Open Extended Reactions New minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has a three-year plan to restore Manchester United to a position of dominance over Manchester City. There’s nothing wrong with ambition and bold targets, but reality sometimes gets in the way. Sunday’s 3-1 derby defeat against Pep Guardiola’s team showed the Everest-sized mountain United must climb
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The United States women’s national team bounced back from a shocking loss to Mexico in its previous Concacaf Gold Cup match to make short work of Colombia in a 3-0 quarterfinal win Sunday night at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. First-half goals from Lindsay Horan, Jenna Nighswonger and Jaedyn Shaw gave the U.S. a comfortable lead
Adam Brown Mar 3, 2024, 06:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window is still a way from reopening in Europe, but there are plenty of moves in the works and gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! TOP STORY:
ESPN News Services Mar 3, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nathalie Björn, Mayra Ramírez and Catarina Macario all netted their first Women’s Super League goals for Chelsea as they cruised to a 4-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday to go back to the top of the table, above Manchester City on goal
Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said that Erling Haaland‘s ability to miss chances and “forget in an instant” is what defines him as a great player after the forward scored in Manchester City‘s 3-1 win against Manchester United following a series of wasted opportunities. Two earlier goals from Phil Foden enabled City to cancel out
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Mar 3, 2024, 04:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona are facing an injury crisis in midfield after both Frenkie de Jong and Pedri were forced off in the first half of Sunday’s LaLiga draw with Athletic Club at San Mames. De Jong was taken off on a stretcher in the
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 3, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has said that the club’s new minority owners should use Manchester City as “a mirror” in their bid to get the team back to the top of English football. United were swept aside by City at the Etihad Stadium on
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentMar 3, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions FC Cincinnati is set to acquire Inter Miami defender DeAndre Yedlin for $172,000 in General Allocation Money, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Cincinnati Enquirer was the first to report
COLOGNE, Germany, March 3 (Reuters) – Bayer Leverkusen went 10 points clear of second-placed Bayern Munich with a 2-0 Bundesliga win over struggling neighbours Cologne, who were reduced to 10-men in the first half of a hotly-contested Rhein derby on Sunday. Leverkusen, who have now gone 34 games without defeat in all competitions this season,
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMar 3, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — By the end, the 192nd Manchester derby had provided a fair idea of where the city’s two biggest clubs are at. Manchester City, dominant for so much of the afternoon at the Etihad Stadium, won 3-1 to stay in the hunt