Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 26, 2024, 05:51 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 Jurgen Klopp has announced he will leave his position as Liverpool manager at the end
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Atletico Madrid beat Sevilla 1-0 on Thursday to book a place in Spain’s Copa del Rey semifinals thanks to a goal by Dutch forward Memphis Depay. The match saw more drama involving video review, after Sevilla had a late penalty for a foul on Erik Lamela waived off following a VAR check at the pitchside
This is the first is a series of articles that will examine the many issues facing VAR around the world. Why does a video review system cause so many issues in soccer, and can it be fixed? If you’d been told that the Football Association had gone to the police to report the leaking of
Tim Vickery, South America correspondentJan 25, 2024, 08:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Claudio Echeverri, seen here after scoring at the U-17 World Cup in November, has become the next teenager to attract the interest of top clubs despite limited first-team success. Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images Following the path laid down by Julián Álvarez two
Open Extended Reactions LONDON — One final booked, two more to go and maybe another Premier League title is on the way. Liverpool are ready to take it to the limit this season after overcoming Fulham in the Carabao Cup semifinal to confirm a clash against Chelsea at Wembley next month. Liverpool’s 1-1 draw against
Jan 24, 2024, 10:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has said he stands by the governing body’s decision to ban Manchester City from all European competitions for two years in 2020, despite the ban later being overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). In February 2020, UEFA’s Club Financial
Open Extended Reactions Mauricio Pochettino said he is “desperate” to win the Carabao Cup and end his wait for a first trophy in English football after Chelsea‘s 6-1 semifinal second-leg win against Middlesbrough sealed a clash against Fulham or Liverpool in next month’s Wembley final. Pochettino, appointed as Chelsea head coach last summer, failed to
Chelsea reached the League Cup final with a 6-1 thrashing of Middlesbrough in their semi-final second leg on Tuesday, underlining the gulf in quality between the Premier League side and their second-tier visitors. Chelsea had squandered a hatful of chances in the first leg away two weeks ago which Middlesbrough won 1-0. – Stream on
Open Extended Reactions After nine years of waiting, Mauricio Pochettino has scratched the itch of reaching a cup final in England. But playing in next month’s Carabao Cup final won’t be enough for the Chelsea head coach — he has to win it. Chelsea’s emphatic 6-1 semifinal second-leg win against Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge confirmed
FC Dallas held Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF scoreless in a 1-0 exhibition win at the Cotton Bowl on Monday night. It was the second game without a goal at the start of Miami’s extensive preseason world tour, following a 0-0 draw with El Salvador on Friday, and the second time that Messi started
Open Extended Reactions Mohamed Salah could miss the remainder of the Africa Cup of Nations and Liverpool‘s Premier League clash with Brentford on Feb. 17 after the Egypt forward’s agent said he faces “21-28 days” out of action with a hamstring injury. Salah, 31, is due to return to Liverpool this week to undergo intensive
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 22, 2024, 02:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Thomas Tuchel, left, took a swing at his players following Bayern Munich’s shocking defeat to Werder Bremen, but his approach could come back to cost him in the end. Stefan Matzke – sampics/Corbis via Getty Images The European soccer weekend was another
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 22, 2024, 06:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are tracking Netherlands striker Brian Brobbey but the chance of a January deal is being played down, a source has told ESPN. United manager Erik ten Hag has been keen to sign Brobbey from former club Ajax since his first summer at
Jan 20, 2024, 04:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There might be a winter break in the English Premier League with games stretched across weekends, but there are still plenty of talking points happening in Serie A, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and more. On Saturday, we saw Bayer Leverkusen‘s fairytale season continue with a stoppage-time
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 21, 2024, 02:18 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 BOURNEMOUTH — Liverpool‘s comprehensive 4-0 victory at Bournemouth saw Jurgen Klopp’s side send out a
Jan 21, 2024, 07:05 AM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Saturday that teams whose fans engage in racist abuse should be made to forfeit following incidents in Italy’s Serie A and England’s Championship. AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan briefly left the pitch in protest during a 3-2 win at Udinese due to repeated
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2024, 06:50 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Someday, with the benefit of hindsight, Saturday’s United States men’s national team game against Slovenia could turn out to be the day several mainstays got their first chance. There are
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 20, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United are set to appoint Manchester City executive Omar Berrada as their new chief executive, a source has told ESPN. Berrada has resigned his role as chief football operations officer at City Football Group and is expected to take up the job as