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Open Extended Reactions The path to Wembley for the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League final has now opened up, with the draw for the Round of 16 taking place on Monday. Reigning champions Manchester City and rivals Bayern Munich have been handed comfortable routes into the latter stages with ties against FC Copenhagen and Lazio respectively.

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCDec 18, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On Dec. 18, 2022, Argentina won the men’s World Cup in the most dramatic way possible, beating France in a penalty shootout after a breathless 3-3 draw in Lusail, Qatar. The game was an instant classic, one of the best finals anyone could

Dec 18, 2023, 06:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Holders Manchester City will play FC Copenhagen in this season’s Champions League round of 16, while 14-time winners Real Madrid face RB Leipzig. Copenhagen, who earned a memorable win against Manchester United on their way to finishing second in Group A, are the lowest-ranked side left

Open Extended Reactions LIVERPOOL, England — Manchester United‘s wait for a victory at Liverpool has rolled into its eighth year, but Sunday’s 0-0 draw at Anfield was a win for manager Erik ten Hag. It was a day when his players slammed the brakes on their nine-game losing streak against top 10 opponents away from

Open Extended Reactions Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool were more dominant against Manchester United in Sunday’s 0-0 draw than in last season’s 7-0 Anfield victory against Erik ten Hag’s team after watching his side miss the chance to leapfrog Arsenal at the top of the Premier League. Liverpool created 34 shots against United, who had just

Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentDec 15, 2023, 01:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A record-breaking year for Spanish football has made a big impact on the 2023 edition of ESPN FC Women’s Rank, which was topped by Aitana Bonmatí. The Barcelona midfielder has had an exceptional year: She was a World Cup winner with her country,

Dec 16, 2023, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There are only a couple of weeks until we ring in the new year but, before that, there is some football action to be decided all across Europe to finish off 2023 on a high. As always, this weekend saw some shocking results, drama, and excitement

Dec 16, 2023, 12:01 PM ET The Premier League game between Bournemouth and Luton Town was abandoned after Luton captain Tom Lockyer had earlier collapsed on the pitch on Saturday. The score was 1-1 in the 59th minute when Lockyer fell to the ground with no other player near him and players and Luton manager

Dec 16, 2023, 09:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain are top of Ligue 1 and have qualified for the round of 16 of the Champions League but there is much more to come from the team, manager Luis Enrique said on Saturday. A 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday secured a place

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 15, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Major League Soccer will not send its first teams to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2024, instead opting to enter teams from MLS Next Pro, the league’s two-year-old

Tottenham Hotspur beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 away with goals by Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski for a second straight win that nudged them closer to the Premier League top four on Friday although they had midfielder Yves Bissouma sent off late on. Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs team started the season in scintillating form before being hobbled by

Constantin Eckner Dec 15, 2023, 06:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For a fleeting moment, there was brief hope among the 70,000 fans who attended Union Berlin’s final Champions League group stage game on Tuesday. Czech midfielder Alex Král snatched an 85th minute equaliser as the Bundesliga side staged a late comeback against mighty Real

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 14, 2023, 07:16 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions Major League Soccer announced it will implement a pair of rule changes designed to limit stoppages in play during the 2024 season. The changes — an off-field treatment rule and

Dec 14, 2023, 08:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions As quickly as women’s soccer tends to grow year over year, 2023 felt like a giant leap forward. The Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand was the most competitive iteration in the tournament’s history by many measures. Traditional powerhouses such as Germany, Brazil and

Dec 14, 2023, 04:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 Champions League group stage is all wrapped up after a dramatic final matchday across Europe. Paris Saint-Germain clinched Group F’s remaining spot in the Round of 16 as AC Milan dropped to the Europa League and Newcastle United finished bottom. Meanwhile, things went from

Open Extended Reactions NEWCASTLE — The Champions League can be as brutal as it can be glorious, and Newcastle United have learned the hard way that club football’s biggest competition can never be taken for granted. In the space of 90 minutes against AC Milan at St James’ Park on Wednesday, Eddie Howe’s team found

Dec 13, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for the final match day! Europe’s premier club competition has provided plenty of exciting matchups, top talent and drama in the 2023-24 season. With eight matches on Wednesday across the continent, we’ll know who advances to the round of 16, who

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCDec 13, 2023, 08:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Say the name Bebé to a football fan, and there’s a good chance they’ll know exactly who you’re talking about. He’s the forward manager Sir Alex Ferguson signed for Manchester United in 2010 without ever having seen him play, not even on video.