Football

ESPN News Services Apr 22, 2024, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Milan beat city rivals AC Milan 2-1 on Monday to clinch the Serie A title, the 20th time the club has lifted the trophy in its history. Goals either side of half-time by Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram set Inter on their

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCApr 22, 2024, 12:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The weekend may be over, but European soccer left us with plenty to talk about. In LaLiga, Real Madrid shrugged off 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to beat Clasico rivals Barcelona 3-2 and more or less put the title race to bed,

Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy all the time in the Premier League, and the FA Cup doesn’t escape either. But how are decisions made, and are they correct? After each weekend we take a look at the major incidents, to examine and explain the process both in terms of VAR protocol and

Open Extended Reactions The Premier League title race has taken an attritional turn, and Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will hope going top of the table can breathe new life into his team. The Gunners secured a 2-0 win at Wolves on Saturday night but, despite the comfortable score line, it had “last man standing” feel

LONDON — Manchester United are into the FA Cup final, but the manner with which they scraped past Coventry City will do nothing for Erik ten Hag’s prospects of remaining as manager. If anything, the supporters who streamed out of Wembley and back to Manchester after watching their team win a penalty shootout at the

Apr 21, 2024, 10:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sergino Dest’s loan spell with PSV Eindhoven has been a success. Joris Verwijst/BSR Agency/Getty Images United States international defender Sergiño Dest suffered a knee injury in PSV Eindhoven training on Saturday, casting his place at this summer’s Copa America into doubt. Dest, 23, is on loan at

Apr 20, 2024, 09:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s another weekend of European football and, as we edge towards the end of the season, every single game feels like it has so much on the line. Arsenal and Manchester City bounced back from their midweek Champions League exits with wins in the Premier League

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentApr 20, 2024, 04:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON, England — Even tired and disappointed, Manchester City can still find a way to win. After their Champions League exit to Real Madrid on Wednesday, following 120 minutes and a penalty shootout, City turned up at Wembley three days later for an FA

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 20, 2024, 08:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti defended Real Madrid’s style of play in their penalty shootout win over Manchester City this week, and said he hasn’t met “a single fan” who was unhappy with their progression to the Champions League semifinals. The LaLiga giants eliminated City

Jude Bellingham stands, arms outstretched, facing the crowd, celebrating another goal. It’s a pose that LaLiga players, coaches and fans have gotten used to seeing this season. From San Mamés to Balaídos, Montilivi to Montjuic — and, of course, at the Santiago Bernabeu — Bellingham’s 16 goals have helped Real Madrid top the table. Going

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterApr 19, 2024, 04:30 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 Haji Wright rescued Coventry City in injury time of the FA Cup quarterfinal against Wolves,

Open Extended Reactions Arsenal and Liverpool have their own problems right now as they attempt to reignite their Premier League title hopes. But the aching bodies, tired minds and damaged morale that managers Mikel Arteta and Jürgen Klopp must overcome are suddenly threatening to halt Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, too. If the Premier League

Adam Brown Apr 18, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool were eliminated from the Europa League quarterfinals by Atalanta on Thursday night as their 1-0 second-leg win saw them lose 3-1 on aggregate at Gewiss Stadium. They got off to the perfect start when Mohamed Salah scored from the spot after the Reds

Jeff Kassouf Apr 18, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Missouri — One thing is undeniably true about the recent and continued influx of talented young players in the National Women’s Soccer League: they would not be in the league right now without Olivia Moultrie. Moultrie is 18 years old, but is

Apr 18, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 Champions League quarterfinals are all wrapped up with plenty of drama, a penalty shootout and brilliant goals. Paris Saint-Germain bounced back to knock out Barcelona, and Borussia Dortmund delivered their own comeback to send Atlético Madrid packing. Elsewhere, Manchester City and Real Madrid went

Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER — It’s clear that Manchester City have established themselves within football’s elite since Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan began to transform the club in 2008, but Real Madrid occupy an even higher echelon in the game’s hierarchy, delivering a painful reminder by dethroning the European champions and ending Pep Guardiola’s

Apr 17, 2024, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for the quarterfinals! Europe’s premier club competition returns with two high-stakes, heavy-weight matches on Wednesday, providing exciting storylines, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from both of the games as Arsenal play Bayern Munich after drawing 2-2 in the first

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Apr 17, 2024, 07:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former Mexico international Rafa Márquez is now seen as one of the candidates to replace Xavi Hernández as Barcelona coach, despite only being considered as an interim option two months ago, a source has told ESPN. There is growing support within the