Month: February 2025

Open Extended Reactions Son Heung-Min and Mohamed Salah were born just over three weeks apart in the summer of 1992. Both are legends at their respective clubs. But while one of them describes this season as the best of his life, with Liverpool now overwhelming favorites to win the Premier League, the other has found

Open Extended Reactions Archie Gray believes Tottenham Hotspur have a “golden” chance to end their 17-year trophy drought by winning the Europa League this season. Ange Postecoglou’s side have endured a difficult campaign to date. They are 13th in the Premier League and have exited both domestic cup competitions. But Europe offers an opportunity to

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has said that opposition supporters must stop chanting insults at defender Raúl Asencio. Wednesday’s Copa del Rey semifinal was briefly halted after Real Sociedad fans aimed chants of “Asencio, die” at the defender, with Ancelotti then substituting him at half-time. Asencio, 22, has become a regular target for rival supporters

Feb 28, 2025, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Omar Marmoush is one of many Muslim players in action over the weekend. Marc Atkins/Getty Images The FA Cup matches taking place this week will briefly pause to allow Muslim players to break their fast for Ramadan. The holy festival, which will run through March this year,

Feb 28, 2025, 08:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has said he wants the older players of his squad to remain at Manchester City next season despite the influx of younger talent in the January transfer window. After a torrid first half to the season, City spent £180m ($223m) last month to replenish

Feb 28, 2025, 05:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has responded to fan criticism over his stewardship of the club, dismissing concerns as “par for the course.” Chelsea supporters marched with banners criticising Boehly ahead of Tuesday’s 4-0 win over Southampton. Chief among their concerns was the lack of silverware since

Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has hit back at Roy Keane’s criticism of Bruno Fernandes by telling the former Manchester United midfielder that it’s the opinion of the head coach which matters most. Speaking on the Overlap podcast, Keane said that “Bruno’s a talented player, but talent isn’t enough” and “Bruno is not a fighter.”

Feb 28, 2025, 04:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LaLiga president Javier Tebas has revealed that he reported Manchester City to the European Commission for allegedly manipulating their balance sheets. Speaking at the Financial Times’ “Business of Football” summit on Thursday, Tebas said he had filed the complaint in 2023 and it is in an