Connor O’Halloran Dec 10, 2023, 12:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has urged his players to prove their critics wrong as they came from behind to secure a 2-1 victory at Luton Town on Sunday. Luton scored with a Elijah Adebayo header on the stroke of halftime, but City fought
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Abdoulaye Doucoure scored in his 100th Premier League appearance for Everton and substitute Lewis Dobbin netted a late second goal to earn a 2-0 win over Chelsea on Sunday that inflicted a third away defeat in a row on the mid-table London club. Dwight McNeil surged forward with the ball on 54 minutes and slipped
Tottenham secured a first Premier League win since October as Brazil forward Richarlison also returned to form with two goals in a 4-1 drubbing of a jaded-looking Newcastle United on Sunday. Ange Postecoglou’s side earned the dubious distinction of being the first Premier League team to lead 1-0 in five successive games without winning any of them
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentDec 9, 2023, 09:15 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions COLUMBUS, Ohio — The final whistle had blown. The Columbus Crew had claimed a tense, but unforgettable triumph in Saturday’s MLS Cup final, defeating LAFC 2-1. And it was
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 9, 2023, 08:20 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions COLUMBUS, Ohio – For Columbus Crew manager Wilfried Nancy, the most important thing going into Saturday’s MLS Cup was for the team to stick to its identity. If that were
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 9, 2023, 03:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are “not good enough to be consistent,” according to manager Erik ten Hag, after their 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Old Trafford. United followed up the 2-1 win over Chelsea on Wednesday with a dire performance against Bournemouth, who have now won
Associated Press Dec 9, 2023, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions No player of Brazil’s Santos team will wear the number 10 jersey made globally famous by the late Pelé as long as the club plays in the country’s second division, the new club president said Saturday. Marcelo Teixeira, elected on Saturday as Santos’ president,
Dec 9, 2023, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As the final weeks of 2023 come to a close and as we hope to see some more drama and excitement occur into the new year, there is still have some business to get sorted as we wrap up another weekend of the best action across
Manchester United were humiliated 3-0 at home by Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday as the pressure ratcheted up once again on manager Erik Ten Hag. The Dutch coach looked forlorn as he watched on in the teaming Old Trafford rain as his shambolic side were comprehensively outplayed by in-form Bournemouth. – Stream on
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentDec 9, 2023, 10:47 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Lawyers representing former Houston Dash manager James Clarkson said they filed a lawsuit against the NWSL, the NWSL Players Association (NWSLPA) and others Friday, claiming Clarkson was defamed when a joint investigation