Soccer

Open Extended Reactions Mikel Arteta accused his Arsenal players of lacking the standards required to win the Premier League after Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat to West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen’s 44th-minute diving header was enough to secure a surprise win for the visitors at Emirates Stadium as Arsenal mustered just two shots on target in

Arsenal‘s Premier League title hopes suffered a hammer blow when Jarrod Bowen‘s goal just before halftime gave London rivals West Ham United a surprise 1-0 away victory on Saturday. Bowen headed in from close range in the 44th minute and Arsenal’s attack, missing a host of injured forwards, could not prevent a first home league

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of 16, while holders Real Madrid face local rivals Atlético Madrid. Elsewhere in Friday’s draw, there will be an all-German tie as Bayern Munich meet Bayer Leverkusen. Arsenal will take on PSV Eindhoven, and Barcelona will play Benfica. Aston Villa

Feb 21, 2025, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Find out who is missing through injury, who’s in a race against time to prove their fitness and who has been ruled out through suspension for the next round of Premier League fixtures. And as you plan your fantasy team for the next gameweek, check out

Open Extended Reactions It shouldn’t be that difficult. Real Madrid are the world’s most successful club, the reigning LaLiga and European champions. Vinícius Júnior is one of their brightest stars, last year’s Ballon d’Or runner-up and FIFA’s The Best winner. His goals helped Madrid win two of the last three Champions League finals. So why

Jeff CarlisleFeb 20, 2025, 11:04 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions Since the start of the year, there had been a lot of talk about head coach Emma Hayes’ desire to “bridge the gap” within the U.S. women’s national team. The first tier

Open Extended Reactions Christian Pulisic has denied there is a rift between himself and AC Milan head coach Sérgio Conceição after reports emerged that he had demanded to leave the club should the Portuguese manager remain next season. Italian media claimed on Thursday that Pulisic and midfielder Youssouf Fofana had irreparably fallen out with Conceição

Feb 20, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s 27.7% purchase of a minority stake in Manchester United — a deal that gave Britain’s richest person control of football operations at the Premier League‘s most successful club — but it has been a turbulent 12 months

Lizzy Becherano Feb 19, 2025, 11:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Inter Miami CF head coach Javier Mascherano labeled the conditions as “inhumane” after the team triumphed 1-0 over Sporting Kansas City in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup first round at Children’s Mercy Park in freezing temperatures. “I’m very proud because I

Feb 19, 2025, 06:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID, Spain — Kylian Mbappé sealed Real Madrid‘s 6-3 aggregate victory over Manchester City with a hat trick at the Santiago Bernabéu as the reigning European champions booked their place in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Real, seeking their sixteenth Champions League title, went

Open Extended Reactions Paris FC’s new home will be across the street from Paris Saint-Germain’s Parc des Princes. GERARD JULIEN/AFP Reigning Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain are to have new next-door neighbours as of next season following last week’s announcement that uber-trendy Ligue 2 side Paris FC are moving into the Stade Jean-Bouin, situated almost literally

Open Extended Reactions MILAN, Italy — Who knows exactly what thoughts lurked inside the head of Theo Hernández, just beneath his shocking pink tufts of hair, when he made the most boneheaded of decisions five minutes into the second half of AC Milan‘s Champions League playoff second-leg clash against Feyenoord? Games don’t often turn on

Feb 18, 2025, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tuesday marks the first day of the knockout phase playoff second legs for the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season. Europe’s premier club competition is now whittling down teams as the round of 16 awaits the winners. Enjoy the play-by-play from all of Tuesday’s games: Bayern Munich

Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Feb 18, 2025, 08:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Carlo Ancelotti said he prefers Champions League referees — saying there’s “less controversy and fewer VAR interventions” — as Real Madrid prepare to face Manchester City in their playoff second leg in the midst of a row over LaLiga officiating. Madrid won

Open Extended Reactions If you don’t shoot, you don’t score. It’s a basic mantra you probably heard from your under-8s coach. Well, there are 139 players in the Premier League alone who shoot more than the center forward of Manchester United. That’s right: One hundred one footballers who have played as many minutes or more

Adriana Garcia Feb 17, 2025, 07:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Argentina great Ángel Di María has said he continues to take medication to cope with the disappointment and pressure of losing three straight finals with his national team. While the Benfica winger won the 2022 World Cup and the 2024 Copa América at the

Open Extended Reactions Liverpool could move 10 points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League if they beat Aston Villa in midweek, but if they lose then Arne Slot’s team could travel to Manchester City on Sunday with their lead cut to four and the first signs of a title wobble developing.

Feb 16, 2025, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A title race is heating up in LaLiga. With Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid both dropping points on the weekend, can Barcelona take advantage to go top of the table in Spain? In the Premier League, Mikel Merino was the unexpected hero for an Arsenal side