Nov 7, 2023, 10:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed plans for an independent football regulator to safeguard the future of English soccer clubs in his King’s Speech on Tuesday. The Independent Regulator for Football (IREF) will have the power to step in to address cash flow and other systemic
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Open Extended Reactions Ange Postecoglou said VAR is “diminishing the authority” of referees after Tottenham’s 4-1 home defeat to Chelsea featured nine separate checks leading to 21 minutes of added time. Spurs fell to their first Premier League loss of the season despite taking an early lead through Dejan Kulusevski as Cristian Romero and Destiny
Tottenham Hotspur‘s hopes of returning to the top of the Premier League table were dashed in extraordinary fashion as they went down 4-1 at home to Chelsea on Monday in a frenetic London derby that they completed with nine men. A Nicolas Jackson hat trick made it a triumphant return to Spurs for Mauricio Pochettino
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Nov 6, 2023, 03:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Xavi Hernández said Barcelona are only halfway back to their very best as they edge towards the Champions League knockout stages for the first time since 2021. Barça will book their place in the round of 16 of Europe’s premier competition on
Nov 6, 2023, 05:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Two-time Women’s World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe has added one final stop on her farewell tour, with her OL Reign side beating the top-ranked San Diego Wave to reach the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Championship on Saturday. The 2019 Ballon d’Or winner bid a bitter
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The most chaotic, frenetic and mesmeric game of this — and possibly any — Premier League season ended with Tottenham Hotspur fans singing tributes to their manager, Ange Postecoglou, after losing 4-1 at home to Chelsea on Monday. Spurs’ commitment to “Angeball” is absolute, no matter what mayhem it delivers.
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 6, 2023, 09:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has played down fears around Erling Haaland‘s fitness and hinted the Manchester City striker will be ready to face Chelsea on Sunday. Haaland was substituted at half-time in the 6-1 win over Bournemouth on Saturday because of an ankle
Associated Press Nov 6, 2023, 10:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The LaLiga game between Mallorca and Cádiz that was scheduled for this weekend has been postponed after Mallorca striker Vedat Muriqi was called up for Kosovo‘s squad ahead of their match against Israel, the league said Monday. The Cádiz-Mallorca game was scheduled to be
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Of all the ways in which Mauricio Pochettino could have returned to Tottenham Hotspur, few would have predicted the circumstances that led to Monday night’s reunion. Pochettino, the man who took Spurs to the brink of glory at home and abroad, the man still with a strong connection to multiple
Nov 6, 2023, 10:09 AM ET The release of Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz‘s father by Colombian rebel group the National Liberation Army (ELN) will be delayed while military operations continue in the region, the group said. Díaz’s mother Cilenis Marulanda and father Luis Manuel Díaz were taken by armed men as they were driving in