Oct 30, 2023, 12:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea supporters travelling to Wolverhampton Wanderers for the Christmas Eve Premier League fixture will be offered free transport to and from the game, the London club said on Monday. The match was originally scheduled for Dec. 23 but has been moved to Dec. 24 for a
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Associated Press Oct 30, 2023, 02:39 PM ET German soccer club Mainz said Monday they are lifting a suspension imposed on Dutch forward Anwar El Ghazi over a social media post about the Israel-Hamas war. Mainz said El Ghazi has been given a reprimand and will return to training and be available to play soon.
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 30, 2023, 12:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Diego Simeone’s agent and sister, Natalia Simeone, met with Atletico Madrid chief executive Miguel Angel Gil Marin on Monday for talks over a new contract for the coach, sources have told ESPN. Both parties are keen for Simeone — whose existing deal
Oct 30, 2023, 02:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich has been banned for two Bundesliga matches following his fourth minute red card in their 8-0 win over Darmstadt 98 on Saturday, the German Football Association (DFB) said on Monday. The ban means Kimmich will miss Bayern’s match at Borussia Dortmund
Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 Premier League season has reached the 10-game stage and the title race is already throwing up surprises. Unfancied Tottenham Hotspur are unbeaten and two points clear at the top under new manager Ange Postecoglou, while big-spending Chelsea are languishing in the bottom half of the table and — in terms
ESPN news services Oct 30, 2023, 07:43 AM ET FIFA banned ousted former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales from the sport for three years on Monday for misconduct at the Women’s World Cup final where he forcibly kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips at the trophy ceremony. FIFA did not publish details of the
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 30, 2023, 09:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United staff already have concerns about finishing in the top four this season, a source has told ESPN, after Manchester City inflicted a fifth Premier League defeat of the season. City’s 3-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday left United eighth in the
Oct 30, 2023, 03:47 AM ET Liverpool were fighting for their “brother” Luis Díaz in the team’s 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League at Anfield on Sunday, manager Jurgen Klopp said, as authorities in Colombia search for Diaz’s kidnapped father. Kidnappers tried to seize both of Díaz’s parents near their home in
Oct 30, 2023, 05:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions France’s government branded the weekend violence around the Marseille stadium as “disgusting” and said nine people had been arrested after visitors Lyon‘s bus was attacked and their manager Fabio Grosso injured. Sunday’s Ligue 1 match between the two rival teams, who have a history of fan
Oct 29, 2023, 07:47 PM ET NEC Nijmegen forward Bas Dost was recovering in hospital on Sunday after collapsing on the pitch during their Eredivisie match at AZ Alkmaar with the game later abandoned. The 34-year-old former Netherlands international, who regained consciousness and was carried off the field, later said on NEC’s social media that