Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored two headers and Rafael Leão added a third as AC Milan secured an emphatic 3-0 home win over French side Stade Rennais in the first leg of their Europa League playoff tie on Thursday. Milan, who dropped into the Europa League after finishing third in their Champions League group, might have posted
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Julien Laurens, CorrespondentFeb 15, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé has told Paris Saint-Germain he intends to leave the club when his contract expires this summer, sources told ESPN, paving the way for a move to Real Madrid. ESPN reported on Feb. 3 that Mbappé decided to join Madrid this summer —
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson is stable in hospital after falling ill at training, the club said. Palace said the 76-year-old former England coach was undergoing tests amid mounting speculation he will be sacked in the coming days. Hodgson was due to address the media on Thursday ahead of Monday’s trip to Everton after a
ESPN News Services Feb 15, 2024, 04:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami will be the last club Luis Suárez plays for, the Uruguay striker said on Thursday. Suárez, 37, signed a contract with the MLS side last year for the 2024 season after a stint with Brazilian club Gremio. – Stream on ESPN+:
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentFeb 15, 2024, 10:38 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions MLS, in conjunction with the MLS Players Association and Black Players For Change, announced the initial rollout of its anti-discrimination policy on Thursday. The policy was crafted in response
Nick ParkinsonFeb 15, 2024, 09:49 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions Wayne Rooney was sacked from his role as Birmingham City manager last month. Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images Former England
ESPN News Services Feb 15, 2024, 02:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Orlando City SC has signed Colombian forward Luis Muriel from Serie A side Atalanta, the MLS club announced Thursday. Muriel has signed a three-year contract through the 2026 season and will fill a designated player roster spot. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
Feb 15, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Manchester United squad in the last financial year is the most expensive ever recorded, according to a UEFA report into football clubs’ finances released on Thursday. United came third in the Premier League last season, as well as winning the Carabao Cup, in Erik ten
Jon Arnold Feb 15, 2024, 11:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Compared to the summer of 2023, which saw Lionel Messi don the pink jersey of Inter Miami — and what may be coming this summer as MLS continues to be a player in the international transfer market — the 2024 winter transfer window in
Open Extended Reactions Dan Ashworth will be given the responsibility of rebuilding Manchester United‘s scouting department when he becomes the club’s director of football, with Brighton‘s head of recruitment, Sam Jewell, identified as the leading candidate to head up the new structure, sources have told ESPN. United are in talks with Newcastle United in an