Nov 9, 2023, 09:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions France have called up Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Warren Zaïre-Emery for the first time, with the 17-year-old included in the squad to face Gibraltar and Greece in their Euro 2024 qualifiers by coach Didier Deschamps on Thursday. The teenager has been in impressive form this season, scoring
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Open Extended Reactions Gareth Southgate insists the ongoing England exiles of Raheem Sterling and Ben White are based purely on footballing reasons and the “door is open” for both players to revive their international careers in time for Euro 2024. The Three Lions boss named a 25-man squad on Thursday for upcoming qualifiers against Malta
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterNov 9, 2023, 11:56 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions When Major League Soccer announced a massive overhaul to its playoff format in February, the general response seemed to be something along the lines of: OK, whatever. For a league
Open Extended Reactions Rasmus Højlund said he is “irritated and frustrated” by Manchester United’s failure to capitalise on his Champions League goals, but insisted the players are behind manager Erik ten Hag after Wednesday’s chaotic 4-3 defeat against FC Copenhagen. Højlund, a £72 million ($88m) summer signing from Atalanta, became joint-top scorer in this season’s
Nov 9, 2023, 06:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Roberto Firmino has revealed tensions between Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah during the trio’s time at Liverpool. Firmino, who left Liverpool last summer after a trophy-laden eight-year spell at Anfield, said he played the role of “firefighter” between the pair when they made up one of
Open Extended Reactions The Video assistant referee (VAR) doesn’t seem to cause as much controversy in the Champions League, with the cream of Europe’s referees involved, but every now and then a game does hit the headlines. – How VAR decisions have affected every Prem club in 2023-24– VAR in the Premier League: Ultimate guide
Open Extended Reactions COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Only Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United could win a game twice and still lose. When the full story of their crazy 2023-24 season is told, there won’t be a more inexplicable chapter than the one which describes their Champions League meltdown in Copenhagen on Wednesday. A pre-match tifo unfurled
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Nov 8, 2023, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rodrygo thanked Carlo Ancelotti for supporting him through a tough start to the season after scoring in Real Madrid‘s 3-0 Champions League win over Sporting Braga on Wednesday. Andriy Lunin saved an early penalty before Brahim Díaz put Madrid ahead, and Vinícius
Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag criticized the first-half red card for Marcus Rashford — which the Manchester United coach said “changed everything” — as his team surrendered a 2-0 lead to lose 4-3 against FC Copenhagen. United are now bottom of Champions League Group A having suffered their third defeat in four games. They
Bayern Munich top scorer Harry Kane struck twice in seven minutes late in the game to guide his team to a 2-1 victory over visiting Galatasaray on Wednesday and secure a spot in the Champions League knockout stage with two games to spare. The England captain, who had scored a hat-trick against Borussia Dortmund in