Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 12, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PLZEN, Czechia — Ruben Amorim said it was a “good sign” to see Rasmus Højlund and Amad involved in a heated row after the 2-1 win over FC Viktoria Plzen because it shows they care. Højlund scored twice as United came back from a
Football
Tom Chambers Dec 12, 2024, 06:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLASGOW, Scotland — Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou gave a scathing assessment of Timo Werner’s performance in the team’s 1-1 Europa League draw with Rangers on Thursday, saying the forward’s performance “wasn’t acceptable.” Werner, who is playing in his second season on loan
Open Extended Reactions Liverpool‘s Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, and Manchester City‘s Kevin De Bruyne are three of the biggest stars of the Premier League era. They have each helped their team to win all of the biggest club honours and are certain future Premier League Hall of Famers. Yet they are all 30-somethings
Adriana Garcia Dec 12, 2024, 05:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho has appealed to the “experts” in the Turkish media to help him solve his left-back dilemma for their next Europa League game against Olympique Lyon. The Turkish outfit is without injured left-back Jayden Oosterwolde and Mert Müldür, who is suspended
Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterDec 12, 2024, 12:17 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions The first few matchdays of the 2024-25 Champions League campaign were a bit strange from a general vibes perspective. We saw plenty of interesting matches and great performances, but with the freshly expanded
Dec 12, 2024, 08:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé has been ruled out for 10 days with a thigh injury, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The France forward was substituted in the 35th minute of Tuesday’s 3-2 win at Atalanta in the Champions League with a suspected left thigh problem.
Dec 12, 2024, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City have condemned online racist abuse of defender Kyle Walker following their 2-0 defeat to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday. The 34-year-old shared abusive messages he received via Instagram and called upon the app to clamp down on the amount of racist trolling
Chelsea continued their fine recent form with a 3-1 win over Kazakh side FC Astana despite Enzo Maresca ringing the changes for the Conference League clash. Maresca made 10 changes from the starting XI that beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 on Sunday, with Axel Disasi and Pedro Neto the most experienced players to begin the game
Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 08:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After more than a year, Gio Reyna has finally started a game for Borussia Dortmund again. A lot has changed for the team and for the American attacking midfielder, who could be a valuable player for the United States at its home World Cup
Associated Press Dec 12, 2024, 04:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Swedish prosecutors on Thursday dropped a rape investigation that was launched in connection with football star Kylian Mbappé‘s visit to Stockholm in October. ESPN had previously reported that Mbappé’s representatives said the allegations of rape were “totally false” and “a slanderous rumour.” In a