Dec 11, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Turkish side Ankaragucu’s president Faruk Koca punched referee Halil Umut Meler in the face at the end of their Super Lig home match after Rizespor scored a 97th minute equaliser on Monday. Koca entered the field and hit the referee when the final whistle blew in the 1-1 draw
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Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 11, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions What a weekend! European soccer delivered a lot to discuss around the top leagues. In Spain, Girona smacked Barcelona away from home to take charge — seriously — of LaLiga’s title race. In England, Liverpool were “lucky” (Jurgen Klopp’s words) to
Over 150 players at the 2023 Women’s World Cup received targeted abuse on social media, with a FIFA report showing that the United States women’s national team squad received more than twice the number of discriminatory or threatening posts than any other competing nation. Two unidentified players — who FIFA has chosen not to name
Rob Dawson Dec 11, 2023, 01:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jamal Musiala sent a warning to Manchester United ahead of their crucial Champions League clash against Bayern Munich by insisting the German champions need to bounce back from the heavy defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt by winning at Old Trafford. United need to beat Bayern
Dec 11, 2023, 01:58 PM ET Sevilla lodged an appeal with French authorities over a ban on their supporters attending Tuesday’s Champions League game at Lens, which has been imposed after a fan was killed ahead of a Ligue 1 game earlier this month, the LaLiga club said on Monday. On Dec. 2, a Nantes
Dec 11, 2023, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen has been named African Footballer of the Year after beating Mohamed Salah to the award at a ceremony in Marrakech on Monday, with compatriot Asisat Oshoala winning the top prize in the women’s category. Osimhen, 24, netted 26 goals as he helped
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 11, 2023, 07:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Scott McTominay has said the Manchester United players are fully behind manager Erik ten Hag ahead of their make-or-break Champions League clash with Bayern Munich on Tuesday. McTominay said that the atmosphere in the dressing room has been “toxic” under former managers but says
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 11, 2023, 08:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona will be without eight first-team players for Wednesday’s final Champions League group stage fixture against Antwerp in Belgium. Robert Lewandowski, Frenkie de Jong, Ilkay Gündogan and Ronald Araújo will all be rested for the match with qualification to the round of
Open Extended Reactions Unai Emery knows better than most the suffocating pressure that comes with managing some of the biggest clubs in Europe, so the Aston Villa coach will know perfectly well what Mauricio Pochettino and Erik ten Hag are enduring at Chelsea and Manchester United respectively. Two of the Premier League‘s most successful clubs,
Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR