Football

May 7, 2024, 05:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappé has said his side are still confident they can overturn a 1-0 deficit against Borussia Dortmund in Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal second leg. Niclas Füllkrug‘s goal gave Dortmund the advantage in the first leg last week, but Mbappé believes PSG has

Graham Hunter, Spain writerMay 7, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. Open Extended Reactions The decisive factors as to whether Real Madrid or Bayern Munich advance to the Champions League final at Wembley will be team tactics

Michael Olise scored a brace of goals as Crystal Palace completed a league double over Manchester United for the first time in their history with a thumping 4-0 victory at Selhurst Park on Monday that will add to the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag. A makeshift United defence that included Casemiro at centre-back was

Open Extended Reactions 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

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 6, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions LONDON, England — This is descending into the worst season Manchester United have ever had

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 6, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Eric ten Hag vowed to keep fighting as Manchester United manager, but said his players

May 6, 2024, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick ribbed his six-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady on Sunday over Birmingham City‘s relegation from the Championship into English football’s third tier. Brady became a minority owner of Birmingham in August 2023 after entering into a partnership with the

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCMay 6, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s been another wonderful weekend in European soccer! Real Madrid finally clinched LaLiga on Saturday, when Carlo Ancelotti’s side beat Cadiz 3-0 and then Girona beat Barcelona. In England, Erling Haaland scored four goals as Man City swiped past Wolves 5-1

May 6, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique has called on star forward Kylian Mbappé to defend in their Champions League semifinal second leg against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday in order to overturn his team’s 1-0 deficit. Asked at his pre-match news conference on Monday what he can do

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 6, 2024, 02:31 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes will miss a club match through injury for the first