Oct 21, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The international break is over and with that, another Saturday of European football has come and gone. If you had checked the box scores, you’d think there were few surprises as the weekend’s action got underway, but those full-time figures tell only half the story. We
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ESPN News Services Oct 21, 2023, 08:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Lionel Messi returned to the starting lineup but couldn’t prevent his first MLS season ending in defeat as Charlotte FC beat Inter Miami 1-0 in front of a crowd of 66,101 at Bank of America Stadium. Messi was captain and played the full
ESPN News Services Oct 21, 2023, 03:56 PM ET Manchester United‘s players laid a wreath in the center of the field and took part in a period of applause ahead of their Premier League game Saturday in honor of Sir Bobby Charlton, the club great who has died at the age of 86. A picture
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Oct 21, 2023, 07:12 PM ET Vinícius Júnior praised Sevilla for acting quickly after the club ejected and reported a fan to authorities for racially abusing the Real Madrid forward during their 1-1 draw in LaLiga on Saturday. Images showed a man making a racist gesture towards Vinícius after the Brazil
Oct 21, 2023, 04:34 PM ET The Jamaica women’s national team that reached the knockout phase at this year’s World Cup announced on Saturday a decision to withdraw from two Women’s Gold Cup qualifiers next week due to “constant mistreatment” from their national governing body. According to a statement shared on social media by members
Atletico Madrid‘s Antoine Griezmann scored a hat-trick to earn his side a 3-0 win at struggling Celta Vigo, who played most of the LaLiga match on Saturday with 10 men after goalkeeper Iván Villar was sent off early in the first half. The French striker opened the scoring from the spot in the 29th minute
Oct 21, 2023, 11:07 AM ET Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton has died at the age of 86, the Premier League club announced on Saturday. Charlton was part of England’s World Cup-winning side in 1966, and two years later scored twice as Manchester United won the European Cup at Wembley. A club
Arsenal fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw at Chelsea and preserve their unbeaten start to the Premier League season on Saturday, with late goals from Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard. Chelsea had gone ahead in the 15th minute through a cool Cole Palmer penalty after Arsenal defender William Saliba rose
Oct 21, 2023, 10:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Everton manager Sean Dyche criticised the “bizarre” refereeing decisions in his side’s 2-0 loss to Liverpool in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on Saturday. A late Mohamed Salah brace secured the three points for Liverpool, who played a majority of the game with an extra man
German champions Bayern Munich struck twice in five minutes through Kingsley Coman and Harry Kane to cruise past Mainz 05 3-1 on Saturday and move into third place in the Bundesliga, two points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern enjoyed a strong start as they looked to end their three-game losing run against their opponents in