Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCApr 17, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti praised his Real Madrid team’s resilience in their penalty shootout win over Manchester City in the Champions League, saying “everybody gave us up for dead, but Real Madrid never die.” Madrid went ahead early through Rodrygo in Wednesday’s quarterfinal second leg
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ESPN News Services Apr 17, 2024, 07:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Departing Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel took a shot at his critics after guiding the Bundesliga side into the Champions League semifinals with a 1-0 win over Arsenal on Wednesday. Bayern will not win any domestic silverware this season after their 11-year-reign as
Apr 17, 2024, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Juventus are reviewing a decision made by an arbitration court which ordered the club to pay former striker Cristiano Ronaldo around €9.8 million ($10.46m) in owed wages, the Serie A side said on Wednesday. Ronaldo, who now plays for Saudi side Al Nassr, had claimed he
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 17, 2024, 07:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said he wouldn’t “judge” Real Madrid for their style of play after they knocked Manchester City out of the Champions League on penalties. Holders City dominated the game after Rodrygo‘s early goal, but could only muster an equaliser from Kevin De Bruyne
Open Extended Reactions MUNICH — Mikel Arteta says his Arsenal players are feeling the pain of their Champions League exit to Bayern Munich but insists it will not wreck their season. The Gunners were knocked out at the quarterfinal stage as Joshua Kimmich scored the only goal in Wednesday’s second leg to hand Bayern a
ESPN News Services Apr 17, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he would echo his speech before the team’s barnstorming fightback against Barcelona in the 2019 Champions League as they look to produce similar heroics at Atalanta on Thursday. Klopp’s side suffered a resounding 3-0 home loss in the
Open Extended Reactions FC Salzburg will take part in the inaugural expanded Club World Cup next year after being awarded the last of the 12 places for European teams. A place was previously reserved for this year’s Champions League winners, however all four teams in the semifinals have already qualified for the Club World Cup,
Adriana Garcia Apr 17, 2024, 05:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brazil legend Romario, 58, has registered himself as a player for America Football Club in Rio de Janeiro, where he also serves as club president. After his registration was approved on Tuesday, the 1994 World Cup winner is available to play for the club
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCApr 17, 2024, 10:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions I was genuinely bummed out when Xavi announced, after the 5-3 home defeat to Villarreal in January, that no matter what happened from there, he’d be stepping down as Barcelona manager at the end of the season. Partly because I think
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Apr 17, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Mexico international Rafa Márquez is now seen as one of the candidates to replace Xavi Hernández as Barcelona coach, despite only being considered as an interim option two months ago, a source has told ESPN. There is growing support within the