Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 24, 2025, 07:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti has insisted Vinícius Júnior is “very happy” and “wants to make history at Real Madrid” despite interest in the star forward from the Saudi Pro League. ESPN has reported that representatives of the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund contacted Vinícius’
Adriana Garcia Jan 24, 2025, 05:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho hit out at VAR referee Paolo Mazzoleni following Thursday’s goalless draw with Lyon in the Europa League. Mourinho believed Lyon defender Saël Kumbedi was lucky on two occasions to have escaped without being shown a red card. According to Mourinho,
Associated Press Jan 24, 2025, 09:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arne Slot’s dad wasn’t impressed with Liverpool‘s midweek win over Lille in the Champions League. The Liverpool manager mentioned his dad’s reaction when discussing how difficult it is to break down defensive-minded opponents. “That is difficult for fans [having to be patient]. My father
Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta has said his Arsenal players “recognise” the need for a new signing this month and he is talking to his squad about possible targets. Sources have told ESPN that the Gunners are scouring the January market for reinforcements after their decision not to sign a forward last summer was compounded
Open Extended Reactions Ruben Amorim has said all options remain on the table regarding Marcus Rashford‘s future at Manchester United with just a week to go before the transfer deadline. Rashford was omitted from the squad again for Thursday’s 2-1 win over Rangers in the Europa League. United chose to name nine substitutes instead of
Tom HamiltonJan 24, 2025, 08:07 AM 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 The English Football Association (FA) has blocked the English Football League’s Welsh clubs’ plans to join a
Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has confirmed that his three January signings will be thrown straight into the Manchester City squad against Chelsea in the Premier League. Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis have arrived at the Etihad Stadium after City splashed more than €142 million ($148.9m) in a week during
Multiple contributors Jan 24, 2025, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The transfer window is open across Europe as clubs look to do some midseason business. But what are ESPN’s reporters hearing about some of the deals that could be done, and which clubs are hoping to make moves? Every Friday during January we’ll bring
Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Despite being grounded in New Orleans all week by a historic winter storm, which postponed one game and prevented the Bucks from even being able to practice, they arrived in Milwaukee a little more than two hours before they were set to play Thursday night. And despite the unusual travel
Nick ParkinsonJan 24, 2025, 07:26 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Undisputed world junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue stormed to a predictable fourth-round knockout win over late replacement opponent Ye-Joon Kim on Friday, to set up a fight in the