Newcastle United consigned Aston Villa to a first home loss in the Premier League for almost a year with a stunning 3-1 win on Tuesday. Two goals in four first-half minutes from Fabian Schär put the Magpies in control before Alex Moreno’s own-goal after the break. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Ollie
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Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena scored second-half goals as South Africa shocked Morocco with a 2-0 victory to dump the World Cup semi-finalists out of the Africa Cup of Nations at the last-16 stage in San Pedro on Tuesday. Morocco, who had Sofyan Amrabat sent off late on, were among the favourites at the tournament
Jan 30, 2024, 09:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jurgen Klopp has urged Liverpool fans not to worry about the future of individual players after captain Virgil van Dijk cast doubt over his future at the club. When asked if he saw himself being part of the club after Klopp leaves at the end of
South Korea beat Saudi Arabia 4-2 in a penalty shootout to advance to the Asian Cup quarterfinals after a thrilling round-of-6 tie ended 1-1 in extra time at Education City Stadium on Tuesday. After South Korea’s Cho Gue-Sung equalised in second-half added time to cancel Abdullah Radif‘s opener, Sami Al-Najei and Abdulrahman Ghareeb had their
Adriana Garcia Jan 30, 2024, 12:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Moise Kean‘s proposed loan move from Juventus to Atlético Madrid has collapsed due to discrepancies in his medical evaluation, sources have told ESPN. The Italian forward was set to join Atlético for the remainder of the season. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jan 30, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions João Félix is a major doubt for the first leg of Barcelona‘s round-of-16 Champions League tie against Napoli after spraining ligaments in his ankle in training on Tuesday. Félix, 24, could be out for around a month, sources suggested to ESPN, with
Jan 30, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said on Tuesday that his team are unlikely to sign more players during the January transfer window. Fifth-place Tottenham have brought in forward Timo Werner on loan from RB Leipzig and signed defender Radu Dragusin from Genoa this month. – Stream on
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jan 30, 2024, 08:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Outgoing Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández said his work at the club has never been sufficiently valued and that it will be “impossible” for his successor to enjoy the job. Xavi, 44, announced after Saturday’s 5-3 defeat to Villarreal that he will leave
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 30, 2024, 08:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has confirmed Erling Haaland is fit to return for Manchester City against Burnley on Wednesday after nearly two months out with a foot injury. Haaland hasn’t featured since the 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Dec. 6. He resumed training during the
Adriana Garcia Jan 30, 2024, 06:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi could miss Inter Miami‘s clash with New York Red Bulls in March, with world champions Argentina announcing they will go on a two-game tour of China. The Argentina captain has scored 11 goals in his 14 appearances since joining Inter Miami in