Igor Paixão (centre) bagged a brace for Feyenoord against Ajax on Sunday. Ajax’s dismal season took a further turn for the worse on Sunday after they were thrashed 6-0 by rivals Feyenoord in the Eredelvise. The clash between these two sides, dubbed De Klassieker (The Classic), is the standout fixture of the Dutch league but
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Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United‘s biggest achievement this season could ultimately be little more than denying Jurgen Klopp a title-winning farewell as Liverpool manager. But if that’s the case, they will have absolutely no idea how they did it. In three games against their bitter rivals this season — twice in the
Connor O’Halloran Apr 7, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said he expects more plot twists in the Premier League title race after his side salvaged a 2-2 draw at Manchester United on Sunday. Klopp’s side entered the weekend with a two-point lead in the title race,
Mohamed Salah scored a late equaliser from a penalty as Liverpool escaped Old Trafford with a point in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United on Sunday to end the weekend second in the Premier League table. Salah stroked home in the 84th minute for his sixth league goal at Old Trafford, the most of any visiting
Apr 7, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has said that Kai Havertz is having a “huge impact” on the Arsenal team after the north London club continued their Premier League title bid with a 3-0 win over Brighton at the American Express Stadium on Saturday. After a difficult start to his
Lizzy Becherano Apr 6, 2024, 08:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi scored just 12 minutes after coming off the substitutes’ bench on his return to action for Inter Miami against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday. The Argentina star, who had been out injured since March 13 before coming on at halftime, struck a
Jeff Kassouf Apr 6, 2024, 03:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jaedyn Shaw, 19, became the first United States women’s national team player to score a goal in each of her first five starts with a goal on Saturday, and the U.S. defeated Japan, 2-1 to advance to Tuesday’s final of the SheBelieves Cup. Shaw
ESPN News Services Apr 6, 2024, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States standout Christian Pulisic reached double figures in goals for the first time in a league season after his sublime strike began AC Milan‘s 3-0 win over 10-man Lecce in Serie A on Saturday. Pulisic’s early goal and 10th in the Italian
Athletic Club beat Mallorca 4-2 on penalties on Saturday to win their 24th Copa del Rey title and their first since 1984, ending a 40-year major silverware drought in a nerve-wracking final in Seville. Athletic’s 23-year-old keeper Julen Agirrezabala saved a spot kick from Mallorca’s Manu Morlanes and Nemanja Radonjic missed the goal with his effort, while
Apr 6, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Karim Benzema has hit back at critics of his performances since moving to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, saying he needs help and can’t win games alone. The former Ballon d’Or winner became one of several high-profile names to move to Saudi Arabia last summer