Dec 25, 2024, 06:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Valencia have named Carlos Corberan as head coach on a two-and-a-half year deal following the Spaniard’s departure from West Bromwich Albion, the struggling LaLiga club said. Corberan spent three years at Leeds United as their under-23 coach and as a member of Marcelo Bielsa’s backroom staff,
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Field Level Media Dec 24, 2024, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAFC signed veteran striker Jeremy Ebobisse to a three-year contract with an option for 2028. The 27-year-old free agent has tallied 60 goals and 18 assists in 198 MLS matches over eight seasons with the Portland Timbers (2017-21) and San Jose Earthquakes (2021-24).
Graham Hunter, Spain writerDec 24, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions Barcelona‘s end to the year on LaLiga has been so cataclysmically bad that it would be harsh to point to one single reason
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 24, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has warned Marcus Rashford that he will remain exiled until he begins to meet the standards expected of a Manchester United player. Rashford has been dropped from the squad for the last three games against Manchester City, Tottenham and Bournemouth. Editor’s Picks
Open Extended Reactions Enzo Maresca has said Mykhailo Mudryk needs to “disconnect” from Chelsea as he awaits the outcome of a Football Association (FA) investigation into a failed drugs test. The 23-year-old winger was provisionally suspended last week after returning a positive “A” sample in October. Editor’s Picks Sources have told ESPN that the prohibited
Dec 24, 2024, 08:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has defended star striker Erling Haaland and said the team must “use him better” to help fix his form slump. While Haaland is still second in the Premier League‘s goal-scoring ranks with 13 goals this season, he has scored just four
Associated Press Dec 24, 2024, 10:20 AM ET An Amsterdam District Court Tuesday sentenced five men to up to six months in prison on Tuesday for violence that erupted around a UEFA Europa League match between the Dutch side Ajax and Israel’s Maccabi Tel-Aviv in November. The riots, which caused an international outcry, left five
Open Extended Reactions Sam Barrott’s meteoric rise through the refereeing ranks has continued with promotion to the international lists of FIFA and UEFA just five months after being elevated to the Select Group 1 of Premier League officials. Barrott, 31, was added to the list of EFL referees in 2020 and took charge of his
Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerDec 24, 2024, 05:34 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerDec 24, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions While most of the big clubs across world football’s top leagues have their kits supplied by global giant sports brands — such as Nike, Adidas and Puma — a less-known Italian company has been standing right alongside them with its own impressive