Football

ESPN News Services Apr 25, 2024, 03:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Feyenoord manager Arne Slot said he wanted to become the next coach at Liverpool and that the two clubs “are in negotiations” ahead of his team’s Eredivisie match against Go Ahead Eagles on Thursday. “The only thing I can say about it is

Apr 25, 2024, 11:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AS Roma and relegation-threatened Udinese are to play out the final 18 minutes of their Serie A clash on Thursday, nearly two weeks after Evan Ndicka‘s on-pitch collapse caused the game to be suspended. Unlike in other leagues, where the full match would have to be

Apr 25, 2024, 10:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham have added fixtures against Bournemouth and Vancouver Whitecaps to their preseason “Wrex Coast Tour,” the Welsh club announced on Thursday. Having previously confirmed a match against Chelsea on July 24 in Santa Clara, California, Wrexham will now face Bournemouth four days earlier on July 20,

Associated Press Apr 25, 2024, 10:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions FIFA deepened its ties to Saudi Arabia by confirming a sponsorship with the kingdom’s state oil firm Aramco on Thursday. The deal was expected and became inevitable once Saudi Arabia was all but sealed last October as the 2034 host of the men’s World

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Apr 25, 2024, 01:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions What started with a 5-3 defeat at home to Villarreal in January ended on Wednesday with a sushi order at Barcelona president Joan Laporta’s house to mark Xavi Hernández agreeing to stay on as the club’s coach. That shocking loss at the

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentApr 25, 2024, 08:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Xavi Hernández said on Thursday that he has unfinished business at Barcelona after backtracking on his decision to step down as head coach at the end of the season. Xavi announced in January that he would leave the job in the summer, despite

Apr 25, 2024, 07:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Thursday that Xavi Hernández’s choice to stay on as Barcelona manager is the “correct decision.” Xavi, 44, had announced in January that he would walk away from the post at the end of the season, but has now

Apr 25, 2024, 02:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has said Arne Slot “could be a Liverpool coach” due to his playing style and philosophy. Slot, who won the Eredivisie title in 2023 and the KNVB Cup last weekend, is the frontrunner to take charge of Liverpool next season. –

Apr 25, 2024, 06:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal have been the highest scoring team in the Premier League this year. Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images The Premier League record for most goals scored in a 20-team season was broken on Wednesday night. Last season’s tally of 1084 goals had been the previous record

Apr 25, 2024, 09:10 AM ET The Spanish government announced the creation of a special committee on Thursday that will oversee the country’s football federation (RFEF) until the governing body holds new elections. The decision was taken “in response to the crisis in the organisation and in defence of the general interest of Spain,” the