Open Extended Reactions LONDON — It turns out that if you let an opponent endlessly shoot at your goal, you really can pay the price after all. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has downplayed the alarming frequency with which Brentford, Liverpool, Everton, Manchester City — basically any side they play — have had the
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Bruce Schoenfeld Apr 4, 2024, 12:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Leverkusen’s remarkable season has them on course for an elusive first-ever Bundesliga title. Just don’t ask them to believe it yet. Lars Baron/Getty Images LEVERKUSEN, Germany — Thirteen points up on their nearest pursuers, Bayern Munich, with seven games to go, Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerApr 4, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyler (left) and Jack Fletcher have signed professional contracts at Manchester United, where their father, Darren, spent 12 years as a player. Instagram @jack_fletch5 Manchester United heralded the second generation of a family dynasty this week as Darren Fletcher’s two sons, Jack and
Adriana Garcia Apr 4, 2024, 06:44 AM ET LaLiga president Javier Tebas has told ESPN “a lot of progress” has been made regarding racism in Spanish football, but he does concede there is a lot of work still to be done to eradicate it. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) punished LaLiga club Getafe and third-division
Apr 4, 2024, 09:38 AM ET Former South Africa junior international Luke Fleurs, who played for the country’s most popular club Kaizer Chiefs, has been killed in a hijacking in Johannesburg, police officials confirmed on Thursday. The 24-year-old was shot in the chest at a petrol station on Wednesday night and the assailants drove off
Apr 4, 2024, 10:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham owner and Hollywood star Rob McElhenney is set to make a documentary based on the Enhanced Games, the proposed sporting competition for athletes who take performance-enhancing drugs. Businessman Aron D’Souza has declared his intention to hold the inaugural Enhanced Games next year. The idea has
Adriana Garcia Apr 4, 2024, 09:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales denied that his decision to move the Spanish Supercopa to Saudi Arabia was motivated by his own business investments. Rubiales was detained and briefly questioned by police on arrival in Madrid on Wednesday from the Dominican Republic.
Emily Keogh Apr 4, 2024, 10:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal have confirmed that after extensive testing following Frida Maanum’s collapse during the Conti Cup final on Sunday, “no obvious cardiac causes” were found. The Norwegian midfielder collapsed off the ball in the fifth minute of stoppage time during Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Chelsea
Open Extended Reactions Chelsea have no plans to allow Reece James to leave this summer despite mounting pressure on the club’s ability to comply with Premier League and UEFA financial rules, sources have told ESPN. The West London side face Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night in their attempt to salvage a disappointing
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 4, 2024, 05:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City have not given up hope that Kyle Walker will make himself available for their Champions League clash with Real Madrid next week, sources have told ESPN. Walker has missed City’s last two games, against Arsenal and Aston Villa, after picking up a