Bayer Leverkusen battled past Mainz 2-1 on Friday to go 11 points clear at the top of the league and set a new record for a Bundesliga club with their 33rd straight game without defeat across all competitions. The Bundesliga leaders went in front with Granit Xhaka‘s stunning effort from 20 metres in the third minute
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ESPN News Services Feb 23, 2024, 01:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Premier League rivals Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal will face off in a series of matches in the United States this summer, the clubs announced Friday. The preseason tour will begin with United taking on Arsenal on July 27 at the 70,000-seat SoFi
ESPN News Services Feb 23, 2024, 06:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jenni Hermoso and Aitana Bonmatí helped Spain beat the Netherlands 3-0 in the UEFA Women’s Nations League semifinals on Friday, a victory that secured the world champions a spot in the Paris Olympics. Hermoso opened the scoring with a nice solo effort in
Feb 23, 2024, 02:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami has completed the signing of Argentinos Juniors and Argentina youth international midfielder Federico Redondo, the MLS club announced Friday. Miami will pay a reported fee of $8 million to secure Redondo, who has signed a contract through the 2027 MLS season with a club
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 23, 2024, 08:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United striker Rasmus Højlund has been ruled out for up to three weeks with a muscle injury which is set to keep the striker sidelined for the derby against Manchester City. Højlund, who has scored in his last six games, could miss as
Feb 23, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel on Friday said he was not the only one responsible for his team’s bad form, adding that the club’s decision to part ways with him at the end of the season would give him “more freedom” in his decision making for
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 23, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said he expects Manchester United to “make a step forward” under new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, but added he’s “not worried” about the British billionaire’s comments that he wants to knock Manchester City “off their perch.” Ratcliffe’s stake in United was
Feb 23, 2024, 06:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has said he is hopeful Mohamed Salah will be fit for Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Chelsea, but said his participation remains in doubt. Both Salah and Darwin Núñez missed Wednesday’s match against Luton Town after featuring for Liverpool at Brentford
Adriana Garcia Feb 23, 2024, 05:18 AM ET LaLiga has postponed Valencia and Levante‘s games this weekend at the clubs’ request following a deadly fire in the Spanish city on Thursday. At least four people died and up to 15 are missing following the massive blaze that ripped through two joined apartment blocks, according to
Tom Chambers Feb 23, 2024, 06:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Mikel Arteta has said that his team need to learn how to be “tricky” and “streetwise” in certain situations following Arsenal’s Champions League first-leg defeat to Porto on Wednesday. Statistics showed that the ball was only in play for around 50 minutes