanwhile, things went from