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Alvaro Morata gave Milan the lead early in the second half. AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw at home by relegation-battlers Cagliari on Saturday in new coach Sergio Conceicao’s Serie A debut. The hosts dominated the entire match but the game was goalless at halftime before Alvaro Morata broke the deadlock in the

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said the criticism Trent Alexander-Arnold has faced following his disappointing performance against Manchester United last week is a “compliment” of his quality and “everyone has an opinion” on the defender. Alexander-Arnold, who is out of contract at the end of the season, has come under scrutiny

Jan 11, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions David Moyes has not coached since leaving West Ham at the end of last season. Alex Davidson/Getty Images David Moyes has returned as Everton manager after 12 years, with the club announcing the Scot will succeed Sean Dyche. Moyes left Everton after an 11-year stay to succeed

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 11, 2025, 10:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Federico Valverde said he “won’t give any lessons” to Kylian Mbappé on how to beat Barcelona‘s offside trap ahead of Real Madrid‘s Clásico Supercopa final on Sunday (stream LIVE on ESPN+). Mbappé struggled to cope with Hansi Flick’s high defensive line when

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 11, 2025, 04:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Karim Benzema has said he believes former teammate Vinícius Júnior “will win the Ballon d’Or one day” after the Real Madrid forward missed out on the award last year. Benzema, who left Madrid for Al Ittihad in Saudi Arabia in 2023, attended

Jan 11, 2025, 09:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Napoli coach Antonio Conte has confirmed Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has asked to leave the club amid reported interest from Premier League leaders Liverpool and Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain. Kvaratskhelia, who won the Serie A title with Napoli in 2023, has a contract that runs until 2027

Alex Kirkland Sam Marsden Jan 11, 2025, 09:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid eased past Mallorca and Barcelona comfortably beat Athletic Club to set up a Clásico showdown in the Spanish Supercopa final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday (2 p.m. ET, stream LIVE on ESPN+, U.S. only). It’s the third season in a

Jan 10, 2025, 05:56 PM ET The United States women’s national team’s January training camp has been relocated to Florida due to the Los Angeles wildfires, U.S. Soccer said on Friday. The training camp, and the concurrent Future Camp featuring 24 USWNT prospects, will begin three days later than planned and run between Jan. 17-23

Jan 10, 2025, 02:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid star Vinícius Júnior is considering buying a football club in Portugal’s second division, a source has told ESPN. The Brazil international — currently in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the Spanish Supercopa — is thinking about diversifying his business interests with an eye to his

Champions Bayer Leverkusen battled past hosts Borussia Dortmund 3-2 with two goals from Patrik Schick on Friday to move within a point of leaders Bayern Munich with a sixth straight league win. In a frenetic opening the visitors struck three times in the first 19 minutes as they enjoyed a perfect start to the year