Football

Jan 4, 2025, 02:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions While Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said he would sleep better after Saturday’s 4-1 Premier League rout of West Ham, he brushed off suggestions that his team had resumed normal service. Erling Haaland bagged his first double in a league game since September and Savinho set

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jan 4, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BARCELONA — There was applause in Barcelona‘s offices on Friday as a first payment of €28 million from the €100m sale of VIP boxes at Spotify Camp Nou arrived. Though the stadium is not yet operational, as it is being renovated ahead

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Enzo Maresca was right after all: Chelsea are not currently in the Premier League title race. Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace extended a troubling pattern, originating over the festive period, in which the Blues have struggled to translate their superiority to the scoreline and later been punished for that

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 4, 2025, 04:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham said he “owed” his Real Madrid teammates the winning goal after missing a penalty earlier in their 2-1 comeback win at Valencia in LaLiga on Friday. Hugo Duro put the home side ahead at Mestalla, before Bellingham failed to convert

Jan 4, 2025, 04:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford will miss Sunday’s Premier League clash against leaders Liverpool at Anfield because of illness, head coach Ruben Amorim said. The 27-year-old was left out of the squad for four straight matches before being named on the bench for their game against

Jan 4, 2025, 02:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said he had no issues with James Maddison going to watch the PDC World Darts Championship just hours after the midfielder could not start in their 2-2 home draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers due to illness. Maddison, who came on as a substitute

AC Milan came from behind to beat Juventus 2-1 in the Italian Super Cup semifinal in Riyadh on Friday, and the win for Sergio Conceição’s side in his first game in charge set up a derby final with Inter Milan. The opening goal came in the 21st minute, with Kenan Yildiz giving Juventus the lead,

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 3, 2025, 05:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vinícius Júnior apologised after being sent off in Real Madrid’s 2-1 comeback win over Valencia on Friday in the first LaLiga game of 2025. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Hugo Duro put Valencia ahead in the first half at Mestalla, before an eventful

Jan 3, 2025, 06:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SM Caen fans brought a banner bemoaning Kylian Mbappé’s ownership to their game against Clermont Foot on Friday. @DamienDeslande2 Fans of French second division side SM Caen made their feelings about part-owner Kylian Mbappé clear on Friday, unfurling several banners during their 1-0 defeat to Clermont Foot.

Luka Modric and Jude Bellingham earned 10-man Real Madrid a 2-1 comeback win at relegation-threatened Valencia on Friday as the visitors moved top of the LaLiga standings. Real had to fight back after Hugo Duro put Valencia ahead in the 27th minute by tapping into an open goal after Thibaut Courtois had blocked Javi Guerra‘s