Apr 6, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United’s under-18s gave the first team some inspiration on Saturday as they thrashed Liverpool 9-1 in an U18 Premier League match at the Merseyside club’s training ground in Kirkby. The two senior teams meet in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Sunday as Jurgen
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Sid Lowe, Spain writerApr 5, 2024, 03:05 PM ET “If I saw me at night on a dark, empty street, I would cross over too,” Vedat Muriqi says. Mallorca‘s striker from Kosovo, the man whom coach Javier Aguirre calls “a big, strange ugly beast” and most people call the Pirate, a 6-foot, 4-inch forward with
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentApr 5, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. The New York Red Bulls withdrew two of its youth teams from an MLS-run youth tournament in Florida Thursday following multiple incidents of racial abuse being directed at their players, the team
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 5, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER — Pep Guardiola has told his Manchester City players that if they don’t beat Crystal Palace on Saturday it will be “almost impossible” to win the Premier League title. City travel to Selhurst Park knowing that a win will take them level on
Apr 5, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal full back Oleksandr Zinchenko has said he would return to Ukraine to fight in the defence of his country if called up. The 27-year-old has already donated £1 million ($1.26m) to help those back home following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. – Stream on
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 5, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has admitted qualification for next season’s Champions League will be “difficult” for Manchester United after an “expensive” week. United conceded stoppage time goals in a 1-1 draw against Brentford on Saturday and in a dramatic 4-3 loss at Chelsea on Thursday
Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said he risked his reputation by joining the club but believes their supporters are finally ready to consign his Tottenham past to history. Cole Palmer scored a stoppage-time hat-trick on Thursday night to complete the latest ever Premier league comeback as Chelsea recovered from 3-2 down to beat
Open Extended Reactions Ange Postecoglou has insisted Tottenham’s latest £86.8 million ($109.27m) loss will not impact the club’s summer transfer plans and believes they are still better placed to spend than many of their Premier League rivals. Spurs earlier this week posted their latest financial results for the year ending June 30, 2023, which featured
Adriana Garcia Apr 5, 2024, 10:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Rúben Amorim has said he cannot guarantee he will continue as manager of Sporting CP after this season when asked about his future amid ongoing links with Liverpool. Amorim, 39, is considered one of the top candidates to succeed Jürgen Klopp this summer after
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterApr 4, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Former Argentina and Manchester City star Sergio Aguero has entered a team and will play in The Soccer Tournament, the 7-on-7, $1 million, winner-take-all event this summer. The tournament will