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Feb 8, 2025, 12:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Xabi Alonso equalled the all-time coach record for the longest unbeaten away run in the Bundesliga on Saturday after Bayer Leverkusen stumbled to a goalless draw at VfL Wolfsburg. The result leaves the champions eight points behind leaders Bayern Munich. Xabi Alonso has coached Bayer Leverkusen

Niko Kovac reacts during Borussia Dortmund’s game against Stuttgart. INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images Borussia Dortmund slumped to a 2-1 defeat to visitors VfB Stuttgart on Saturday in a disappointing debut for new coach Niko Kovac that dropped his team further away from the Champions League qualification spots. Kovac took over last week after Dortmund,

Premier League champions Manchester City survived a huge FA Cup fourth-round scare as Kevin De Bruyne came off the bench to secure a 2-1 victory at third-tier Leyton Orient on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side’s wretched season looked like reaching a new low as Orient held on to a 16th-minute lead given to them by Jamie

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 8, 2025, 08:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United winger Antony continued his fine start to life on loan at Real Betis with his first goal for the LaLiga side during Saturday’s game at Celta Vigo. The 24-year-old opened the scoring at Balaídos in the 10th minute, taking a

Open Extended Reactions Rugby Borough are the lowest-ranked side still left in the women’s FA Cup. Paul Harding – The FA/The FA via Getty Images RUGBY, England — Rugby Borough are preparing for the biggest game in their history. Currently in the Women’s National League North — the third tier of the women’s game in England —

Feb 7, 2025, 06:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said his side’s last-gasp winner against Leicester City in the FA Cup fourth-round showed the team believed until the final whistle, but it had “nothing to do with Fergie time.” In one sense, Friday night’s result brought a familiar feeling from

Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has denied that Manchester City‘s January recruitment drive was motivated by concern within the club that they could be hit with a transfer embargo. City spent £175 million ($217m) on Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez in the January window — more than any other Premier League

Feb 7, 2025, 08:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Luis Enrique was delighted to have been given a two-year extension with Paris Saint-Germain as he wants to make history with the French champions. The Spaniard, who arrived at PSG in 2023, expressed his gratitude for the trust the club has placed in him and said

Bayern Munich eased past Werder Bremen 3-0 on Friday with two goals from Harry Kane for their seventh league win in a row, to move nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga. The Bavarians, who face Celtic in their Champions League playoff first leg next week for a spot in the round of

Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Ruben Amorim will hope that one day, the FA Cup will slip down his list of priorities. Right now, though, with Manchester United languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League table, it’s offering some welcome respite for the under-pressure manager. Nothing is coming easy for Amorim at