Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 17, 2024, 04:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City and Chelsea played out an entertaining, and at times chaotic, 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday and afterwards both teams were able to take both positives and negatives. City showed the occasional vulnerability of their high defensive
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Connor O’Halloran Feb 17, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Even as he was running through on goal with just the Brentford goalkeeper to beat, you never quite knew what Darwin Núñez was going to do. The Uruguay striker has been labelled an “agent of chaos” — a player capable of winning
Feb 17, 2024, 05:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jürgen Klinsmann was sacked after a poor tournament and eventual exit in the semifinals. Masashi Hara/Getty Images Less than a year after appointing former Germany and United States coach Jürgen Klinsmann as coach on a contract that was supposed to take him through to the end of
Rajan Hothi Feb 16, 2024, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The summer transfer window is still a ways 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:
Leaders Inter Milan lived up to expectations as they cruised to a 4-0 home win over bottom-placed Salernitana on Friday to strengthen their grip on top of Serie A. Goals from Marcus Thuram, Lautaro Martínez, Denzel Dumfries and Marko Arnautovic sealed the win that lifted Simone Inzaghi’s side to 63 points, 10 clear of second-placed
Feb 16, 2024, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jurgen Klopp has lauded Xabi Alonso, one of the frontrunners to replace him at Liverpool, as the “standout” manager of the new generation of coaches. From the moment Klopp announced last month that he would step down as Liverpool boss at the end of this season,
Open Extended Reactions Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has insisted he will not block any member of his backroom staff from taking a managerial job amid interest from Norwich City in Carlos Cuesta becoming their next boss. Sources have told ESPN that Norwich have identified Arsenal coach Cuesta as a possible replacement for manager David Wagner,
ESPN News Services Feb 16, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fan protests halted another game in the Bundesliga when supporters threw tennis balls and sent remote control cars careening around the penalty area during Werder Bremen‘s 1-0 win at FC Cologne. The match was halted for almost 10 minutes early in the second
Charlotte Gibson, ESPNFeb 16, 2024, 12:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nike has signed 13-year-old soccer phenom McKenna “Mak” Whitham to a name, image and likeness deal. Whitham becomes the youngest women’s soccer player and youngest athlete in any sport to sign an NIL deal with Nike. “It means everything to me,” Whitham told ESPN.
ESPN News Services Feb 16, 2024, 02:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Juventus said on Friday their net loss widened to €95.1 million ($102m) in the first half of its 2023-24 fiscal year as their ban from lucrative European competition this season over financial irregularities weighed on the Italian club’s revenue. The result compares with