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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

Open Extended Reactions Video Assistant Referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, 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 the Laws of the Game. – How VAR

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 21, 2024, 03:03 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 Mohamed Salah will return to Liverpool for treatment on his hamstring injury, but only after

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

A Dani Carvajal strike in the ninth-minute of stoppage time rescued Real Madrid, earning them a 3-2 comeback win at home against bottom side Almeria on Sunday in a frantic LaLiga tussle that was marked by VAR controversy. Lowly Almeria, who remained winless after 21 LaLiga matches this season, grabbed a two-goal lead with goals

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

Arsenal returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion with a 5-0 drubbing of toothless London rivals Crystal Palace to climb into third in the Premier League on Saturday. Gabriel‘s headed goal from a corner and a Dean Henderson own goal — courtesy of another Gabriel header from a corner — put Mikel Arteta’s side in

Sid Lowe, Spain writerJan 19, 2024, 03:22 PM ET Head coach Xavi of Barcelona watches during the Spanish Super Cup final between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Jan. 14. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images) “It would have to be the coup of a lifetime, like ‘Money Heist,'” the Unionistas de Salamanca

Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJan 19, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After being sacked by Roma on Tuesday, José Mourinho is in talks to join Al Shabab of the Saudi Pro League. Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images It shouldn’t come as a surprise. José Mourinho is in talks to join Al Shabab in Saudi Arabia, and

Jan 19, 2024, 10:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team legend Sam Mewis has retired from professional football at 31 as a result of long-standing knee injury. Mewis won the World Cup with the USWNT in 2019 and won four NWSL titles in her illustrious career, playing for the now defunct

Jan 19, 2024, 03:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Steven Gerrard has signed a new two-year contract extension to remain as head coach of Saudi Pro League club Al Ettifaq until 2027, the club announced on Thursday. The former Rangers and Aston Villa manager joined the club in the summer and, despite an impressive start

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJan 18, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions The match schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada will be unveiled Feb. 4, FIFA announced Thursday. As part of the announcement, FIFA

Noah Davis, ESPNJan 18, 2024, 09:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Matt Turner is the USMNT’s clear No. 1 in goal right now, but he’s had a rough go of it in the Premier League. MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images The list reads like one of those T-shirts: Tony + Kasey + Brad + Tim. From

Jan 17, 2024, 07:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kylian Mbappé has said European football’s increasingly busy schedule is beginning to mirror the NBA season, and warned of the effects of basketball-style load management. In an interview with British GQ, Mbappé said such practices could create a wedge between players, teams, and supporters who attend

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentJan 17, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s been a chastening transfer window for Manchester United so far, but one which should give new minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe a good idea of exactly what needs to change at Old Trafford. The British billionaire, not yet in charge of football operations

Open Extended Reactions You may have seen the headlines about the Premier League‘s new domestic “record TV deal” being worth £6.7 billion ($8.4bn) for the 2025-2029 cycle, and your eyes might have glazed over as they often do around big numbers. You may have thought, “OK, it’s the most successful soccer league in the world,

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 16, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions And so he’s gone. Once again in his third season. Once again, under a cloud. Once again, with opinion divided. Roma‘s decision to sack Jose Mourinho was taken by club owners the Friedkin family late Monday and communicated to the manager