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Open Extended Reactions Ange Postecoglou has suggested the extended format of European competitions will make signing players in the January transfer window more difficult. The Spurs boss is keen on bolstering his options after bemoaning the absence of ten first-team players, forcing him to field back-up goalkeeper Fraser Forster, out-of-favour defender Djed Spence and right-back

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said his team cannot afford to underestimate anyone despite their growing lead at the top of the Premier League table. Liverpool are four points clear of second-placed Chelsea having played a game less following Sunday’s commanding 6-3 victory over Tottenham. Slot’s side have lost just one

Dec 25, 2024, 08:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Oscar will return to former club São Paulo. Xiao Tao/VCG via Getty Images Oscar will return to his former club São Paulo on a three-year contract, the Brazilian Serie A side said on Tuesday. Former Chelsea midfielder Oscar, who made 48 appearances for Brazil‘s national team between

Dec 25, 2024, 06:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Valencia have named Carlos Corberan as head coach on a two-and-a-half year deal following the Spaniard’s departure from West Bromwich Albion, the struggling LaLiga club said. Corberan spent three years at Leeds United as their under-23 coach and as a member of Marcelo Bielsa’s backroom staff,

Field Level Media Dec 24, 2024, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAFC signed veteran striker Jeremy Ebobisse to a three-year contract with an option for 2028. The 27-year-old free agent has tallied 60 goals and 18 assists in 198 MLS matches over eight seasons with the Portland Timbers (2017-21) and San Jose Earthquakes (2021-24).

Graham Hunter, Spain writerDec 24, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions Barcelona‘s end to the year on LaLiga has been so cataclysmically bad that it would be harsh to point to one single reason

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 24, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has warned Marcus Rashford that he will remain exiled until he begins to meet the standards expected of a Manchester United player. Rashford has been dropped from the squad for the last three games against Manchester City, Tottenham and Bournemouth. Editor’s Picks

Open Extended Reactions Enzo Maresca has said Mykhailo Mudryk needs to “disconnect” from Chelsea as he awaits the outcome of a Football Association (FA) investigation into a failed drugs test. The 23-year-old winger was provisionally suspended last week after returning a positive “A” sample in October. Editor’s Picks Sources have told ESPN that the prohibited

Dec 24, 2024, 08:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has defended star striker Erling Haaland and said the team must “use him better” to help fix his form slump. While Haaland is still second in the Premier League‘s goal-scoring ranks with 13 goals this season, he has scored just four

Associated Press Dec 24, 2024, 10:20 AM ET An Amsterdam District Court Tuesday sentenced five men to up to six months in prison on Tuesday for violence that erupted around a UEFA Europa League match between the Dutch side Ajax and Israel’s Maccabi Tel-Aviv in November. The riots, which caused an international outcry, left five