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
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Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerFeb 16, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With news that Kylian Mbappé has informed Paris Saint-Germain of his intention to leave the club this summer and sign for Real Madrid, fans around the world can now breathe a collective sigh of relief that the end is finally nigh for
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has said he believes Arsenal should be targeting the world’s best players including Kylian Mbappé, but admitted the France international appears destined to join Real Madrid. ESPN reported on Thursday that Mbappé has informed Paris Saint-Germain of his intention to leave the club when his contract expires at the end
Adriana Garcia Feb 16, 2024, 05:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino has said Lionel Messi has “fully recovered” from injury ahead of his team’s MLS opener against Salt Lake City on Feb. 21. Messi, 36, struggled with a groin problem during Inter Miami’s international tour but started in their
Feb 16, 2024, 07:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss Liverpool‘s Carabao Cup final against Chelsea on Feb. 25 with a knee injury, but said Mohamed Salah is available for their game against Brentford on Saturday. Alexander-Arnold, 25, initially injured his knee against Arsenal in the FA Cup
Feb 16, 2024, 07:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique declined to comment on the news that Kylian Mbappé will leave the club at the end of this season when he spoke to reporters on Friday. ESPN reported on Thursday that Mbappé has informed PSG of his intention to leave when
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 16, 2024, 08:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has said he knew Cole Palmer was “a star player” but couldn’t promise the forward enough game time at Manchester City before his move to Chelsea. Palmer left City in a £42.5 million ($53.5m) deal last summer and has since become a
Feb 16, 2024, 03:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Korea Football Association (KFA) sacked national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Friday, after their semifinal exit at the Asian Cup and amid criticism of his leadership. The National Team Committee, a KFA advisory body, had recommended the sacking of Klinsmann on Thursday, with KFA Technical
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentFeb 15, 2024, 07:37 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions U.S. women’s national team captain Lindsey Horan apologized Thursday for critical comments she recently made about fans of the USWNT, saying her remarks were “poorly expressed” and that she
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF closed out their tumultuous MLS preseason with a 1-1 draw against Messi’s boyhood club, Newell’s Old Boys on Thursday night. It was the first time that the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner faced the club that both he and Inter Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino grew up with as natives