Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentOct 27, 2023, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jenni Hermoso capped a remarkable return to the Spain squad by scoring an 89th-minute winner as the world champions beat Italy 1-0 on Friday to make it three wins out of three in the UEFA Nations League. Hermoso was not selected for Spain’s
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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 27, 2023, 11:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti said he doesn’t know if Florentino Pérez plans to boycott El Clásico after a Barcelona director insulted Vinícius Júnior on social media, saying the decision taken by the Real Madrid president “will be for the good of the club.” Sources
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has suggested the Premier League should consider expanding their 25-man squads or allowing the use of 10 substitutes after Gabriel Jesus and Thomas Partey were ruled out for several weeks through injury. Jesus limped out of Tuesday’s Champions League win at Sevilla and tests have subsequently confirmed the Brazil striker
Oct 27, 2023, 03:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Saudi Arabian second-tier club Al Qadsiah sacked manager Robbie Fowler on Friday, just four months after appointing the former Liverpool striker. The 48-year-old, who is the eighth-highest goalscorer in the history of the Premier League and earned 26 caps for England, was appointed by the Saudi
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 27, 2023, 09:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham has said he’s “excited” but not nervous to play in his first El Clásico — a game he loved watching as a boy — for Real Madrid against Barcelona in LaLiga on Saturday (10 a.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+).
Oct 27, 2023, 06:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sandro Tonali could be available for Newcastle United this weekend despite being given a 10-month ban for breaches of Italian betting rules, manager Eddie Howe said on Friday ahead of the Premier League clash at Wolves. The head of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) said on
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Oct 27, 2023, 09:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona welcomed Robert Lewandowski, Frenkie de Jong, Pedri and Jules Koundé back to training on Friday but coach Xavi Hernández remained coy over their availability for Saturday’s Clásico (10 a.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+). Raphinha also returned to training this week,
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 27, 2023, 09:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said that Casemiro is facing a race against time to be fit for the derby against Manchester City on Sunday. The midfielder missed the 2-1 win over Sheffield United because of an ankle injury
Associated Press Oct 27, 2023, 09:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer is in line to play for the first time since breaking his leg skiing last year, coach Thomas Tuchel said. – Stream LIVE: Bayern Munich vs. Darmstadt, 10/28, 9:20 a.m. ET, ESPN+ Neuer last played at the
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCOct 26, 2023, 03:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham has made playing for Real Madrid look easy. You’ve heard the headline number by now: eight goals in his first nine LaLiga games. Those goals — which have come from just 22 shots, 15 of them on target — have propelled