Nov 24, 2023, 06:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sam Kerr scored a hat trick in Chelsea’s win over Rosengard. Jacques Feeney/Offside/Offside via Getty Images Matchday two of the 2023-24 Women’s Champions League group stage is over and yet again the underdogs showed they mean business this season. Swedish side BK Häcken and Norway‘s SK Brann
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Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerNov 24, 2023, 06:49 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most
Connor O’Halloran Nov 24, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said “freedom of speech” is crucial for improving the standard of refereeing in football and confirmed he has responded to a charge from the Football Association (FA) following his outburst after the defeat to Newcastle United earlier this month.
Nov 24, 2023, 07:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe said his side does not hold an advantage over other teams after a vote by Premier League clubs on a temporary ban on related-party loans did not receive enough support. Sources told ESPN that Premier League clubs voted in favour of
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 23, 2023, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rodrygo said he received racist insults on social media after Brazil‘s 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to Argentina in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. The game at the Maracana stadium kicked off almost 30 minutes late after clashes between Brazilian police and
Open Extended Reactions Erling Haaland is ready to face Liverpool in Manchester City‘s Premier League top of the table clash on Saturday, sources have told ESPN, after returning to training following an injury setback on international duty. Haaland, who leads the Premier League goal charts with 13 this season, injured his ankle during Norway’s friendly
Adriana Garcia Nov 23, 2023, 11:00 AM ET No date has been set yet for the Dani Alves trial. Mauricio Santana/Getty Images Spain’s state prosecutors will request a nine-year prison sentence for Brazilian defender Dani Alves, according to EFE judicial sources. Alves, 40, will face trial in Spain for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in a
Nov 23, 2023, 07:39 AM ET Jake Daniels, English football’s only openly gay professional male footballer, has described Jordan Henderson‘s move to Saudi Arabia as a “slap in the face” after the midfielder’s previous work advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. Daniels, a forward for Blackpool in England’s League One, spoke to the BBC about Henderson’s transfer,
Open Extended Reactions You can’t say we weren’t warned. The first taste of vast amounts of added time came at the 2022 World Cup as FIFA moved to increase effective playing time, and this season it has hit the club game. In Qatar, average stoppage time — the total played above the allotted 90 minutes
Associated Press Nov 23, 2023, 06:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wales are set to host Finland while Ukraine were paired with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday as the draw for the Euro 2024 qualifying playoffs was made in Switzerland. Wales or Finland will take on the winner of Poland against Estonia, with a potentially