Month: January 2025

Eric WoodyardJan 25, 2025, 05:04 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored three
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Open Extended Reactions For all those complaining that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes gets too many calls, relief soon could be on the way. NFL replay assist is expected to expand this offseason into plays that could include the quarterback slide, league sources told ESPN. The NFL enacted replay assist in 2021 to allow replay officials
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Jan 25, 2025, 10:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mohamed Salah moved up to seventh in the Premier League‘s all-time goalscoring chart with his 35th-minute strike during Liverpool‘s clash with Ipswich Town at Anfield on Sunday. The Egypt international has been in inspired form for Arne Slot’s table-topping side this season and netted his 176th
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Open Extended Reactions Enzo Maresca has said Chelsea continue to “trust” error-prone goalkeeper Robert Sánchez but warned he wants to see a positive reaction from the 27-year-old after his latest mistake in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol had cancelled out Noni Madueke‘s third-minute opener before Sánchez gifted Erling Haaland a chance to
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Jan 25, 2025, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Napoli‘s sporting director Giovanni Manna spoke about the prospect of signing Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho ahead of his team’s win over Juventus on Saturday, emphasising that the Serie A leaders won’t over-extend themselves financially for his talents. Garnacho has been one of the names most
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Jan 25, 2025, 01:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta said he was “absolutely fuming” about Myles Lewis-Skelly‘s red card but praised his Arsenal team’s character in a 1-0 win over Wolves on Saturday that boosted their Premier League title hopes. Lewis-Skelly, 18, was controversially sent off in the 43rd minute at Molineux after
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Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has said Abdukodir Khusanov “will learn” after the young defender’s nightmare debut against Chelsea. Khusanov gifted Chelsea a goal inside three minutes of his first City appearance following his £33.6m ($41.6m) move from Lens last week. The 20-year-old Uzbekistan international was booked for a foul on Cole Palmer just a
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Manchester City earned a 3-1 comeback win over Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on Saturday to go back into the top four in the Premier League. New signing Abdukodir Khusanov had a disastrous start to his City career, gifting Chelsea the opener in the third minute, but goals from Josko Gvardiol, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden spared
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