ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2024, 01:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shares in Liga MX’s Club América, a spin-off from Mexico’s largest broadcaster, Televisa, which controls one of the country’s top football clubs, soared by as much as 200% in their market debut on Tuesday. The group, also known as Ollamani, represents Mexico’s current
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta called Arsenal‘s history of failure in the Champions League knockout stages “irrelevant” and challenged his players to create their own dream final at Wembley. The Gunners face FC Porto at Estadio do Dragao in Tuesday’s round-of-16, first-leg clash, aiming to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2010. –
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 20, 2024, 01:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong says he’s angry and irritated by the “lies” he says have been reported about his future. De Jong, 26, has been at the centre of various stories in recent months, with claims he could leave Barça this
ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. women’s national team forward Mia Fishel suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament injury in training, with veteran Alex Morgan called up as a replacement to the roster for the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup, U.S. Soccer said on Tuesday. Chelsea‘s Fishel tore
Feb 20, 2024, 04:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The MLS Players Association on Tuesday urged a quick resolution to the lockout of the league’s referees and cautioned that the use of replacement game officials during the labor dispute could jeopardize the health of players. Barring a sudden agreement, the 2024 MLS season opener on
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 20, 2024, 05:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland shut his critics up by scoring the only goal in Manchester City‘s 1-0 win over Brentford. Haaland had nine attempts without scoring in a 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Saturday and missed a golden chance with
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 20, 2024, 04:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sir Jim Ratcliffe has formally completed a deal to acquire a minority stake in Manchester United, the club announced Tuesday. The British billionaire, 71, has bought 25% of the Premier League club in a deal worth £1.03 billion ($1.3bn). He has also pledged future
Kalan Hooks, ESPNFeb 20, 2024, 05:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fresh off his NBA All-Star Weekend debut — where he was a skills challenge participant and a member of Team Pau for the Rising Stars challenge — San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama is joining the fashion world. Louis Vuitton announced on Tuesday that
Xuan Thai, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 20, 2024, 01:09 PM ET Close Xuan Thai is a senior writer and producer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. She was previously deputy bureau chief of the south region for NBC News. Open Extended Reactions The wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former Dallas Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson against
ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2024, 03:16 PM ET Longtime Houston Rockets guard/forward Robert Reid has died at 68, the team confirmed on Tuesday. Reid died at his Houston home on Monday following a battle with cancer, according to the Houston Chronicle. After playing his first 10 seasons with Houston (1977-82, 1983-88), Reid finished his