Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 2, 2023, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEWCASTLE, England — One of the teams playing at St James’ Park was bottom of the Premier League table exactly two years ago and, if you didn’t know any better, you wouldn’t have guessed it was Newcastle United. This was supposed to be the
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Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 2, 2023, 08:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández urged João Félix to use disparaging comments from his former teammates to motivate him against Atlético Madrid on Sunday. João Félix, 24, joined Barça on a season-long loan from Atlético in the summer and will face his parent
Dec 2, 2023, 11:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Women’s Champions League will undergo a significant reshaping of its group stage from the 2025-26 season while a second-tier competition will be launched, UEFA said on Saturday as it announced sweeping changes to European women’s football. The decisions were agreed at UEFA’s Executive Committee’s meeting
Dec 2, 2023, 06:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Saturday’s Bundesliga clash between Bayern Munich and Union Berlin has been postponed due to heavy snowfall in Munich, Bayern said in a statement. “We very much regret that we have to cancel the match, but the safety of our fans and the supporters of Union Berlin
Germany have lifted the Under-17 FIFA World Cup for a first time after a thrilling penalty shootout victory against France at the Stadion Manahan in Indonesia on Saturday. Germany took the lead from the penalty spot on 29 minutes through forward Paris Brunner. They doubled their lead just after half-time when Noah Darvich pounced on
Dec 2, 2023, 11:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique insisted on Saturday his side do not rely only on forward Kylian Mbappé for goals. Mbappé has scored 14 goals in 12 Ligue 1 games for PSG this season, as well as three goals in the Champions League, but there is
ESPN News Services Dec 1, 2023, 08:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cristiano Ronaldo walked off the field with the gleeful chants of “Messi, Messi, Messi!” ringing in his ears from delighted Al Hilal fans who had just watched their Saudi Pro League team beat the Portugal superstar’s Al Nassr 3-0 in the Riyadh derby
Nick Judd, Transfer writerDec 1, 2023, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The winter transfer window hasn’t re-opened in Europe yet, but there are moves in the works and plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY: Liverpool end
Dec 1, 2023, 04:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions England clawed their way back from two goals down to beat the Netherlands 3-2 in a nerve-jangling Women’s Nations League group game at Wembley on Friday and keep Great Britain’s dreams of a Paris Olympic berth alive. Ella Toone netted a 91st-minute goal while Georgia Stanway
Juventus‘s Federico Gatti scored a stoppage-time winner in a frantic finale to secure a 2-1 victory at Monza on Friday that provisionally propelled them top of Serie A. French midfielder Adrien Rabiot broke the deadlock for Juve when he won an aerial duel to head the ball into the roof of the net from a