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Open Extended Reactions LONDON — If 2023 was the year in which Arsenal proved unable to last the pace as frontrunners then their New Year’s resolution must be to thrive in the role of chasers. A 2-1 defeat at Fulham on the final day of the calendar year extends a poor run of form to

Dec 31, 2023, 07:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions United States women’s national team star Crystal Dunn has joined NWSL champion NJ/NY Gotham FC after leaving the Portland Thorns in free agency, Gotham announced Sunday. Dunn, a 2019 World Cup winner, had announced in November that she would not return to Portland after entering the

Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag said he is the right person to lead Manchester United out of their slump after Nottingham Forest inflicted the team’s ninth Premier League defeat of the season on Saturday. United are nine points adrift of the top four and out of European competition as they head into 2024. The

Open Extended Reactions NOTTINGHAM, England — It’s never a good thing for a Manchester United manager to be compared to David Moyes, but Erik ten Hag is now posting more alarming statistics than the man generally regarded as the worst manager of the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era at Old Trafford. United’s 2-1 defeat at Nottingham

Dec 30, 2023, 07:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said he is confident of having a say when the Premier League side embarks on strengthening the squad in the January transfer window, insisting there is “good communication” with the club’s hierarchy. The Argentinian manager, who was hired in May, previously called

Associated Press Dec 29, 2023, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions United States defender Tim Ream and Fulham agreed Friday to a one-year contract extension through the 2024-25 season. The 36-year-old from St. Louis joined the Cottagers for the 2015-16 season. On Oct. 7, Ream became the 28th player to make 300 appearances for the

Dec 29, 2023, 01:33 PM ET The Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce scheduled to be played in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Friday has been cancelled amid a row between the clubs and Saudi authorities, Turkish broadcaster NTV said. There was no immediate official confirmation of the cancellation, which was reported by

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 decisions have affected

Open Extended Reactions LONDON — The debate over whether Arsenal can handle a Premier League title run-in just grew louder. After falling short last season despite holding an eight-point lead at the beginning of April, the principal challenge this time around for manager Mikel Arteta was evolving the Gunners into a more robust proposition to

Open Extended Reactions LAFC are in advanced talks to bring Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to MLS, a source has told ESPN. The 37-year-old is in the final year of his Spurs contract and has been frozen out by coach Ange Postecoglou this season, having not played a single minute of the campaign. – Stream on

Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said he “hopes” Erling Haaland can return to action before the end of January after saying that the Manchester City forward is still not fit enough to train with his teammates following a recent foot injury. Haaland, 23, has now missed City’s last six games in all competitions after sitting

An 89th-minute penalty from substitute Noni Madueke earned Chelsea a hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Crystal Palace in a Premier League London derby on Wednesday. Madueke was brought down by Eberechi Eze and, after waving play on, referee Michael Salisbury was called by VAR to the screen where he signalled a foul. Palace’s Michael Olise

Open Extended Reactions Most managers are tasked with staying faithful to a club’s long-standing characteristics, but Ange Postecoglou is the latest Tottenham Hotspur boss charged with the responsibility of making the Premier League club less “Spursy.” It is a curious term, unique to one half of North London — a byword for some of the

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 26, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United‘s new era began with a reminder that there are big problems at Old Trafford but ended with hope that the future might be bright after all. In their first game since the announcement that Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentDec 26, 2023, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erik ten Hag called Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s investment in Manchester United a “positive” turn of events for the club, but said it had no impact on the players on his team. Ratcliffe’s sporting guru, Sir Dave Brailsford, was in the stands at Old Trafford

Tor-Kristian Karlsen, ESPNDec 25, 2023, 04:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After months of negotiations, British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe (chairman and CEO of chemical company INEOS) has finally completed a deal to acquire a 25% stake in Manchester United for around £1.25 billion ($1.6bn). Sources told ESPN’s Rob Dawson that the deal will give

Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCDec 25, 2023, 03:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Happy holidays to one and all! The gift of soccer kept giving this weekend, with the title race in the Premier League taking shape. Arsenal played Liverpool at Anfield to an entertaining 1-1 draw, and Manchester City sit six points off

Wolves continued their stellar home form with a 2-1 win over Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday, through second-half strikes from Mario Lemina and Matt Doherty. Lemina headed in a Pablo Sarabia corner six minutes after half-time to give Wolves the lead before Doherty secured the win for Wolves with a second goal in