Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentOct 24, 2023, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As manager, Xavi has been working to turn Barcelona back into the kind of team that dazzled when he was a player in its midfield for almost two decades. Eric Alonso/Getty Images Xavi Hernandez frequently makes reference to Barcelona as being the most “difficult
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Oct 26, 2023, 10:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League football will be played on Christmas Eve for the first time in 28 years when Wolves host Chelsea at Molineux Stadium, it was announced on Thursday. The decision to reschedule the game, that was originally slated to be played on Dec. 23 but has
Luis Miguel Echegaray, ESPNOct 25, 2023, 11:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — The gray clouds hover above the autumn morning in the northwest of England. I am outside Manchester’s busy city center, an area of council homes on one side and a chain of shops across the road. Then I turn to
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 26, 2023, 04:04 PM ET André Onana has defended Manchester United teammate Alejandro Garnacho after the English FA launched an investigation into a social media post made by the Argentinian featuring two gorillas above a picture of the Cameroon goalkeeper. Garnacho made the post on X, formerly Twitter, after Onana saved a
Liverpool thrashed Toulouse 5-1 at Anfield on Thursday, asserting their control over their Europa League section with a perfect record at the halfway mark of the group stage. Diogo Jota opened the scoring for the hosts after nine minutes, embarking on a solo run that saw him navigate past four defenders before planting the ball
ESPN News Services Oct 26, 2023, 12:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United reported revenues of £648.4 million ($783.5m) for the last financial year Thursday, a Premier League record. The latest financial figures from United come as British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe is close to buying a 25% share of the English club from
Associated Press Oct 26, 2023, 04:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Milan fans have been preparing for days to give Roma striker Romelu Lukaku a most inhospitable welcome when their former player returns to San Siro. The Italian league leader’s most fervent supporters are planning to deliver 50,000 whistles “to use until you lose
ESPN News Services Oct 26, 2023, 02:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi was named on Thursday as one of three finalists for MLS‘ Newcomer of the Year award, despite playing in just six league matches during his debut season with Inter Miami. Messi is nominated alongside Atlanta United striker Giorgos Giakoumakis and St.
Oct 26, 2023, 09:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions New Birmingham City manager Wayne Rooney has said he is not concerned after his side were booed off in his first home game in charge following a 2-0 defeat to Hull City on Wednesday. Rooney left his role at MLS side D.C. United to join Birmingham
Oct 26, 2023, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said people want Erling Haaland to fail after the striker ended his goal drought in the team’s Champions League win at Young Boys on Wednesday. The 23-year-old scored for the first time in six Champions League games with his double helping