Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentDec 9, 2023, 09:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández has said that Girona can win LaLiga this season ahead of Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash between the two sides at the Olympic Stadium. Girona go into the game level with league leaders Real Madrid, four points clear of Catalan rivals
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 9, 2023, 01:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United have been keen to present a unified front this week, but the thing about telling everyone you’re in it together is that it’s not enough to talk about it — you have to show it. The 2-1 win over
John McGinn‘s early goal led surging Aston Villa to a club-record 15th consecutive home Premier League victory on Saturday, a breathless 1-0 win over Arsenal that prevented Mikel Arteta’s Gunners from reclaiming top spot in the table. Unai Emery’s Villa, who shocked champions Manchester City in a dominant 1-0 win on Wednesday, are now third
Manchester United were humiliated 3-0 at home by Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday as the pressure ratcheted up once again on manager Erik Ten Hag. The Dutch coach looked forlorn as he watched on in the teaming Old Trafford rain as his shambolic side were comprehensively outplayed by in-form Bournemouth. – Stream on
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentDec 9, 2023, 10:47 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Lawyers representing former Houston Dash manager James Clarkson said they filed a lawsuit against the NWSL, the NWSL Players Association (NWSLPA) and others Friday, claiming Clarkson was defamed when a joint investigation
Eintracht Frankfurt pulverised Bayern Munich 5-1 with a three-goal first-half performance on Saturday to snap the champions’ unbeaten run in the Bundesliga this season. In an explosive first half, Eintracht overran Bayern and exposed their error-prone backline, scoring three times in 24 minutes. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Bayern, who did not
Dec 9, 2023, 06:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has dismissed the “Spursy” jibe levelled at his team as “schoolyard stuff” and said he wants his players to embrace and execute his ideas. The north London club had led the Premier League table, winning eight of their first 10 matches, but
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 9, 2023, 07:14 AM ET Brighton forward Ansu Fati, who is on loan at the club from Barcelona, will be out for three months with a hamstring injury, coach Roberto De Zerbi has confirmed. Fati, 21, was taken off in the first half of November’s win over Nottingham Forest and
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentDec 8, 2023, 11:03 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions COLUMBUS, Ohio — Frankie Hejduk is in his element. The skies are cloudy, with a late fall chill in the air. But on the corner of North High and
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentDec 8, 2023, 05:27 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions COLUMBUS, Ohio — MLS commissioner Don Garber said that 2023 had been “a transformational year for our league,” hailing the media partnership with Apple, record attendance, as well as