Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 26, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said he wants Kevin De Bruyne to stay at Manchester City next season but admits the midfielder may be tempted by a move to Saudi Arabia. De Bruyne has a contract at the Etihad Stadium until 2025, but it’s not stopped the
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Associated Press Feb 26, 2024, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota United FC finalized the hiring of head coach Eric Ramsay on Monday, one game into the MLS regular season after the unusually drawn-out process of replacing Adrian Heath. Ramsay will join the club once he receives his work visa. The native of England
Coventry City’s Ellis Simms struck a first-half hat trick as they beat visiting Maidstone United 5-0 to end the sixth-tier side’s fairytale FA Cup run in the fifth round on Monday. Simms scored twice to put second-tier Coventry ahead inside 14 minutes, which silenced the 5,000 Maidstone fans who wore banana skins to support the
Feb 26, 2024, 08:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Everton‘s punishment for breaching the Premier League‘s profit and sustainability rules (PSR) has been reduced from 10 points to six on appeal by the Merseyside club, the Premier League announced on Monday. The initial 10-point sanction was handed down in November, with Everton immediately filing their
Feb 26, 2024, 07:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique has admitted his team need to prepare for Kylian Mbappé‘s reported departure this summer after substituting the France captain during the draw with Rennes on Sunday. Mbappé was taken off in the 65th minute with PSG trailing 1-0 at home to
Associated Press Feb 26, 2024, 12:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi and Argentina will play exhibitions against Ecuador on June 9 at Chicago’s Soldier Field and Guatemala five days later at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, ahead of defending their Copa América title. The games were announced Monday by the Argentina Football Association
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCFeb 26, 2024, 12:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions What a weekend! European soccer was the gift that kept giving over a thrilling two-day span in which title hopes were boosted, the Carabao Cup was won (by Liverpool, over Chelsea), Luka Modric turned back the clock with a vital goal
Cesar Hernandez Feb 26, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CARSON, California — Crowded into an unceremonious corner at Dignity Health Sports Park’s press box on Sunday, MLS commissioner Don Garber held an impromptu media availability minutes before the start of LA Galaxy‘s first home game of the season against Inter Miami. The topics
On Sunday night, the LA Galaxy pulled off a feat few teams in MLS have been able to: They kept Lionel Messi largely quiet for most of the night. With the Galaxy looking to be on the way to a season-opening win over Inter Miami CF at Dignity Health Park in Carson, California, Messi popped
Feb 26, 2024, 04:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Women’s Super League (WSL) has announced new measures aimed at improving knowledge and providing support in “various areas of female athlete health” for clubs in the WSL and Women’s Championship. The top two leagues in the women’s game in England have been working with female