Open Extended Reactions Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has hit out at social media trolls after admitting he had been left “upset” by criticism of Conor Gallagher‘s behaviour prior to Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Burnley. Footage from the Stamford Bridge tunnel before the game subsequently circulated online showing Gallagher accidentally blanking a high-five from a Black
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Adriana Garcia Apr 3, 2024, 11:19 AM ET Rayo Majadahonda goalkeeper Cheikh Sarr has been handed a two-match ban after being sent off in Saturday’s game at Sestao River for confronting fans who had racially insulted him. Sestao, who were leading 2-1 before the game was abandoned, have been awarded a 3-0 win. However, the
Jeff Kassouf Apr 3, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Jessica Berman told ESPN that the league is “comfortably on track” to choose the location and ownership group for its 16th team at “the beginning of Q4,” or October 2024. The difference in this round of the league’s expansion
Adriana Garcia Apr 3, 2024, 05:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Thiago Messi and Benjamín Suárez, sons of Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez, won the Easter International Cup by Rayados with Inter Miami‘s under-12 team. The youth tournament was organised by Mexican club Monterrey at the weekend in Kissimmee, Florida, with more than 300 teams,
Open Extended Reactions Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has confirmed the club are in talks with potential new investors after revealing a post-tax loss of £86.8 million ($109.2m) for the year ending June 30, 2023. Although Spurs posted a record turnover of £549.6m ($691m) for the year, operating expenses rose by 21% with the club citing
Associated Press Apr 3, 2024, 12:17 PM ET Top-tier Trabzonspor were ordered to play six games without fans as punishment by the Turkish Football Federation for violent clashes on the field after a Superlig game against Fenerbahce. The federation also fined Trabzonspor more than 3 million Turkish lira ($94,000) on Wednesday. – Stream on ESPN+:
Adriana Garcia Apr 3, 2024, 05:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique has branded reports that Kylian Mbappé insulted him after the France forward was substituted in Sunday’s league win at Marseille as “a lie.” Mbappé looked serious as he walked off the pitch after being replaced in the 65th minute
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 3, 2024, 04:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions As Mason Mount walked up the stairs to take his seat in the Old Trafford directors’ box ahead of Manchester United‘s Premier League game against Everton in March, he was met halfway by England assistant manager Steve Holland. It was the 21st consecutive game
Ian Darke, ESPN.com writerApr 3, 2024, 04:49 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 2, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United‘s hopes of earning Champions League qualification have been dealt a further blow after the club confirmed Lisandro Martínez and Victor Lindelöf are set to miss the next month with injuries. Martínez has only just returned after two months out with a knee