Mar 14, 2024, 06:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Joshua Cavallo, Australia’s first active male professional footballer to come out as gay, said he is engaged following an on-pitch proposal to his partner at Adelaide United‘s home ground. Cavallo, who came out as gay in 2021, thanked the A-league club for helping him set up
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Open Extended Reactions Ben White has said he believes Arsenal‘s best is yet to come under Mikel Arteta after signing a new four-year contract. Sources have told ESPN that the 26-year-old’s fresh deal runs to 2028 with an option to extend by a further 12 months, ending months of negotiations to follow Martin Ødegaard and
Lionel Messi set up an early goal then scored one before leaving Inter Miami CF‘s 5-3 Concacaf Champions Cup aggregate win over Nashville SC on Wednesday night, as it advanced to the quarterfinals of the regional club tournament. The teams came into the game tied 2-2 on aggregate after the first leg in Nashville, but
Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCMar 13, 2024, 08:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone said he couldn’t bear to watch the team’s “emotional” penalty shootout win over Inter Milan in the Champions League round-of-16 on Wednesday. Federico Dimarco had put the Italians 1-0 up — and 2-0 up on aggregate — early
Jadon Sancho and Marco Reus scored as Borussia Dortmund secured a 2-0 win over PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday and a Champions League last-eight place for the first time in three years with a 3-1 aggregate victory. Sancho, on loan from Manchester United, threaded his shot through the legs of an Eindhoven player and in off
Antoine Semenyo’s fine strike completed the comeback for Bournemouth. Luton Town squandered a three-goal lead to lose 4-3 at Bournemouth as they blew their chance to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone on Wednesday. It looked so good for Luton with first-half goals by Tahith Chong, Chiedozie Ogbene and Ross Barkley putting them
Mar 13, 2024, 09:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The A-League’s new expansion side will be known simply as Auckland FC, donning an “electric blue” and black kit and with the nickname of the Black Knights. When the club join in the A-League Men 2024-25 season, and the A-League Women the year after, they’ll do
Mar 13, 2024, 01:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for the round of 16! Europe’s premier club competition returns with two high-stakes matches on Wednesday, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from both of the matches as Atlético Madrid look to turn a 1-0 deficit to
Mar 13, 2024, 10:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions New Fenway Sports Group (FSG) Football Chief Executive Michael Edwards, who will run Liverpool‘s football operation, has not asked Jürgen Klopp if he will remain as manager after this season because “he is not dumb,” the club’s German boss said Wednesday. Edwards’ new role at FSG,
Mar 13, 2024, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has been working as Salford City director of football, a source confirmed to ESPN. Giggs is a co-owner at Salford along with his former United teammates Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,