Football

ESPN News Services Dec 11, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck was carried off on a stretcher with what seemed to be a severe ankle injury near the end of his team’s loss to Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday. It leaves last season’s Champions League runner-up without

Substitute Ferran Torres scored twice including an 85th-minute winner as Barcelona earned a hard-fought 3-2 victory at Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday to move to the brink of qualification. In a pulsating five-goal second half, Torres struck twice in 10 minutes after coming on in the 71st minute to lift Barcelona to

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 11, 2024, 02:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PLZEN, Czechia — Ruben Amorim has admitted that Dan Ashworth’s shock departure from Manchester United is “not the best situation,” but insisted Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s vision for the future of the club remains on track. Ashworth was heralded by Ratcliffe as a key addition

Associated Press Dec 11, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States and AS Monaco striker Folarin Balogun will undergo surgery on his recently dislocated shoulder. Speaking ahead of his team’s Champions League game at Arsenal on Wednesday, Monaco coach Adi Hütter said he did not know how long Balogun will be out for

Dec 11, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Matchday six of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League is in the books as we enter the business end of the league phase and the 36-team table continues to take shape. Manchester City‘s loss to Juventus leaves Pep Guardiola’s chances of staying in the competition on a

Open Extended Reactions TURIN, Italy — Manchester City are facing elimination and Pep Guardiola now looks as vulnerable and troubled as any other manager who has suffered a seventh defeat in 10 games. Both statements would have seemed unthinkable just a month ago, but after Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League loss against Juventus, the old certainties

Adriana Garcia Dec 11, 2024, 05:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fenerbahce head coach José Mourinho has said he is not ruling out managing Real Madrid again. Mourinho, 61, guided Madrid to a LaLiga title, Copa del Rey and Spanish Supercup during his three seasons with at the club between 2010 and 2013. Editor’s Picks

Adriana Garcia Dec 11, 2024, 11:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Palmeiras‘ Chelsea-bound winger Estêvão Willian has said he is already envisioning squaring off against his “biggest idol” Lionel Messi at next year’s FIFA Club World Cup. Messi and MLS side Inter Miami were drawn in Group A and will face Al Ahly in the

Dec 11, 2024, 10:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former United States women’s national team star Alex Morgan singled out the inaugural 2026 FIFA women’s Club World Cup as a huge opportunity for the NWSL to prove itself against the top women’s clubs in the world. The first edition of the Women’s Club World Cup

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Dec 11, 2024, 06:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has been handed a two-game touchline ban following his red card in Saturday’s 2-2 draw against Real Betis in LaLiga. The suspension will be served in the upcoming league games against Leganés and Atlético Madrid. A source has