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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

Julien Laurens, CorrespondentJan 16, 2024, 01:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Giovanni Reyna is determined to leave Borussia Dortmund in January and has already been offered to top European clubs, sources have told ESPN. United States international Reyna has hardly played for Dortmund this season, appearing for just 320 minutes in 12 games in all

ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2024, 10:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team striker Mallory Swanson entered free agency for the first time and agreed on a record-breaking contract with the NWSL‘s Chicago Red Stars worth a reported $2 million including a fifth-year option. Swanson, who joined the Red Stars in

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJan 16, 2024, 03:39 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 Jose Mourinho has left Serie A side Roma with immediate effect. Mourinho’s contract was up

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCJan 15, 2024, 11:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s been another wild weekend in European soccer, with the return of the German Bundesliga aligning with some eye-opening results in the Premier League, Spanish Supercopa and Serie A. We had the transcendent return of Kevin De Bruyne, as Man City

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

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Jan 14, 2024, 07:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vinícius Júnior defended his on-field behaviour after scoring a hat trick in Real Madrid’s 4-1 Clásico win over Barcelona in the Spanish Supercopa final, while admitting that “I’m no saint.” The Brazil forward scored twice in the first ten minutes to put

Sam Marsden Alex Kirkland Jan 14, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vinicius, second from left, scored three times and set up he fourth as Real Madrid thumped their biggest rivals, Barcelona, to claim the Spanish Supercopa. FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images Sunday’s Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the Spanish Supercopa final offered

Open Extended Reactions Sir Jim Ratcliffe expects the Premier League to ratify his move to take charge of Manchester United‘s football operations by “mid-February” as he spoke for the first time about his investment in the club ahead of Sunday’s game against Tottenham. Ratcliffe, 71, agreed to buy 25% of United from their American owners

Sam Marsden Alex Kirkland Jan 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid play Barcelona in the Spanish Supercopa final on Sunday, giving the competition the climactic El Clasico clash its new “final four” format was designed to showcase. It’s the first time since 2020 — when the Supercopa was expanded and moved

Jan 13, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After the recent round of domestic cup matches across Europe, league soccer returns with exciting performances and surprise results happening in the Premier League, Serie A, LaLiga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1. On Saturday, we saw Chelsea edge Fulham 1-0 after Cole Palmer put away a penalty

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Deep in stoppage-time, Chelsea were frantically defending a single-goal lead with five at the back and no discernible presence up front against a team without a win at Stamford Bridge since 1979. These are desperate days for manager Mauricio Pochettino and his young side. Holding on for a 1-0 victory

Field Level Media Jan 12, 2024, 09:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Utah Royals FC selected North Carolina midfielder/forward Ally Sentnor with the first overall pick of the 2024 NWSL Draft on Friday night. It marked the Royals’ first draft choice since being revived for the league’s expansion this year. Utah played in 2018-20

Open Extended Reactions Ange Postecoglou has said that he believes Tottenham are in the Premier League title race but warned it will be “meaningless” if they don’t finish the season stronger than they started it. Spurs travel to Manchester United on Sunday in fifth place, six points behind leaders Liverpool with 20 matches played. –

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJan 12, 2024, 03:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Girona broke their transfer record last summer to sign Artem Dovbyk. The Ukraine striker joined for a €7.5 million fee from Dnipro-1. That’s around 7% of what Real Madrid paid to bring in Jude Bellingham. It’s not even 5% of the €160m transfer

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jan 11, 2024, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández wants to dominate Real Madrid in Sunday’s Spanish Supercopa final after his side beat Osasuna 2-0 in Thursday’s second semifinal in Saudi Arabia. Second-half strikes from Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal extended Barça’s stay in Riyadh and set

Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal scored second-half goals to give Barcelona an 2-0 win over Osasuna in a dour Spanish Supercopa semifinal in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. Barca setup a dream showpiece clash on Sunday with Real Madrid, who had beaten city rivals Atletico Madrid in a breathtaking 5-3 derby earlier in the week. –