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Open Extended Reactions Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has said he does not focus on what is being said about the club online after forward Mohamed Salah sparked further speculation about his future with a cryptic social media post. The photo, shared on Monday, shows Salah standing over a free-kick alongside teammates Trent Alexander-Arnold and

Jan 6, 2025, 07:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sérgio Conceição capped an incredible first week at AC Milan by lifting the Italian Super Cup on Monday, wrapping up a period which included two comeback wins, fighting a fever, picking up an injury and smoking a cigar in the dressing room. Conceição replaced the sacked

Field Level Media Jan 6, 2025, 11:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Homegrown midfielder Noel Buck has returned to the New England Revolution from his loan to English Premier League side Southampton FC. Buck, 19, recorded five goals and three assists in 45 MLS matches (30 starts) for the Revs from 2022-24 before heading to

Tom Fenton Jan 6, 2025, 09:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain have signalled their interest in Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku, while Lecce left-back Patrick Dorgu is firming as an option for Manchester United. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals |

Open Extended Reactions When Liverpool ruthlessly dispatched Manchester United on their own turf earlier in the season, one of the enduring images of the afternoon was of Trent Alexander-Arnold at the full-time whistle, holding aloft three fingers — one for each of the goals his team had scored — to a jubilant away end at

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has said he believes Manchester United were “disrespected” ahead of Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Anfield. Editor’s Picks 2 Related A late equaliser from Amad Diallo denied Liverpool the victory after Arne Slot’s side had cancelled out Lisandro Martínez‘s strike with goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah.

Real Madrid booked their place in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey with an emphatic 5-0 win over fourth-tier Club Deportiva Minera on Monday, with striker Arda Güler scoring a superb double. Madrid took an early lead when Federico Valverde volleyed home in impressive style within five minutes. Eduardo Camavinga doubled the lead

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jan 6, 2025, 07:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Various opposition groups have called for Barcelona president Joan Laporta to resign following the fiasco over Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor‘s failed registrations. Ten different parties and supporters’ groups, led by Victor Font’s Sí al Futur and Joan Camprubí Montal’s Som un

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJan 6, 2025, 02:00 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The USMNT will host Venezuela and Costa Rica later this month. Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images World Cup veterans Jesús Ferreira, Tim Ream and Walker Zimmerman headline the 24-player

Jan 6, 2025, 02:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York City FC named Pascal Jansen as its new head coach, replacing Nick Cushing, who was fired in November. Jansen, who was born in London and raised in the Netherlands, has been the manager at Ferencvarosi TC in Hungary since June and has the team