Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 15, 2024, 10:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Erik ten Hag has said Manchester United intend to keep Marcus Rashford this summer despite the financial benefit that would come with sanctioning the England forward’s departure. Moving Rashford on would boost United’s Financial Fair Play compliance because rules favour clubs
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Mar 15, 2024, 08:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool were drawn against Atalanta in the Europa League quarterfinals as Jurgen Klopp’s team continue their quest to complete the quadruple in the German coach’s final season in charge. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen, who came back in remarkable fashion to overcome Qarabag in the round of
Jeff Kassouf Mar 15, 2024, 09:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The National Women’s Soccer League‘s 11th regular season kicks off this weekend, and progress appears to be prevalent at every turn. Expansion interest and fees are booming, new media partners make the league more accessible than ever, and clubs are paying world-record transfer fees
Mar 15, 2024, 06:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City were drawn against Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Friday in a tie that sees the most recent winners of Europe’s premier competition take on its most successful side. Kylian Mbappé and his Paris Saint-Germain team will take on Barcelona
Mar 15, 2024, 04:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Emma Hayes said player-to-player relationships within the same team are “inappropriate” because they present extra challenges to manage, although she acknowledged that “we’re dealing with human beings.” Hayes is in her last season at Chelsea before she takes over the United States women’s national
Liverpool hammered Sparta Prague 6-1 on Thursday to storm into the Europa League quarterfinals 11-2 on aggregate. Jurgen Klopp’s side were 4-0 up within 14 minutes thanks to goals by Darwin Núñez, Bobby Clark, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Salah’s goal meant he became the first player
Mar 14, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions U.S. women’s national team legend Megan Rapinoe will have her No. 15 jersey retired by the Seattle Reign, becoming just the second NWSL player to receive such an honor, her former club announced Thursday. Rapinoe, who played for the Reign from their inaugural season in 2013
AC Milan eased into the Europa League quarter-finals with a 3-1 away victory over 10-man Slavia Prague on Thursday to secure a 7-3 aggregate win. The hosts’ hopes of swiftly closing the gap from the 4-2 loss in the first leg were shattered after 20 minutes when captain Tomas Holes received a red card for
ESPN News Services Mar 14, 2024, 06:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Patrik Schick scored twice in second-half stoppage time to lead Bayer Leverkusen to an improbable 3-2 win over Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday. The win was massive for the Bundesliga leaders on two fronts: extending their unbeaten record this season to
ESPN News Services Mar 14, 2024, 07:48 PM ET A social media post by Real Madrid caused a rift between the club and star player Vinícius Júnior in the lead-up to their match against Valencia on March 2, sources have told ESPN’s Gustavo Hofman. The Instagram post featured a photo of Vinícius kissing Madrid’s badge.