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Connor O’Halloran Sep 21, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has fired back at pundits over “speculation” that his decision to bench Marcus Rashford against Crystal Palace on Saturday was down to anything other than “rotation.” United left Selhurst Park with just a point from a

Lizzy Becherano Sep 21, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino claimed the match against New York City FC at Yankee Stadium “lacked a good referee” after a heated contest resulted in a 1-1 draw at Yankee Stadium Saturday. Inter Miami players earned five of the nine yellow

Jeff Kassouf Sep 20, 2024, 10:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Spirit and United States women’s national team forward Trinity Rodman left the field in a wheelchair on Friday after she suffered a back injury in the Spirit’s 3-0 loss to the Kansas City Current. Rodman fell to the ground on the sideline in

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 20, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, is among the venues selected to host games at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, with FIFA targeting an announcement on the full

Multiple contributors Sep 20, 2024, 08:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Just one month of the 2024 MLS regular season remains. The campaign began seven months ago, affording us plenty of opportunities to get a good look at the best (and worst) the league has to offer. So as we march toward Decision Day on

Open Extended Reactions Player frustration over playing too many games and not getting enough rest is building across football, but just how close is the sport to a player strike? The issue of burnout has always been a significant topic in the game, but the expansion of UEFA’s club competitions and FIFA’s brand new Club

ESPN News Services Sep 19, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya was hailed by his manager Mikel Arteta and Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini after the Spaniard’s miraculous double save earned his side a 0-0 draw in the Champions League on Thursday. But for Raya saving Mateo Retegui‘s 51st-minute penalty

Sep 19, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 UEFA Champions League is underway in its new format, and match day one is wrapped up as Real Madrid kicked off their title defense, while big hitters Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain got off to a winning start. After a first round

Sep 19, 2024, 10:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Bayer Leverkusen players and coaching staff had rather important on-pitch matters to preoccupy them last week, but that didn’t stop the Werkself bringing a visible and sparkling presence to New York City. When you’ve won three different trophies — the Bundesliga‘s Meisterschale, the DFB-Pokal and

Sep 18, 2024, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard will be out “for a while” after suffering a significant ankle injury while playing for Norway last week, manager Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday. The 25-year-old hobbled off during his country’s Nations League defeat of Austria in Oslo on Sept. 9 and

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 18, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — This is exactly what UEFA had in mind when they revamped the Champions League. Two top teams battling it out in the new-look league phase rather than waiting until the knockout rounds for the best games. The only thing missing from

Jeff Kassouf Sep 18, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There is an inevitable question USL Super League president Amanda Vandervort faces in just about any interview, a version of which she has answered ad nauseum before the league she oversees even played a game: Why did the USL Super League launch as a

Sep 17, 2024, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Szoboszlai’s second-half goal capped a good evening for Liverpool, who rallied from an early deficit to beat Milan in their Champions League opener. Vasile Mihai-Antonio/Getty Images MILAN, Italy — Liverpool cruised to a 3-1 Champions League win against AC Milan in their opening game of the new

ESPN Sep 17, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The Champions League is back! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2024-25 with six matches on Tuesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Real Madrid take on VfB Stuttgart, AC Milan

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 17, 2024, 08:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City midfielder Rodri has suggested players are “close” to going on strike because of concerns over their increasing workload. The Spain midfielder played 63 games for club and country last season in a campaign which didn’t finish until the Euro 2024 final on

Joseph Lowery Sep 16, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our Power Rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 16, 2024, 06:05 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 Birmingham City minority owner Tom Brady was in attendance to see his team beat Wrexham

Open Extended Reactions Manchester City‘s judgement day — or at least the first of many days — has finally arrived. As sources first told ESPN back in August, the long-awaited hearing into the club’s 115 charges for allegedly breaching the Premier League‘s financial rules starts on Monday, Sept. 16 and the stakes, for both the