Sep 25, 2023, 11:07 AM ET Ajax said on Monday they are considering legal action against the Dutch football federation (KNVB) after the governing body ordered the remainder of their abandoned match with Feyenoord to be completed on Wednesday behind closed doors. Feyenoord were winning 3-0 away to arch-rivals Ajax after 55 minutes when home
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Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 25, 2023, 04:51 PM ET Jadon Sancho has been urged to apologise to Erik ten Hag by his Manchester United teammates, a source has told ESPN. Sancho has been banished from first team training following his public rift with Ten Hag over being left out of the squad for United’s match against
Sep 25, 2023, 05:28 PM ET The president of Colombian second division club Tigres FC, Edgar Paez, was shot dead following his team’s defeat on Saturday, the club announced. The 63-year-old was returning home by car with his daughter after the 3-2 home loss to Atletico FC when he was killed by two men on
Arsenal are confident of avoiding an immediate injury crisis following positive initial tests on Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard, sources have told ESPN. Rice was substituted at half-time of Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham due to what manager Mikel Arteta described afterwards as “discomfort in his back.” – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.)
Ryan Rosenblatt Sep 25, 2023, 03:41 PM ET New York City FC are clinging on to the ninth and final playoff place in the Eastern Conference. Mark Smith-USA TODAY Sports When MLS expanded the playoffs to include 18 teams, the league said it wanted to keep teams invested all the way to the end of the
Morata, right, and Atletico were sensational in defeating their local rivals this weekend, but it also spoke volumes of how Real’s depth isn’t as solid as previously thought. Oscar J. Barroso/Europa Press via Getty Images The European soccer weekend didn’t disappoint as a string of high-profile clashes offered up plenty of entertainment and talking points. There
Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and the Laws of the Game. – How VAR decisions have affected
Sep 25, 2023, 07:58 AM ET Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi has refuted Lionel Messi‘s claim that he was not recognised by the French club for his World Cup triumph last year. Messi scored twice in the final in Qatar and converted his spot kick in the penalty shootout as Argentina beat France to claim
Sep 25, 2023, 03:35 AM ET Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said his team must “grow up like a team” as their poor start to the Premier League season continued with a 1-0 home defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday. The Argentine’s expensively assembled side have not scored in their last three games and sit 14th
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentSep 25, 2023, 09:15 AM ET Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong is set to be out for over a month with an ankle injury and is a major doubt for October’s Clásico against Real Madrid, sources have told ESPN. De Jong, 26, sustained the injury in the first half of Saturday’s LaLiga