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Open Extended Reactions NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, England — The handshakes were cursory and the celebrations prolonged. Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe said Saturday’s 1-0 win over Arsenal “means so much more” because of recent poor results, but there is another reason; Alexander Isak‘s 12th-minute header not only dented the Gunners’ Premier League title hopes, but also deepened

Alexander Isak‘s early headed goal lifted Newcastle to a 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday at St. James’ Park as Eddie Howe’s men delivered a blow to Arsenal’s title chase with their first win in six Premier League outings and dented their opponent’s lofty title ambitions in the process. Mikel Arteta’s Gunners remained provisionally third

Lizzy Becherano Nov 1, 2024, 10:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami head coach Gerardo Martino has addressed the rumors linking Neymar to the club and insisted a deal would be impossible to negotiate at the moment given MLS roster and salary restrictions. “With [Lionel Messi] and the boys already here, anything that can

Adriana Garcia Nov 1, 2024, 08:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rúben Amorim has said he wanted to delay his move to Manchester United from Sporting CP until the end of the season but was told by the Premier League club that it was “now or never.” Man United confirmed the appointment of Amorim as

Nov 1, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United have agreed to a deal bringing Sporting CP coach Rúben Amorim in to replace Erik ten Hag, but what type of manager are they getting? In only his third senior job, Amorim, 39, guided Sporting to two Portuguese league titles after arriving from Braga

Jeff Kassouf Oct 31, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions If there was any doubt about how much the most recent United States women’s national team roster deviated from the historical norm of consistency, the starting lineup for Wednesday’s 3-0 victory over Argentina provided confirmation. USWNT head coach Emma Hayes followed through on her

Connor O’Halloran Oct 30, 2024, 08:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — You could feel the relief in the stands at the final whistle when Tottenham fans lept from their seats, as head coach Ange Postecoglou strolled calmly onto the pitch and the song “Glory, Glory Tottenham Hotspur” rang out of the stadium speakers.

Oct 31, 2024, 10:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Borussia Dortmund have again dominated the German football headlines this week, and sadly not for the right reasons. The sense that Schwarzgelben are falling hard continues apace on the back of successive defeats at FC Augsburg and VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal, respectively. That,

Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER — It was one of the weirdest scenes of a strange season at Manchester United. Moments after sealing a 5-2 Carabao Cup win against Leicester City at Old Trafford in the first game following the firing of manager Erik ten Hag, the players performed a lap of honour before leaving the

Open Extended Reactions Ruud van Nistelrooy said he is ready to stay at Manchester United “in any capacity” whenever a new manager is appointed after overseeing a 5-2 Carabao Cup win against Leicester City at Old Trafford in his first game as interim head coach following Monday’s dismissal of manager Erik ten Hag. United are

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 30, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Before the Abu Dhabi takeover in 2008 transformed Manchester City into a European superpower, things were very different for the youngsters growing up with dreams of playing for the first team. Thomas Krucken is City’s youth academy director, but for a year in the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentOct 29, 2024, 09:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag craved control at Manchester United but it meant that, with problems piling up, there was nowhere to hide. In the end, his fingerprints were all over too much of the failure — there were no excuses left — and Sunday’s 2-1

Jeff Kassouf Oct 29, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes has criticized the Ballon d’Or ceremony being held during a women’s FIFA window. Hayes picked up the inaugural Ballon d’Or for best women’s coach on Monday but, along with most players and coaches from the

Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNOct 29, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal operate with a smaller squad than most, and this season has seen manager Mikel Arteta call a number of youth-team players onto his bench as backup. With injuries to stars like Martin Ødegaard, Gabriel Magalhães, Riccardo Calafiori and Jurriën Timber to worry about,

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCOct 28, 2024, 12:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The European soccer weekend is over, but we have so much to talk about as a result — where to begin? How about Barcelona‘s young stars visiting Real Madrid in El Clasico and emerging 4-0 winners to take a six-point lead

Oct 28, 2024, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City midfielder Rodri has been awarded the Ballon d’Or after a stellar season that saw him pick up silverware with both club and country. Rodri was handed the award at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, organised by the French magazine France Football in collaboration

ESPN Oct 28, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag has been sacked as Manchester United manager following Sunday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat against West Ham United, the club announced on Monday. Jarrod Bowen scored a stoppage-time penalty to leave United 14th in the table with only three wins from

Oct 27, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Another entertaining weekend of European football action is in the books, with the main headlines going to Barcelona, sending a statement to Real Madrid with a 4-0 thrashing at the Santiago Bernabeu to remain top of LaLiga. Meanwhile in the Premier League, Arsenal were unable to