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Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 21, 2024, 06:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his team are improving “little by little” after their 4-1 comeback win against Espanyol in LaLiga on Saturday. Madrid failed to score in the first half at the Santiago Bernabeu — they’ve only scored one first-half

Lizzy Becherano Sep 21, 2024, 06:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino claimed the match against New York City FC at Yankee Stadium “lacked a good referee” after a heated contest resulted in a 1-1 draw at Yankee Stadium Saturday. Inter Miami players earned five of the nine yellow

Connor O’Halloran Sep 21, 2024, 03:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has fired back at pundits over “speculation” that his decision to bench Marcus Rashford against Crystal Palace on Saturday was down to anything other than “rotation.” United left Selhurst Park with just a point from a

Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentSep 20, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, is among the venues selected to host games at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, with FIFA targeting an announcement on the full

Open Extended Reactions Player frustration over playing too many games and not getting enough rest is building across football, but just how close is the sport to a player strike? The issue of burnout has always been a significant topic in the game, but the expansion of UEFA’s club competitions and FIFA’s brand new Club

Multiple contributors Sep 20, 2024, 08:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Just one month of the 2024 MLS regular season remains. The campaign began seven months ago, affording us plenty of opportunities to get a good look at the best (and worst) the league has to offer. So as we march toward Decision Day on

Adriana Garcia Sep 20, 2024, 08:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said he believes players would be willing to take a pay cut if it meant playing fewer games during the season. Top internationals competing in the expanded Champions League and the revamped Club World Cup could end up playing

Sep 19, 2024, 06:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 UEFA Champions League is underway in its new format, and match day one is wrapped up as Real Madrid kicked off their title defense, while big hitters Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain got off to a winning start. After a first round

Sep 19, 2024, 02:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Champions League is back! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2024-25 with six matches on Thursday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Arsenal travel to Atalanta, AS Monaco host Barcelona, Atlético Madrid face

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Sep 19, 2024, 05:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has backed Rodri‘s warning that players could be close to taking strike action over the number of games they’re being asked to play. Speaking in a news conference on Tuesday, the Manchester City midfielder said a players’

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 18, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — This is exactly what UEFA had in mind when they revamped the Champions League. Two top teams battling it out in the new-look league phase rather than waiting until the knockout rounds for the best games. The only thing missing from

Sep 18, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Champions League is back! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2024-25 with six matches on Wednesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Manchester City take on Internazionale, Paris Saint-Germain host Girona and more.

Sep 18, 2024, 05:15 AM ET Salvatore Schillaci won the golden boot at the World Cup in 1990. DANIEL GARCIA/AFP via Getty Images Former Italy forward Salvatore “Toto” Schillaci has died aged 59, the Palermo hospital where he was being treated for colon cancer said a statement on Wednesday. Schillaci rose to international fame at the

Sep 17, 2024, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Szoboszlai’s second-half goal capped a good evening for Liverpool, who rallied from an early deficit to beat Milan in their Champions League opener. Vasile Mihai-Antonio/Getty Images MILAN, Italy — Liverpool cruised to a 3-1 Champions League win against AC Milan in their opening game of the new

ESPN Sep 17, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The Champions League is back! Europe’s premier club competition returns for 2024-25 with six matches on Tuesday across the continent, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the matches as Real Madrid take on VfB Stuttgart, AC Milan

Joseph Lowery Sep 16, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of MLS action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our Power Rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta

Ryan Rosenblatt Sep 16, 2024, 11:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s Monday, and another week of NWSL action is in the books, which means it’s time for ESPN’s Power Rankings. Our rankings are derived from a combination of key season statistics (points per game, goal differential, expected goal differential), recent performance, the Opta computer

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCSep 16, 2024, 10:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Club football returned after a two-week international break and delivered a ton of talking points across the top European leagues. In the Premier League, Arsenal got an ugly (but effective) win over their north London rivals, Tottenham, while Liverpool took a