Football

Noah Davis, ESPNMay 11, 2024, 11:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In many respects, March 24, 2023 looked like just another game for the United States men’s national team. Weston McKennie and Ricardo Pepi tallied twice, Christian Pulisic added a goal and two assists, and the Americans beat Grenada 7-1 to move to the top

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 11, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON, England — Glance at the Premier League table and it looks like there’s a title race going on, but it’s days like this when Manchester City make it look more like a forgone conclusion. Heading into the final week of the season, City

Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 season is drawing to a close and the battles for the major honours, relegation and promotion are starting to become clearer. Here’s a quick roundup of exactly what has been decided, and what’s still at stake, in the English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish LaLiga, Italian Serie A and French

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentMay 10, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Erik ten Hag said on Friday that he believes Manchester United‘s new owners have the “common sense” to see that he should be allowed to continue as manager. Ten Hag has overseen a disappointing second season at Old Trafford leading to

May 10, 2024, 04:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Certain players and managers just feel made for each other; their styles, personalities or attitudes simply fit like a glove, often leading to great success on the pitch. Think Xavi dictating the Barcelona midfield for Pep Guardiola, Ricardo Carvalho marshalling José Mourinho’s defensive line at Chelsea,

ESPN News Services May 9, 2024, 08:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said his team deserve all three titles available to them this season after they qualified for the Europa League final by overcoming AS Roma on Thursday. Furthermore, added the Spanish coach, his team had the look of group

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 Champions League final is set — 14-time winners Real Madrid will face 1997 champions Borussia Dortmund at Wembley on June 1 aiming to succeed Manchester City by lifting the trophy in London. Madrid be overwhelming favourites with Carlo Ancelotti’s side having just clinched a record-extending 36th LaLiga title. In contrast,

May 9, 2024, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 Champions League semifinals are all wrapped up with plenty of drama, an upset and heartbreak. Borussia Dortmund delivered the final blow to beat Paris Saint-Germain on their own ground in France, leaving Kylian Mbappé without a European trophy as he prepares to make his

Alex Kirkland, ESPN FCMay 8, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID — Before this Champions League semifinal second leg, coach Thomas Tuchel said his Bayern Munich players needed to “connect with their inner child” at the Santiago Bernabeu, remembering childhood dreams of playing in games like this. On Wednesday, Real Madrid showed why

Real Madrid‘s Joselu scored twice in the final minutes as they fought back from the brink of elimination to reach the Champions League final with a dramatic 2-1 second-leg win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday that sent them through 4-3 on aggregate. Real progressed to their sixth Champions League final in 10 years and will

Julien Laurens, CorrespondentMay 8, 2024, 09:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions On one hand, there are positives to celebrate at Paris Saint-Germain: They’ve clinched yet another Ligue 1 title and a French Super Cup, they face a French cup final against Lyon (a team they’ve beaten by a combined 8-2 score over two games this

Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Score this one for the unwanteds. The motley crew of strays and mutts, old yellers and foundlings from Dortmund scampered into the Parc des Princes and, just as they did in front of the Yellow Wall six days earlier, felled mighty Paris Saint-Germain, the team with the highest budget and,

Borussia Dortmund reached their third Champions League final after Mats Hummels‘ second-half goal earned a 1-0 victory at Paris Saint-Germain for a 2-0 aggregate win on Tuesday. Hummels headed home from a corner five minutes into the second half to send the German club, who lifted the trophy in 1997, into their first final in

May 7, 2024, 08:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Diego Maradona won the Golden Ball for his stunning performance at the 1986 World Cup. AP Photo/Carlo Fumagalli Diego Maradona’s Golden Ball trophy won for being named the best player at the 1986 World Cup will be auctioned in France on June 6, the Aguttes auction house

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterMay 6, 2024, 06:42 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 LONDON, England — This is descending into the worst season Manchester United have ever had

Michael Olise scored a brace of goals as Crystal Palace completed a league double over Manchester United for the first time in their history with a thumping 4-0 victory at Selhurst Park on Monday that will add to the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag. A makeshift United defence that included Casemiro at centre-back was

Open Extended Reactions The moment has almost arrived for Chelsea to prove they are a serious football club. Once this season ends, their decision on Mauricio Pochettino’s future as head coach will tell us whether club co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali have learned the lessons of their chaotic two years in charge or if

May 5, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions World Cup winning coach Cesar Luis Menotti, who led Argentina to the title in 1978, has died at the age of 85, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) said on Sunday. Menotti, who played for Rosario Central, Boca Juniors and Santos, began his coaching career at Newell’s